(VOORHEES)— Assemblyman Louis Greenwald and Assemblywoman Pamela Lampitt (both D-6th) today announced their legislative office has moved to a new location in Voorhees Township.

The new office is located at 1101 Laurel Oak Road, Suite 150, Voorhees, NJ 08043. Sixth District constituents are invited to stop by the new location, where the experienced staff will be available to listen to their concerns and to assist residents with questions or concerns on a variety of State issues including, but not limited to, unemployment, taxation, utility assistance, financial aid and veterans’ affairs.

The contact information for the legislative office of Assemblyman Greenwald and Assemblywoman Lampitt will remain the same. Residents can contact the office via phone at (856) 435-1247, via email at AsmGreenwald@njleg.org or AswLampitt@njleg.org, or via Facebook at www.facebook.com/lougreenwald or www.facebook.com/pamlampitt.

By DEBORAH HIRSCH • Courier-Post Staff • September 2, 2010

CAMDEN — The cash-strapped Camden Free Public Library board Wednesday held off on scheduling a closure date for the Centerville or downtown branch at the request of city officials, who said the move could hamper negotiations to save the local libraries by merging with the county system.

City Attorney Marc Riondino said he couldn't comment on specifics because the plan was still under negotiation, but stressed that he, like the board, didn't want Camden to lose either of its remaining branches.

"We're looking to make it better than we had before," Riondino said. "We have to find a way."

Faced with only a third of the city funding that had been provided in past years, board members in July began planning to shut down the entire system by the end of the year.

By Jim Walsh • Courier-Post Staff • September 1, 2010

CHERRY HILL — Camden County has begun building a $3.2 million structure here with a "green design" that's expected to start a trend.

"This will be a model for county construction for years to come," Freeholder Jeffrey Nash predicted Tuesday of the 4,500-square-foot addition rising next to the county's Parks Department headquarters.

Among other eco-friendly features, the building on North Park Boulevard will have a plant-covered roof, a solar water heater and a system to flush toilets with rainwater.

The addition is designed to be "substantially self-sustaining," said Nash, who noted multiple measures intended to reduce the use of energy and natural resources.

The roof is to be covered with a "low-maintenance" plant called sedun that's expected to absorb up to 75 percent of falling rain. It also will be cooler in the summer and will last three times longer than a conventional roof, according to a county fact sheet.