By: DEBORAH HIRSCH • Courier-Post Staff • March 9, 2010

CAMDEN — Church and community leaders will hold a public rally tonight in support of proposed legislation that would make it easier for police to keep drug dealers from returning to the places where they were caught.

Camden Churches Organized for People pushed for the change after working with police to remove up drug dealers in East Camden.

The perennial problem had become even more blatant in recent months, said Monsignor Robert McDermott, co-chairman of CCOP.

"It's spoiling a neighborhood that we have worked hard to develop," McDermott said. "Neighbors are scared to death."

Despite cooperation from the police, drug dealers would return to the same spots not long after they were arrested, McDermott said.

"We want to blame the police sometimes for this kind of stuff, but their hands are tied," McDermott said.

By: EILEEN STILWELL • Courier-Post Staff • February 18, 2010

CAMDEN — Camden County will receive $5.8 million in federal stimulus money to construct two miles of bike paths through Camden to connect the suburbs to the waterfront and Philadelphia via the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.

That's nearly $3 million a mile.

Camden County's share is part of a $23 million, bistate grant to create a regional network of bike paths.

Philadelphia and surrounding counties will receive $17.2 million for the same purpose. The total grant is part of $1.5 billion in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grants that have been earmarked for improvements to roads, bridges, rail, ports, transit and intermodal facilities.

Though multiple agencies on both sides of the river collaborated on the application, Philadelphia's Deputy Transportation Commissioner Steve Buckley was the principal applicant. Together, the two states applied for $36 million to create 17 trails.

From North Jersey/ New York:
NJ Turnpike to Exit 4. Follow signs for Route 73 North. Route 73 North to 295 South to Exit 34B (Cherry Hill/Route 70 West).

Proceed approximately 3 ½ miles on Route 70 West (also known as Marlton Pike). Continue through the light at the Garden State Racetrack shopping center entrance (Wegmans & Home Depot). Make sure you are in the right lane. You will drive under a train overpass and then immediately bear right onto the exit for Garden State Pavilions. Take the second right to enter the parking lot and head straight back toward Shop Rite. CCDC is located at #2240-15 between Shop Rite & Maxim restaurant.

From South Jersey:
Take the Atlantic City Expressway to Route 42 North to Interstate 295 North to Exit 34B (Cherry Hill/Route 70 West).

Follow directions above from Route 70 West.

From Philadelphia:

October 28, 2009
Courier-Post Editorial Board

In South Jersey's most heavily Democratic legislative district, it's been awhile since there's been an election that featured a real choice for voters between a strong Democratic slate of candidates and a strong Republican slate.

Well, this year is no different. Democrats Donald Norcross and Angel Fuentes of Camden are running to replace long-time Assembly members Joe Roberts and Nilsa Cruz-Perez. Norcross -- the labor leader, Camden County Democratic Party co-chairman and brother of South Jersey Democratic Party boss George Norcross -- and Fuentes -- the Camden City Council president -- are candidates who know the issues well and would be able to hit the ground running in Trenton if elected despite being freshmen lawmakers. They get our endorsement.