Rod Sadler was known in Camden for a lot things: He often played Santa Claus for charity events, bringing smiles to countless children. He was the city's harbormaster for years, a business owner, teacher, activist and advocate for the city w...

Reigning NJ.com Player of the Year Simeon Wilcher of Roselle Catholic and three-time All-State pick D.J. Wagner of Camden headline the nine New Jersey candidates for the McDonald’s All-American game. The list of nominees was released ...

“Wink” is the nickname for Camden High defensive lineman Richard James Jr., and it was given to him by his father at birth. “Me personally, I think my dad gave me the nickname just because,” James said. “But if you let him tell it, when I was ...

A year after kicking off an initiative to improve nutrition at schools in its hometown of Camden, Campbell Soup Co. is getting high marks. And over the next five years, the soup and snack giant plans to invest $5 million in Full Futures...

Today is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day, and what better way to celebrate than to talk with with Camden County’s Deputy Chief.  PHL17’s Jennifer Lewis-Hall sat down with Deputy Chief Jannell Simpson this morning to hav...

Getting a hula-hoop to spin above the hips was not an easy task for five-year-old Jared Medina of Camden despite the best instruction from disc jockey Dave Michaels. Medina and dozens of other children spent time on the hoops, trying out limbo...

On a recent summer morning near Camden, New Jersey, two divers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hovered over a patch of sediment 10 feet below the surface of the Delaware River. With less than 2 feet of visibility in the churni...

Asparagus fries? A hit with kids? The nutritious veggie with Parmesan and honey won over many Camden school district students – more than seven in 10 who tasted it reported in a survey they loved or liked it – in what is believed to b...

Attracting new teachers committed to urban education requires a special effort in the face of a post-pandemic national teacher shortage. That's one of the thorny problems that Giana Campbell says she will attack as the new executive d...

It's been a long time since Gateway Park, the long greenway on the eastbound side of the Admiral Wilson Boulevard, was first envisioned. More than two decades, in fact. Soon, the long wait for the park to become not just a greenway...