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What will online learning be like?

Friday is the deadline to sign up students for virtual learning when school starts Aug. 3 but many parents still have questions and concerns about how everything will work.

After two years, PSA cases seem to have stalled

Two years after initial arrests were made, the criminal cases involving the alleged embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds at the Camden County Public Service Authority have yet to reach a local courtroom.

Camden schools will reopen as scheduled

The Camden County Board of Education on Tuesday night approved their plan to re-open schools for in-person learning but there is still a virtual learning option for those who don’t think it is safe to send kids to school. School will start as scheduled on Aug.

St. Marys ranked among best coastal towns

St. Marys was a top-10 vote-getter in a national online contest and is receiving national recognition as one of America’s Best Coastal Small Towns. The 2020 USA TODAY “10Best Readers’ Choice” is an online travel award contest by the national publication. St.

July 4 is busy night for first-responders

Although most of Camden’s usual Independence Day activities were canceled last weekend due to COVID-19, private celebrations of the holiday kept local police, fire and EMS crews busy throughout the evening.

Driver charged in 911 dispatcher's death

A Florida man is facing a felony charge and several misdemeanors for a car accident in April that killed a Camden County 911 dispatcher on Interstate 95. Rachel Hodge, 26, died instantly when her car plowed into the back of a tractor trailer at 97 mph on her way home from work that morning.

Cases in Camden top 200

Camden hit an unwelcome milestone this week, recording its 200th coronavirus case on Monday. The total confirmed case count now stands at 233 as of 3 p.m. Wednesday. This doesn’t mean that 233 people are currently infected because the total number includes every reported case since March.

Couple in jail after child hurt

A 2-year-old boy was hospitalized over the weekend with severe injuries that led to the arrest of his mother and her fiancé on allegations of child abuse.  Dakota Danielle Poturich, 21, and Christopher Allen Miller, 32, were arrested July 5 for first-degree cruelty to a child for withholding food.

County reacts to positive cases, exposure concerns

Two positive cases involving people who work at the Woodbine courthouse complex without masks have set off concerns that other staff members were exposed.

JDA puts up incentives for energy group

The Camden County Joint Development Authority continues to work on a handful of industrial prospects, even as the pandemic has slowed commercial real estate activity in many areas.  The authority’s June meeting, the first since February, was held in person at Cumberland Inn and Suites in St. Marys.