U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross at the Peter J. McGuire Memorial in Arlington Cemetary, Pennsauken. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
In Labor Day Celebration, Modern Struggles Echo Historic Challenges
Elected officials are working to make the Pennsauken gravesite of Peter J. McGuire, a father of the labor movement, a National Historic Landmark. They say McGuire's legacy is more important than ever as workers' protections are stripped away and wages stagnate nationally. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading...
The Camden City scrapyard has been shut down of its own volition since a two-alarm fire May 30. Follow-up since then has been largely symbolic. City, county, and state officials say that, absent tighter regulatory controls, their options for reining in operations at EMR are limited. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…
Of $5 million in World Cup economic development funds, $800,000 in has been re-routed to Camden County. Local officials say that money will help capture an influx of tourism opportunity, and create community access to the sold-out contests. Sign in or subscribe to continue reading…