P. Kenneth Burns

5 days ago | whyy.org | P. Kenneth Burns

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen struck a confident tone Thursday, declaring the city “Camden strong” during his State of the City address at the Walter K. Gordon Theater on the Rutgers University–Camden campus.

2 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | P. Kenneth Burns

Facing a $91 million budget gap, Camden City School District will be reducing staff, consolidating leadership at the Camden High School campus and changing the academic structure at one school to close the shortfall. State District Superintendent Katrina McCombs announced the moves Wednesday, which were first reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer. She cited declining enrollment and rising charter and renaissance school costs as factors for the short fall.

3 weeks ago | whyy.org | Dillon Dodson |P. Kenneth Burns

From Camden and Cherry Hill to Trenton and the Jersey Shore, what about life in New Jersey do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know. New Jersey prosecutors have filed a 120-page appeal of Superior Court Judge Peter Warshaw’s decision to dismiss the indictment against South Jersey Democratic boss Goerge E. Norcross III and his allies. The Office of the Attorney General filed the appeal Monday night.

4 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | P. Kenneth Burns

Gov. Phil Murphy’s budget proposes to send the most aid to the Camden City School District among all South Jersey schools. Under the current proposal, Camden would receive $369.7 million in state aid next year, $20.9 million more when compared to what it received for the 2025 budget year. The district is not only the top recipient of state funds in all of South Jersey, but it is among the most-funded districts in the whole state, as it has been in years past.

1 month ago | phillytrib.com | P. Kenneth Burns

The Burlington County Institute of Technology, or BCIT, in Medford recently unveiled its renovated welding and heating, ventilation and cooling system shops, and a new video game design lab. About 17 miles down the road, the Camden County Technical School’s, or CCTS, Pennsauken Campus expanded its culinary arts program.