Shunting the homeless into shelters, according to some experts, does little or nothing to cure the medical problems that plague this population -- addiction, frequent hospital visits, untreated physical and mental illnesses -- and overburden healthcare providers.

"An assistant professor and Ph.D. student at Rutgers-Camden plan to conduct a two-year study into the effects of the newly-opened Salvation Army Kroc Center on the surrounding neighborhood and families, notes an article from NJ.com.

"A high school student has settled her suit in Camden, N.J., federal court after claiming school officials violated her constitutional rights when they punished her for criticizing the school principal on Twitter," reported Charles Toutant.

"The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is teaming up with the city of Camden, the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority and numerous other partners to improve the environment, health and quality of life in the city through a series of projects that will reduce flooding by increasing the city’s inventory of rain gardens, improving and establishing parks, and even restoring a stream to improve drainage to the Delaware River in one neighborhood," stated a news release from NJDEP.

"Charter schools in Camden and Pemberton must close at the end of the school year after the Department of Education revoked their charters, officials announced yesterday.,"as reported by Peggy McGlone.