Location for our Next Monthly Meeting!

May 7, 2012

Our next CGNA monthly meeting will be held at the Camden County Library, 5th & Penn Streets (below the Robeson Library).

Please remember that our next monthly meeting will be on TUESDAY, May 29.

CITY NEWS: Camdens Monthly Newsletter

May 1, 2012

Download Volume 1 Issue 1 here

Day Change for Next Monthly Meeting!

April 26, 2012

Our next CGNA monthly meeting will be on TUESDAY, May 29.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 23, 2012

Happy Spring Cooper-Grant!

April CGNA Meeting

The next Cooper-Grant Neighborhood Association Meeting is April 23, 2012 at 7:30pm at the Victor Lofts. We will have a visit from a Rutgers-Camden Rep on the merger and other relevant topics to talk about. Please come out and share your thoughts. Pizza from Market St. Pizza prior to the meeting.

Camden Earth Week 2012

Celebrations in the city take place from April 19th – April 25th GREEN DRINKS EVENTS TONIGHT, April 19th at the Victor Lofts – 5pm-7pm. Talk about sustainability in the City of Camden with like-minded folk. Check out this link

The Night of the Iguana

Presented by South Camden Theatre Company atWaterfront South Theatre April 20-May 6, 2012 Promotional Code: FUN - half price tickets – 8pm Saturday 4/21/12 and 2pm Sunday April 22nd Tennessee Williams won his his fourth New York Drama Critics Award for "The Night of the Iguana" which focuses on sexual relationships and odd characters, including one crippled by his desires, the Reverend Shannon. As an unnamed critic in Time magazine wrote, ''Purists of the craft may object that, strictly speaking, "The Night of the Iguana" does not go anywhere. In the deepest sense, it does not need to. It is already there, at the moving, tormented heart of the human condition". Join us as we go south-of-the-border" with Shannon, Maxine, Hannah, Charlotte, Hank, Judith, Nonno and an outrageous group of German tourists to see one play that truly shows another side of Tennessee Williams brilliant writing.This seldom produced epic play is directed by South Camden Theatre Company's most influential "behind-the-scenes" creative talent, Randall McCann.

Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts

Gordon Theater Skippyjon Jones – Thursday, May 10, 2012 – Ages 4 and up Performance Times: 10:00am or 12:30pm. The performance is approximately one hour long. For more information: Noreen Scott Garrity (856) 225-6306 ngarrity@camden.rutgers.edu

Camden City Branch Library Opens at Rutgers

5th & Penn Streets, below the Robeson Library. Link That is right - a brand new multi-million dollar project investment in our neighborhood. Cooper-Grant has its own Camden County Library Branch and we all belong. Just go sign up for a library card. The Freeholder Board, Library Commission and Rutgers-Camden opened the newest branch of the Camden County Library System on the university’s campus in Camden City. The unique public/private partnership serves as a national model, and provides new resources to city and county residents. HOURS: Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm; Fri-Sat 10am-5pm

Rutgers Camden Reunion on the River

Friday, May 11, 2012 - 12:00pm - Cherish old memories and create new ones at Rutgers-Camden! Link

RIVERSHARKS 2012

Opening Day is May 9th - www.riversharks.com Lots of waterfront fireworks shows this year!

Cooper-Grant Tree Planting Event with the NJ Tree Foundation

May 26th 2012 - 9am until 12pm We are planting 10 trees throughout Cooper-Grant and we need volunteers. Meet at the Cooper-Grant Community Garden - 301 Front St. at 9am on May 26th

Walt Whitman Arts Center

April 23th The Solution-Rap Concert -7pm until 10pm The Solution is a chippin, electrifying, and a boosting concert to promote peace in the community, staying in school, going to college, and safe sex. These issues are destroying our community, and it needs to stop. Most people in the community listen to rap music and some follow after what they say, so why not turn that into a positive. I gathered some of Camden’s hottest rappers to show the community that it is not cool to drop out of school, or have unprotected sex or create chaos in the community. http://www.waltwhitmancenter.org/

Camden City Garden Club Membership

http://www.camdenchildrensgarden.org/ The Cooper-Grant neighborhood is officially a Camden City Garden Club member. We get to attend their monthly meetings, which take place on the 3rd Monday of each month at 5:30pm.

You can get great gardening advice, network with other city gardeners and get free plants! Meetings are at the Camden Children’s Garden. Ask for Mike, Valerie, Jeff or Gladys when you are up there.

We have a large pile of woodchips at the Cooper-Grant Community Garden site (301 N. Front St.) if you need any! Donated by Camden County!

PIZZA & POETRY by Cooper-Grant’s own Rocky!

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25th AT 7 PM at A LITTLE SLICE OF NEW YORK 122 NORTH 3RD STREET in Downtown Camden 856-964-0404

Greensgrow CSA

As part of a broader effort to make high-quality fresh produce available throughout the City of Camden, Rutgers-Camden is hosting a location ofthe Greensgrow Farms mobile market.

This Greensgrow market will be a retail sales point for produce, fresh bread, honey, and other products, and it will serve as a pick-up point for the Greensgrow Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program.

Members pay a flat fee and receive a share of seasonal products each week from May 24 through November 8. The market will be open for purchases and pickups every Thursday, 3-7 p.m., beginning May 24 and ending November 8. Here are some links and contacts: Information about Greensgrow’s CSA program is available right here. The CSA application form for Camden pickup is located right here. If you have questions about Greensgrow in Camden, please call 215-531-4972, or email camden@greensgrow.org.

May 2012 Camden Waterfront Events

http://www.camdenwaterfront.com/ 9 – RiverSharks Season opener & 1st night of fireworks 15 - Carl Edwards vs Jeff Burton charity softball at Campbell’s Field 17 – Rutgers Graduation, Susquehanna Bank Center 17 – Art Crawl, 5:00pm – 9:00pm 18 – NJDL Job Fair, BNJ 9:00am – 2:00pm, Lot 2 19 – Lady Antebellum, SBC 20 – WMMR BBQ, SBC, parking opens at 9:00am 21 – DMAVA Medal Ceremony, BNJ, Lot 2, 11:00am – 12:30pm 28 – SBC, One Direction, parking opens 4pm 31 – Cocoa Merchants event, BNJ, Gun Shoots, 5:30pm – 9:30pm

CAMDEN COUNTY LIBRARY NOW OPEN IN COOPER-GRANT

April 6, 2012

Camden City Branch Library Opens at Rutgers, at 5th & Penn Streets (below the Robeson Library).

That's right, a brand new multi-million dollar project investment in our neighborhood. Cooper-Grant has its own Camden County Library Branch and we all belong. Just go sign up for a library card.

The Freeholder Board, Library Commission and Rutgers-Camden opened the newest branch of the Camden County Library System on the university’s campus in Camden City. The unique public/private partnership serves as a national model, and provides new resources to city and county residents.

HOURS: Mon-Thurs 10am-8pm; Fri-Sat 10am-5pm

ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 6, 2012

Camden Earth Week 2012

Celebrations in the city take place from April 19th – April 25th Check out the link.

New Camden School Board members sought

Mayor Dana Redd is seeking applicants to fill three school board seats.

Anyone interested (must be a city resident) should submit a letter of interest and a resume to the mayor’s office by end of business April 9.

  • 520 Market Street
  • City Hall-Suite 400
  • Camden, NJ 08101

Freeholders Host Spring Job Fair

The Freeholder Board is presenting a Job Fair on Wednesday, April 11th from 10am-2pm at the Collingswood Ballroom. Click here for more information.

Rutgers-Camden Center for the Arts Presents: Skippyjon Jones

Thursday, May 10, 2012. Ages 4 and up. Performance times: 10am or 12:30pm. The performance is approximately one hour long.

For more information: Noreen Scott Garrity (856) 225-6306

Rutgers Law - Camden APIL’s Second Annual Run for Justice

Sat, April 14, 2012 at 9:00am. Click here for more information.

3rd Thursday Camden Art Crawl

April 19th 2012. Come experience Camden’s creative arts community in the historic Cooper- Grant Neighborhood on the campus of Rutgers University every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Gallery Eleven One
339 N. Front St, Suite B
Camden, NJ 08102

Rutgers Camden Reunion on the River

Cherish old memories and create new ones at Rutgers-Camden!

Friday, May 11, 2012 at 12:00pm. Click here for more information.

Camden Riversharks Opening Day

Cooper-Grant Tree Planting Event with the NJ Tree Foundation

May 26th, from 9am-12pm. We are planting 10 trees throughout Cooper-Grant and we need volunteers. Meet at the Cooper-Grant Community Garden (301 Front St.) at 9am.

Walt Whitman Arts Center Event

The Solution-Rap Concert—April 23rd, 7pm-10pm. The Solution will feature Camden's hottest rappers and is a concert to promote positivity and peace in the community. http://www.waltwhitmancenter.org/

The CGNA is a member of the Camden City Garden Club

Neighborhood residents can attend Garden Club meetings, which take place on the 3rd Monday of each month at 5:30pm. The meetings offer great gardening advice, an opportunity to network with other city gardeners, and get free plants as part of our membership! Meetings are at the Camden Children’s Garden. Ask for Mike, Valerie, Jeff or Gladys when you arrive. http://www.camdenchildrensgarden.org/

Camden Aquarium has a new KIDZONE!

Annual Family Memberships are available. Check it out!

The Battleship New Jersey needs your help!

We need to promote and highlight the ship and all it has to offer. If not, politicians from North Jersey may try to take it. If you care, visit the Battleship. It is an amazing piece of history built in Philadelphia and docked on our waterfront! http://www.battleshipnewjersey.org/

Next CGNA Monthly Meeting

Monday, April 26th at the Victor Lofts from 7pm-9pm.

Announcements

March 26, 2012

Cooper-Grant Meeting

TONIGHT – Victor Lofts Caruso Room – 7:30pm. Refreshments: Pizza from Slice of NY.

By-laws update vote and Rutgers-Rowan Merger discussion are just a couple of issues on the agenda for tonight.

2011-2012 Concert Season and Events Stars and Solos

April 2, 2012, 7:30pm
Extend your season tickets to 6 performances with this Astral Concert. Click here for more information..

Reminder: CSA's

SIGN UP NOW for GreensGrow CSA (weekly or bi-weekly shares available). Cooper-Grant and Rutgers are hosting a Farmer’s Market at Friends Ave. and Penn St. starting in early May. GreensGrow

Street Sweeping has started in Camden City

Street Sweepers come every other week—Fridays on one side and Wednesdays on the other side of the street. Please observe the no parking street signs during this time. We are still working with the city to post the nearly 30 missing street sweeping sings.

Camden City Garden Club

Cooper-Grant is a member of the Camden City Garden Club. Spring is here. Meetings are the 3rd Monday of each Month at the Camden Children’s Garden. If you want a plot in the Community Garden on Front St please email John Latko at secretary@coopergrant.org.

Summer Jobs from the City of Camden

For additional information regarding adult employment, please contact the City of Camden’s Bureau of Recreation, North Camden Community Center (1000 North 6th Street) at 856-757-7096 or 856-968-6444.

For additional information regarding youth employment, please contact the City’s Office of Youth Services, Charles “Poppy” Sharp Community Center (713 Broadway) at 856-757-7368 or 856-757-7644. The City of Camden is an equal opportunity employer.

Neighborhood Tree Planting

Posted on March 20, 2012

Cooper-Grant will have a tree planting event in the neighborhood, arranged through the NJ Tree Foundation!

The event will occur Saturday, May 26th from 9am-12pm. Ten trees will be planted in empty tree pits. All materials will be provided. We need 10-15 volunteers. If we get more volunteers we may consider doing a street clean up near where the trees are being planted.

Camden County Special Waste Collection

Posted on March 14, 2012

Special waste collection on Saturday, March 17.
For a list of what to bring, go here

Saturday, March 17
Cherry Hill Public Works Complex
1 Perina Boulevard
Cherry Hill

Announcements

Posted on March 14, 2012

3rd Thursday

Thursday, March 15th, 5-9pm. Come experience Camden’s creative arts community in the historic Cooper- Grant Neighborhood on the campus of Rutgers University every 3rd Thursday of the month.
Gallery Eleven One
339 N. Front St, Suite B
Camden, NJ 08102

Symphony in C

Brahms and Beethoven - Saturday, March 17th at 8pm
Click here for more information

Water Conservation Workshop(Free)

Tuesday, March 20th, from 6-8pm, at the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority 1645 Ferry Ave, Camden NJ (Waterfront South) RSVP with Jessica Franzini (856)287 4488

Community Forum for Camden City Public Schools:

There will be a community forum at the Aquarium on March 22, 2012 at 5:30 PM. The purpose of the forum is to give an overview of the In Depth Evaluation process and solicit input from the residents of the City of Camden regarding the schools in the Camden City School District.

Statements can address any of the five areas of QSAC:

  • Governance
  • Fiscal
  • Personnel
  • Operations
  • Instruction and Program

Input will be received in the form of statements. This is not a forum for questions and will not deal with Charter Schools and Renaissance Program. The forum will be approximately one hour with participants allowed to speak for two minutes.

GreensGrow CSA

For a weekly or bi-weekly Farmer’s Market Co-op, sign-up today. Cooper-Grant and Rutgers are hosting a Farmer’s Market at Friends Ave. and Penn St. starting in early May.
Click here for more information

The next CGNA meeting

Monday, March 26th at 7:30pm at the Victor Lofts. We are voting on the changes to the By-Laws at this meeting.

Street Sweeping Resumes

March 5, 2012

Street sweeping will resume for 2012, beginning on Monday, March 5th, and continue into the end of December 2012. It will run on a bi-weekly basis, and residents are encouraged to move their cars.