Monday, April 29, 2013
Water stagnation, and the unsightly algae growth that followed, prompted the Camden County Parks Department to install the five aerators as part of a $120,000 project in Collingswood and Haddon Township.
The new fountains spouting water in Newton Lake don’t just add a touch of class to the waterway—they should help with water stagnation problems. Camden County recently turned on two fountains in the Collingswood section of the lake. Three more will be turned on soon, including two in the Haddon Township portion. They’ll run from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. “Over the years, Newton Lake Park as experienced suffocating algae growth that has stemmed from the lack of circulation in its extended waterways,” Freeholder Jeffrey Nash, liaison to the Camden County Parks Department, said. “The overall stagnation in the water itself has created a prime environment for the green film to take over sections of the park and create an unappealing area that is …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Joseph Watson, III of Oaklyn was driving the Nissan van when it careened off the road. Camden County Park Police seized marijuana from the vehicle. No injuries were reported.
A runaway van veered into oncoming traffic on the White Horse Pike, crashed against a guard rail and nearly struck a small gathering of people at the edge of Newton Lake Sunday evening. Camden County spokesman Dan Keashen also confirmed to Patch that county park police confiscated a quantity of marijuana at the scene of the accident, in which no injuries were reported. At the time of publication, the driver, an unidentified 43-year-old male, was in police custody. According to eyewitness accounts, he may have fallen asleep at the wheel. "I heard 'boom!'" said Jeffrey Clark of Camden, who had been fishing for about two hours when the incident occured. "He hit a guard rail." "They said he fell asleep," added Vernon Carter, also of Camden. …
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
The move covers all 20 parks in the county system, including Cooper River and Newton Lake.
In an effort to boost residents' use of its parks, officials have decided to eliminate fees for the use of facilities and fields in the Camden County Parks System. "The Freeholder Board encourages everyone to take advantage of the facilities in Camden County’s parks," said Freeholder Jeffrey L. Nash, the seven-member board’s liaison to the Parks Department. "By allowing individuals to reserve a picnic pavilion or ball field at no charge, we hope that more families will enjoy all that Camden County’s parks have to offer." Camden County residents will continue to be asked to apply for park use permits to ensure the facilities they are requesting are available, but the fees will no longer apply to residents. To obtain a park use permit, call …
Sunday, July 3, 2011
A regular Q&A with Camden County's top elected officials on the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Got a problem and need an answer from Camden County government? We’ve got your solution. Ask Your Freeholder is a weekly feature from Collingswood Patch in which you get to ask questions and get them answered here every week by the Board of Chosen Freeholders of Camden County—the county's highest body of elected officials. Just send your questions to bill.duhart@patch.com or ask it in our comment box below the story and we’ll take the first three every week and get one of the seven freeholders to personally answer your question for this column. Here's this week's question, From a Haddon Township Resident: While I appreciate the county's recent maintenance efforts to clear plant overgrowth at Newton Lake Park, what are the county's plans …
Mel Sharples
12:38 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
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