Pilar Hogan Closkey speaks at the opening of the St. Joseph's Carpenter's Society Workforce Development Center in Camden City. Credit: Matt Skoufalos.
St. Joseph’s Carpenter Society Opens East Camden Workforce Development Center and Community Space
In its 40th year, the property rehabilitation nonprofit has brought 1,052 homes online in Camden City and the surrounding environment. Its new center in East Camden will support job training for interns and help neighbors build skills to maintain their own properties.
After he was stabbed in a Collingswood brewery, Dan Walker was told he would be paralyzed from the chest down. His friends believe that Walker, 30, has the strength and mindset to overcome those limitations. They’re raising funds to support his rehabilitation, and looking for help in the task.
Karla Torres grew up among some of the prominent names in lucha libre, the colorful cultural sport of Mexican wrestling, in which her father, uncles, and cousins all had careers. It’s woven into the fabric of her Camden City restaurant, La Ingrata, which celebrates its third anniversary this month.