Community Clean Up at Martha Wilson Park Today

Commissioner Al Dyer and Commissioner Colleen Bianco Bezich will join Camden Mayor Victor Carstarphen and community partners and volunteers for a community cleanup at Martha Wilson Park, 4th Street & Washington Park, Camden at 9 a.m.

“Caring for our neighborhoods is a shared responsibility, and creating clean, welcoming spaces ensures our kids have safe places to play,” Commissioner Dyer said. “I commend the mayor for his leadership in organizing these clean-ups, and it’s inspiring to see the real progress made after each event.”

Throughout the 2026 cleanup season, the City of Camden Department of Public Works will be on-site to pick up debris including large bulk trash items. Camden residents will be able to obtain information relating to recycling, e-waste, trash disposal, and litter prevention in addition to other city programs. The Camden Strong initiative will continue throughout spring and summer with a series of 11 neighborhood cleanups and a cemetery cleanup.

Wanted for Home Invasion Sexual Assault

The Philadelphia Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 26-year-old Lee Johnson, who is wanted for Aggravated Indecent Assault, Burglary, Unlawful Restraint, and related charges.

The primary incident occurred on June 4, 2026, at approximately 5:30 AM at a residence on the 2200 block of E. Somerset Street.

Johnson is described as a Black male, 5’10” tall, weighing approximately 150 pounds, with a last known address on the 6300 block of Horrocks Street.

He was most recently seen near the 6100 block of Algon Avenue.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is urged to contact the Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3251 or dial 911immediately.

Jefferson Stratford Hosts Free Food Pantry & Health Fair

On Saturday, August 22 from 9am to 11am, Jefferson Stratford Hospital will host a free community food pantry and health fair on their campus at 18 Laurel Road East, Stratford, NJ 08084.

Designed to help local families prepare for the start of a new school year, the food pantry and health fair will provide access to nutritious food boxes donated by the South Jersey Food Bank, free school supplies (pencils, notebooks, erasers, highlighters, scissors and rulers) donated by Jefferson-East employees and access to healthcare resources, including representatives from Jefferson Health’s departments of primary care, weight management, infection prevention, food and nutrition, obstetrics & gynecology, Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Centers.

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Liberty Comic Con at Philly Expo Center

August 7-9, 2026

Attention comic book and anime lovers! Head out to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center this weekend for the fourth annual Liberty Comic Con to meet like-minded pop culture fans, stop by a slew of vendors, and interact with voice actors, artists, writers, cosplayers and more over the three-day weekend.

The event features panels, cosplay performances and contests, gaming tournaments from Video Game Corners, quizzo challenges, and opportunities to meet and greet with voice artists from series like Bleach, Jujutsu Kaisen and more.

Don’t miss: Philadelphia native Aqua Forge visits the festival for meet and greets as the festival’s Featured Cosplayer.

Where: Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Avenue, Oaks, PA

Neighborhoods throughout Gloucester Township are being invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 43^rd Annual Night Out (NNO) crime/drug prevention event. National Night Out is sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW) and co-sponsored locally by the Gloucester Township Police Department and will involve communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities, and military bases around the world.

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Dunkin’® Awards $100,000 in Scholarships to Local Students

On Wednesday, August 5th, Dunkin’, in partnership with Scholarship America, will host a special recognition ceremony at Lincoln Financial Field to honor 20 greater Philadelphia-area high school seniors and college students, each awarded a $5,000 academic scholarship. The celebration will take place in Lincoln Financial Field’s FanDuel Lounge and will include food, drinks, giveaways, a stadium tour, photo opportunities, and a special gift and certificate for each recipient, courtesy of the Dunkin’ of Philadelphia local franchisees.

These students are part of Dunkin’s 17th Annual Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Program, which awarded a total of $100,000 in scholarships to 20 students across Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and Kent and New Castle counties in Delaware. Selected from a pool of over 2,300 applicants, the 20 Philadelphia recipients will use their scholarships to attend an accredited two or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school beginning this fall.

Established by local franchisees in 2009, the program was open to current undergraduate students and high school seniors. Recipients were selected based on academic excellence, leadership, and dedication to their schools and communities.

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Man Sentenced to 10 years for Sexual Assault of a Minor

Saul Sosa, 39, of Deptford, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison today by the Honorable Russell A. DePersia for second-degree endangering the welfare of a child by sexual conduct pursuant to a plea agreement.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in open court: Sosa repeatedly sexually assaulted an underage female victim between 2015 and 2024. In a statement to the court, he admitted to inappropriately touching the victim to sexually gratify himself.

Sosa was originally charged with nine counts, including first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree sexual assault of a minor, and both third- and fourth-degree aggravated criminal sexual conduct.

Sosa pled guilty to the second-degree charge and was sentenced to 10 years in state prison, as well as parole supervision for life and registration as a sex offender under Megan’s Law.

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Looking Back and Marching Ahead: Three Years at Taylor’s Mill

“Someone called me and said there were stones in the road. I turned around, told them I was on my way, and asked my husband to grab the camera and meet me at the mill.”

Patricia Fisher-Olsen feared the worst after the Tewksbury earthquake in April 2024. The effort to save Taylor’s Mill was less than a year old: the site had been vandalized, a truck had run into the corner, and now parts of the mill building were lying in the middle of road.

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Detectives Investigating Fatal Shooting

Detectives are investigating a stabbing that killed a man in Camden on Saturday, reported Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez.

On August 1, 2026, at approximately 2:53 a.m., officers from the Camden County Police Department responded to Cooper University Hospital in reference to a stabbing victim who had walked to the hospital and collapsed outside of the parking garage. The victim, who was identified as 28-year-old Davinne Evans of Camden, was pronounced deceased at approximately 3:49 a.m.Officers subsequently located a crime scene in the area of Broadway and Stevens Street.

The investigation is active and ongoing. No arrests have been made at this time.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Jake Siegfried of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit at (856) 225-5086 and Detective Matthew Blantz of the Camden County Police Department at (609) 923-6853. Tips may also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.

Jefferson Stratford Hospital to Host Free Food Pantry & Health Fair

On Saturday, August 22 from 9am to 11am, Jefferson Stratford Hospital will host a free community food pantry and health fair on their campus at 18 Laurel Road East, Stratford, NJ 08084.