Can crime reduction save Camden?

One of New Jersey’s most notoriously dangerous cities is looking to clean up its image. In May 2013, Camden’s 141-year-old police force came under county control and was revamped in a bid to make one of the most crime-ridden U.S. cities safer. That appears...

Housing starts at rocky start in January

  The number of housing starts and building permits dropped as expected for the month of January, but other factors seem to indicate that inclement weather wasn’t solely to blame. The latest figures show that housing starts were down 16 percent below the December...