Seena Nassiri is an award-winning investigative journalist and longtime chronicler of Camden’s history. A former staff writer at the Courier-Post, he spent fifteen years covering the city’s darkest decades of violence, corruption, and eventual turnaround. Since 2020 he has been a senior contributor to the Camden Times, where his deeply reported long-form pieces on cold cases, police reform, and neighborhood resilience have become required reading across South Jersey.
Prior to New Jersey emerging as an industrial hub and major transportation corridor, it was a relatively small English colonial entity located between the...
A 51-year-old Cherry Hill man was fatally struck while crossing Haddonfield Road on Monday night, according to police.
Investigators say Gerald S. Yashinsky was walking...
As healthcare and technology companies experience more frequent cybersecurity breaches, service disruptions, and regulatory investigations, New York corporate attorney Steven I. Okoye is urging executives to rethink how they communicate during crises. As a specialist in digital health and regulatory compliance, Okoye believes that crisis communication must...
Forensic expert Brian Gestring has enjoyed a long-standing reputation of trust and respect within the forensic science community and is known for his relentless efforts to improve his field.
As a practitioner, he has developed a statewide approach to crime laboratory backlog where all the crime labs in...
At the end of September, Rutgers University–Camden achieved its highest-ever ranking in the country, ranking 97 on the 2026 U.S. News & World Report list of all U.S. national universities. This represents a major increase in the campus’ national stature — it has moved up 55 spots...
Many people would agree that Camden's big drop in crime has completely changed how residents and visitors view the city. It was once thought of as a very violent city; however, many of Camden's neighborhoods are now much safer and emerging as solidly safe and growing communities....
Camden, NJ, was long known as "one of the most dangerous cities" in the USA, according to crime statistics and rankings.
However, the 2025 crime statistics for Camden, show a very different picture of this city. Camden's violent crime rates are at their lowest level in over 50...
Prior to New Jersey emerging as an industrial hub and major transportation corridor, it was a relatively small English colonial entity located between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers. While the man credited with the establishment of the colony, Lord John Berkeley, was an English nobleman who assisted...
If you've ever filled up your gas tank in the Garden State, then you probably already know something that many Americans don't: in New Jersey, you can never pump your own gas. Regardless of where you're traveling in the state, from Camden to Cape May, an attendant...
After serving 46 years in the U.S. military as a top-ranked trauma surgeon — and making significant contributions to how lifesaving medicine is delivered on the battlefield and beyond — Colonel (Dr.) Jay Johannigman is set to retire.
Dr. Johannigman served in both the Air Force and the...
It has been twenty years since three young friends disappeared from a small yard on a quiet Camden street (Camden, NJ) on June 22nd, 2005. On the second day after their disappearance, the neighborhood was canvassed, police swept through the city, a helicopter circled over the Delaware...
Athletic Directors in South Jersey have expressed concerns regarding several high school football players receiving unsolicited text messages claiming that a teammate had invited them to "your NIL Club." This has created confusion, and the text messages were also described as potentially a scam. The parents of...
Dr. Alexander Eastman learned the meaning of time inside the trauma bays at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. In that setting, minutes never feel predictable. Some seem to last forever. Others are gone before anyone realizes they mattered. He saw again and again that the most critical...
A number of surgeons in the Pacific Northwest and Western Canada met in Banff in late November to explore ways that the civilian and military trauma systems need to change to respond to future emergencies. About 150 physicians from Washington State, Oregon, Idaho, British Columbia and Alberta...
