🌱 How Camden impound fees led to a surprise celebrity rescue

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• How Camden impound fees led to a surprise celebrity rescue

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Not as hot with a shower, temps: high: 84, low: 73.
• Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Anonymous celebrity pays towing fees for Philly carjacking victim charged hundreds of dollars to get car back (cbsnews.com) — A Philadelphia woman whose car was carjacked later learned it had been towed to an impound lot in Camden leaving her on the hook for hundreds in fees. After confusion between Philadelphia and Camden County police over notifying her, an anonymous celebrity with local ties stepped in to cover the Camden-related towing costs and more.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Camden

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 2
• Breaking Benjamin →
  Freedom Mortgage Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd, Camden
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday September 3
• Mister John's Music
  Northern Liberties Community Center 700 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
  9:00 am
• Hold for community meetings
  Northern Liberties Community Center 700 N 3rd St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
  6:00 pm
Friday September 4
• Senior Sunrise
  Camden's Promise Charter School District Camden, NJ 08105
  5:30 am
Sunday September 6
• Sunday Morning Online Only
  St Pauls Community Center 1018 Wallace St, Philadelphia, PA 19123
  11:00 am
Monday September 7
• Labor Day- No School
  Parkway Center City Philadelphia, PA 19123
Tuesday September 8
• First Day of CCP Fall Semester
  Parkway Center City Philadelphia, PA 19123
Wednesday September 9
• Early Dismissal
  Woodlynne School District Oaklyn, NJ 08107
  7:50 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 1
• Planning Board →
  Pennsauken Township, NJ Calendar, 2400 Merchantville Avenue, Pennsauken
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Toddler Time
  Haddon Heights Public Library 608 Station Avenue, Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
  10:30 am
• Zoning Board of Adjustment →
  Pennsauken Township, NJ Calendar, 2400 Merchantville Avenue, Pennsauken
  6:30 pm
Friday September 4
• Senior Sunrise
  Camden's Promise Charter School District Camden, NJ 08105
  5:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for an affordable painter to paint 3 apartments, each about 900 square feet.
  If you're interested, please send me a DM or call/text +1 704-558-2667. (Nextdoor Marlton)

• Cooper University Health Care posted a job opening for Supply Technician (2nd Shift) in Camden. Apply here.
• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist at firstPRO, Inc in Camden, New Jersey in Camden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Camden here.

🗞 Nearby News

Collingswood

• Cincinnati Reds at Chicago Cubs odds, picks and predictions (courierpostonline.com)

Haddon

• Insider NJ's Morning Intelligence Briefing: 8/31/2026 (insidernj.com)

Pennsauken

• Which teams made our South Jersey Mean 15 rankings after Week 0? (courierpostonline.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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