NJBIZ Conversations: Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen

NJBIZ Conversations: Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen

The news coming out of Camden in recent years has been almost universally positive — a sharp turnaround from the days when the city was considered a hopeless case. From the 1950s into the 1990s, jobs and residents fled, leaving a shell across the Delaware River from the infinitely more prosperous Philadelphia. But the narrative slowly shifted. An aquarium opened. New corporate citizens arrived. And older anchor institutions – notably Cooper Univ…

Camden author Stephen Huyler to present new memoir at Rockport Opera House

Acclaimed art historian and author Stephen P. Huyler will present his new memoir, Transformed by India: A Life, on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, at 7 p.m., at the Rockport Opera House. Sponsored by the Camden Conference, this free event features an author talk followed by a reception with Indian-themed desserts by Namaste’s Dee Patel. Book sales will be provided by Barnswallow Books of Rockport.