Newark News Roundup: June 2014

Monday, June 30, 2014

Local Leagues Join Forces to Help Educate Foster Children

The Junior League of the Oranges & Short Hills has partnered with the Junior League of Montclair-Newark, Inc. to take part in an Education & Career Fair to help more than 130 youths aged 14-21 prepare for their transition from foster care to independence.

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Archdiocese of Newark to close Immaculate Conception High School

... this time." Immaculate has been serving students from urban areas in Essex County since 1925, but the Archdiocese of Newark has decided to close the school due to financial problems. Immaculate Conception has seen enrollment steadily declining for ...

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911 Tapes Document Confusion In Deadly Newark Fire

At CBS 2's request, the 911 tapes were released Monday documenting frantic calls for help as a fire raged through a Newark home earlier this month , leaving six people dead.

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American MD83 at Dallas on Jun 28th 2014, bird strike

An American Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-83, registration N596AA performing flight AA-1381 from Newark,NJ to Dallas Ft.

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Four Hudson County cash-for-gold business cited for alleged violations

... seller's signature, officials said, adding that the store is charged with 42 civil violations. Taj Diamond Inc., on Newark near Tonnelle Avenue in Jersey City, allegedly failed to maintain receipts with the weights and types of precious metals ...

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Secaucus man charged with stealing shipping company's database worth $424,000

Rudy L. Martinez of Secaucus appears in court today, June 30, 2014, on charges he stole the customer database of a Newark freight forwarding company and tried use the information to contact its customers and undercut its prices.

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Teen cheerleader slain in Newark shooting had plans to study nursing in college

NEWARK - Cheyanne Bond left her Irvington home around 6 p.m. Sunday. The 17-year-old, who had just graduated from Malcolm X. Shabazz High School days before, said she was going to visit with her cousin.

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Newark man faces attempted robbery charge in Irvington bank holdup thwarted by off-duty officer

... 23, faces attempted robbery and weapons charges in the holdup at the Investors Savings Bank in Irvington Saturday. NEWARK - A Newark man whose alleged attempt to rob an Irvington bank Saturday morning was foiled by an alert off-duty police ...

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Bluefest bound Adventure Club packed and ready to fly

... online following and a globe-trotting tour schedule. Lynn Saxberg spoke to the pair while they were at the Newark, N.J. airport. Q: You started as guitarists in a pop-punk band. How did you make the transition to electronic dance music? CS: We were ...

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Opponents protest Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson's contract renewal

Students, parents and community leaders gathered in Newark today to protest the contract renewal of the city's embattled school superintendent.

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Lady Driven: Cab rides from hell and a few from heaven

... lanes, ducking in and out amongst the other vehicles. We are not on a racetrack but on the tangle of highways between Newark, New Jersey and New York City. Husband is in the front passenger seat. Friends and travel buddies, Pam and Al McPhail, are ...

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Belleville: Police blotter, June 30

... was a black wallet containing four credit cards and $80 in cash, while also found at the scene were two bags with a Newark address. The owner of the bags was contacted, and it was found that their vehicle had also been burgled in Newark. The Newark ...

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McChesney Named Visual Arts Center of NJ Director of Development

... and experience recently helped to establish a free health clinic onsite at The Apostle's House Homeless Shelter in Newark, set to launch this summer. Run by New Jersey medical students, the satellite clinic, "is a collaboration that came together ...

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NJ woman with 'large bulge' in pants pocket arrested on...

NEWARK - A 29-year-old woman found with a "large bulge" in her pants pocket was arrested on drug charges Sunday night in Newark, authorities said.

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Low-frills PEOPLExpress Airlines is back in the air after 27 years

NEWARK - PEOPLExpress, the iconic low-cost airline that Homer Simpson said brought air travel to hicks, is back in business 27 years after it folded, and once again flying out of Newark.

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NJTV studios leaving Montclair State, moving to Newark

NJTV announced it is leaving its studios at Montclair State University and moving to Newark, ending a three-year deal with the public university.

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Prudential Hires Western Asset's Chowdhary for Leveraged Finance

... to Jonathan Butler, managing director and head of European leveraged finance, according to a statement today from the Newark, New Jersey-based insurer's fixed income unit. Chowdhary, 43, will be based in London as part of a global leveraged finance ...

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Newark parents and clergy rally at City Hall against Superintendent Cami Anderson

NEWARK - Despite Friday's announcement that state officials had renewed Newark Superintendent Cami Anderson's contract, parents, ministers and community leaders held another rally at City Hall Monday to call for her ouster and the halt of her One Newark plan.

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Star-Ledger, NJ.com win 24 awards in NJ journalism contest

... NYC sewage treatment plant offering Valentine's Day tours") Len Melisurgo, second place for Online Headline Writing ("Newark named most unfriendly city in the world. You got a problem with that?") S.P. Sullivan, first place for Online Health, ...

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Rally at Newark City Hall against the One Newark Plan

Ernestine Adams cheers as clergy led a rally against the One Newark Plan and Superintendent Cami Anderson on the steps of City Hall in Newark, NJ 6/30/14 Ed Murray/The Star-Ledger

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Sixth class of Global Health Corps fellows begin year of service to advance health equity

... within 53 organizations in Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and four cities in the US - Boston, New York City, Newark, and Washington, DC - as the movement for health equity continues to grow. Starting with just 22 fellows in the inaugural ...

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Prudential Fixed Income expands European Leveraged Finance team

... global leveraged finance desk manages U.S. and European high yield and bank loan debt, with team members based in Newark, N.J., and London. Chowdhary most recently served as a research analyst/portfolio manager at Western Asset Management in London ...

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Keefe Bartels Secures $785,000 Verdict on Behalf of Newark Man for Civil Rights' Violations

An Essex County, New Jersey jury awarded a Newark man $785,000 for being wrongfully arrested and imprisoned for 490 days for crimes he did not commit.

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How an Auto Body Shop Uses CRM to Earn Customer Satisfaction

... can boost customer satisfaction. A few weeks ago, I was minding my business, parked on the side of the road in Newark, New Jersey - with my family. We were waiting for church to start in about an hour. A U-Haul truck pulled to the side of the road, ...

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First News Plus for Monday, June 30, 2014

... Adam Wardell pleaded guilty June 17 Weekend Shootings - authorities are investigating two unrelated Newark shootings over the weekend that left two people dead. No arrests have been made in the deaths of 41-year-old Maria Cruz of Rockaway, New York, ...

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Barbara Kruger's exhibition: The American artist that's...

... her later career as an artist; she uses the visual language of the mass media in order to critique it. Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1945, Kruger, now 69, studied at Parsons The New School for Design under the photographer Diane Arbus. She was part ...

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Prudential Financial targets USD 1bn for impact investment portfolio

... . Since then, the group said it has invested nearly USD 2bn, including USD 300m deployed in the company's hometown of Newark, New Jersey.

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Saunders: World Cup, ESPN's Bob Ley perfect match

... several athletes, showing how they trained, traveled and then competed in the annual Games conducted June 14-21 in Newark, N.J. Highlighting the hour is a study of twins Derrick and DeLong Nobel, whose interest and work in flag- football competition ...

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Sunday, June 29, 2014

New mayor, new promise for Newark: Opinion

The election of Ras Baraka as the next mayor of Newark has raised the exciting possibility of a new day for police-community relations in New Jersey's largest city.

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Authorities in Newark probe 2 weekend homicides

The first occurred at about 3:30 p.m. in the North Ward. Police responding to a call discovered 41-year-old Maria Cruz of Rockaway, New York, who died from her injuries early Sunday at University Hospital.

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Newark Police Investigate 2 Unrelated Fatal Shootings

... a call discovered 41-year-old Maria Cruz of Rockaway, N.Y., with a gunshot wound. At approximately 11 p.m. Saturday, Newark police personnel responded to 41-45 Mountainview Ave. in the West Ward. Upon arrival, they found 33-year-old Raheem Hughee, ...

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NJ man sues Benjamin Moore over 'racially offensive' paint names

... Moore in Essex County court over paints that were allegedly named after him. (William Perlman/The Star-Ledger) NEWARK - A New Jersey man named Clinton Tucker is suing former employer Benjamin Moore, claiming discrimination regarding the paint ...

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Multiple shootings reported on Newark streets

... was shot and killed at Mountain and Cedar avenues just before midnight. News 12 is waiting on confirmation from Newark police and the Essex County Prosector's Office. A 14-year-old boy is recovering after he was shot at around 7 p.m. Saturday night. ...

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Martin Brodeur to Sign with the Boston Bruins?

Apr 13, 2014; Newark, NJ, USA; New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur is honored by fans after his 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins at Prudential Center.

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Girl Scout Troops 40302 and 40763 in Westfield earn Bronze Award

... about childhood literacy and developed a relationship with a first grade class at Sussex Avenue Elementary School in Newark for whom the girls made various literacy tools and hand-sewn puppets to accompany popular children's books to make 'Literacy ...

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Illegal Aliens in NYC Will Get Municipal IDs, Free Legal Representation

... expansion of the project to cover New York City residents detained and facing deportation in the immigration court in Newark, N.J," the Center for Popular Democracy said in a press release. "In total, well over 1,000 immigrants will receive ...

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Poems for the Facebook age

... Williams stands out as one of the most active - and lauded - poets in contemporary American letters. Born in 1936 in Newark, N.J., he has published 20 or so collections of poems, a critical study of Walt Whitman, two books of essays, a memoir, some ...

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Newark afterschool project hosts grassroots conversation at Flamm Center

... to share perspectives on student after-school programs. The project, a privately-funded organization founded in Newark in 1999, has a board of investors comprised mostly of local business owners that can help alter the state of New Jersey's ...

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Harvard Endowment Loses Ciaschini as Departures Increase

... past two months. Ciaschini, a vice president at Harvard Management Co., left last month for personal reasons to join Newark, New Jersey-based Prudential Financial Inc.'s agricultural investments group, he said today by phone. Harvard reassigned his ...

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NY woman shot and killed in Newark

The woman was fatally shot at a house on the 100 block of 3rd Avenue, said Anthony Ambrose, the chief of detectives for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

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Police investigate possible shooting on 3rd Avenue in Newark

News 12 has received reports saying a woman was shot at this location, but the information has not been confirmed by police. The Newark Police Department and Essex County Prosecutor's Office have been reached out to for more details, but none have been given so far.

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Sinatra's first license fetches $15K at auction

... by LegendaryAuctions.com, Frank Sinatra's 1934 New Jersey Driver's License is photographed. The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J. reports at that the yellowed, text-only license will be offered at auction on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 by Boston-based RR ...

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Richard Lester Schwarz

... away on June 11, 2014, at the age of 92, at the Carolina House in Chapel Hill, NC. He was born on January 3, 1922 in Newark, NJ, to Pauline and Herman Schwarz. In 1943 he married Jeanne Spear and after having three children, the family moved from ...

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Saturday, June 28, 2014

Delany's competitive drive takes him from ACC basketball court to Big Ten post

... that were not only permitted, but encouraged." Along with being raised in an ethnically mixed neighborhood in Newark, N.J., and being around his father when he coached at an inner-city high school nearby, the family's one-year move to London after ...

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Book takes a no-holds-barred look at Newark's past half-century: Opinion

Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James greets the crowd outside Newark Penn Station after being released from prison in Virginia in 2010.

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Discount Tom Petty Tour Tickets Available at OnlineTicketsUSA.com;...

Discount Tom Petty Tour Tickets Available at OnlineTicketsUSA.com; Fans Find Cheap Tom Petty Tickets at Online Retailer OnlineTicketsUSA.com Newark, NJ June 28, 2014 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers announced their tour schedule earlier this year with performances in over thirty cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia, ... (more)

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Anselm Nwaorgu Outlines 8 Steps to Success in New Book

... of it," Nwaorgu says. About the Author Anselm Nwaorgu is a licensed psychologist and a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark and the pastor of Blessed Sacrament St. Charles Borromeo Church, both in Newark, N.J. He has a bachelor's degree in ...

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Iraqi Christians: 'US Must Act Now to Stop Religious Genocide'

... for urgent help, including Bishop Yousif Benham Habash, the Syriac Catholic bishop of Our Lady of Deliverance, in Newark, New Jersey, who is from Qaraqosh. morning, June 27th, Archbishop Mouche called Joseph Kassab, a US-based advocate for Iraqi ...

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Newark Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Officer Stuckey Shooting

A Union County grand jury has returned a seven-count indictment against a Newark man who opened fire on an off-duty police officer during a robbery outside an Elizabeth nightclub last year, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Friday.

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Newark hotel robber arrested after getting tip from public, police say

... on Route 1&9, police say. Detectives say that a tip from the public led to a 42-year-old man arrested Thursday. NEWARK - A man sought in robbing two hotels was found by police through a tip from the public, said authorities. Tremone Burnett, 42, was ...

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Christie renews Newark schools chief contract

Acting Commissioner of Education David Hespe announced Friday that the contract of Newark Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson's contract has been renewed for three years.

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Events in NJ: Bull riding, bug eating and beer swilling

... Bull Riders World Finals at Mandalay Bay Casino and Hotel October 29, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show comes to Newark this weekend. (Donald Miralle/Getty Images) In just eight seconds, a champion could be made. The Professional Bull Riders Blue ...

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Mayorga v. Attorney General United States

... DHS determined that Mayorga should be detained during the proceedings and he was held in a detention center in Newark, New Jersey during his removal proceedings. Mayorga remains detained pending removal in the Etowah County Detention Center in ...

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Missing child found safe on subway: police

... subway with his grandfather. They say another adult riding with Kah-yon Reynolds on Friday returned him safely to his Newark, New Jersey home. Helicopters with spotlights searched for him near the Gowanus station where they were last seen boarding a ...

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Friday, June 27, 2014

Police: Boy, 3, disappears from Brooklyn subway

Gov. Christie renews Newark schools chief contractGov. Christie...

Gov. Christie renews Newark schools chief contract Christie has renewed the contract of the superintendent of Newark schools.

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Police: Boy, 3, disappears from Brooklyn subway

... boy who disappeared while riding a Brooklyn subway with his grandfather. An NYPD spokesman says Kah-yon Reynolds of Newark, New Jersey was last seen Friday at the Smith-Ninth Streets station in Gowanus. Police say the grandfather fell asleep during ...

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Governor Christie moving to restock scandal-ridden Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission board

... to the commission, including Tucci. Rice said he wanted to make sure the commission would include someone from Newark. A spokesman for the Governor did not immediately respond to a request for a comment Friday night and the spokeswoman for the ...

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NBAA Charities Announces Eddie Queen Business Aviation Management Scholarship

... and received many commendations that acknowledged his terrific commitment and dedication to service at Signature in Newark, NJ," said Maria Sastre, president and COO of Signature Flight Support. " Pro Pilot magazine recognized him for 10 consecutive ...

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West Orange Police Arrest Suspect in Connection With June 16 Delta Gas Station Shooting

Kashif Harris, 21, of Newark, has been arrested in connection with the June 16 West Orange Delta Gas Station armed robbery that left the attendant with a gunshot wound to the groin.

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Sinatra's first license fetches $15K at auction

Police arrest Tremone Burnette for 2 Newark hotel robberies

An armed man was caught on surveillance video robbing the Fairfield Inn on Highway 1 and 9 just before 3 a.m. on June 15. He stole $1,300 after startling the overnight clerk.

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Newark man indicted in 2013 shooting of off-duty cop outside Elizabeth nightclub

... first-degree attempted murder, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said today. The suspect, Taquan Ward, of Newark was also charged with three counts of first-degree armed robbery, third-degree witness tampering and two weapons offenses, the ...

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NJ officials renew contract of embattled Newark schools chief

Newark Schools Superintendent Cami Anderson stands and waves as she is introduced by Gov. Chris Christie as the governor delivers his 2014 State of the State address.

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The weeka s notable renderings: 370 Jay Street, 33 Bond Street

... apartment complex. Dranoff Properties and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center have big plans for an area of Newark, N.J., near the Prudential Center. There will be 22-story, 244-unit apartment building in the first phase of the project. NYU is ...

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McChesney Named Visual Arts Center of NJ Director of Development

NHL Draft 2014: NJ Devils Mock Drafts Around The Internet

Jun 30, 2013; Newark, NJ, USA; New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello speaks on the phone during the 2013 NHL Draft at the Prudential Center.

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Bayonne one of the most underfunded school districts in state, report says

The Education Law Center, an education advocacy organization out of Newark, labeled Bayonne School District in a recent report as "one of the most underfunded in New Jersey" at a time when the district is contending with an influx of new students, a high number of low-income and bilingual students and schools in need of upgrades.

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Frank Sinatra's first N.J. driver's license fetches $15K at auction

... by LegendaryAuctions.com, Frank Sinatra's 1934 New Jersey Driveris License is photographed. The Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J. reports at that the yellowed, text-only license will be offered at auction on Tuesday, June 24 by Boston-based RR Auction. ...

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Online Special-Report Announcement from the Anasazi Foundation to...

In Newark, New Jersey , Anasazi Foundation has just made the announcement that they have a filing of a special report which is regarding the Anasazi packet parameters from the Anasazi Foundation's Arizona enrollment agreement qualifications for their Boulder-Creek-Academy Troubled-Teens Program.

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Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Creates Linked Network of Children's Wellness Programming in Newark

Morgan Stanley today announced Healthy Newark , an innovative philanthropic program connecting several local nonprofits, schools and hospitals to deliver a linked package of the building blocks to a healthy childhood.

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Bridgegate II: Revenge of the Skyway

... from New York to New Jersey. Christie and his team claimed that the Pulaski Skyway, which connects Jersey City and Newark, was a feeder to the tunnel. "The kindest thing I can say about this administration is that they've stretched the roles," ...

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#HudsonCelebs pick their best bets

... in getting ready for my August solo show at LITM. It will be called "Ninety Summers Later" (August 5, 7 p.m., 140 Newark Ave., Jersey City). It will also be a fundraiser for the organizations who do the cat adoptions out of Fussy Friends (148 Newark ...

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Quick Takes

... the bonds-or the burritos. As if a 15-hour flight isn't painful enough, one U.S. passenger on a direct flight from Newark, N.J., to Hong Kong learned the hard way to keep his hands to himself. Flying aboard a June 18 Cathay Pacific flight, the ...

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Ex-Long Branch athletic director gets probation for fraudEx-Long...

... term for his role in conspiring to defraud the school. Judge Jose L. Linares, sitting in U.S. District Court in Newark, sentenced Charles Ferrara Jr., 56, of Belmar to one year on probation for conspiring with a vendor to provide fake price quotes ...

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Ice Hockey: Quick Hits from the 2014 NHL Draft - Live Blog

Connor Clifton and Adam Erne were a pair of players with ties to the Garden State who were selected at the 2013 NHL draft at The Prudential Center last June in Newark.

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Obituary: Henrique S. Nunes

Henrique S. "Rick" Nunes, 66, died on Wednesday, June 25, 2014. Mr. Nunes was born and raised in Newark.

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Bill to further expand NJ corporate tax breaks heads to Christie's desk

... to projects for warehousing, logistics, research and development. Lesniak said he attempted to get a sweetener for Newark in the bill by allowing projects near transit hubs to be able to get tax breaks worth 40 percent of their total project cost, ...

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First Regional Resilience Design Studio Slated For Newark

... Resilience Design Studio will be at the New Jersey Institute of Technology's Center for Resilient Design, located in Newark, N.J. "The work that we intend to do is already in their DNA," Bloodworth Botop says, speaking to ARCHITECT later Thursday. ...

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Live updates: 2014 NBA Draft and the Detroit Pistons

... mobile app click here for updates and to comment . Who: Detroit Pistons and the 2014 NBA Draft When: 7:30 p.m. Where: Newark, New Jersey TV: ESPN Radio: SiriusXM Ch. 217 Twitter: Follow David Mayo and Brendan Savage It's going to be a long wait for ...

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Titans G Bob Mischak, 'AFL Original,' Dies

... died this morning in Orinda, CA, at the age of 81. Mischak was a New York area athlete from the start. He was born in Newark, NJ, and played scholastically at Union (NJ) High School - which made him part of the inaugural induction into its Athletic ...

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VIDEO: Mechanical bull riding, taught by a true professional

Professional Bull Riders Blue DEF Velocity Tour comes to the Prudential Center in Newark on Saturday.

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Bassist Christian McBride will be using a borrowed bow in the Tri-C JazzFest because TSA...

Bassist Christian McBride, the artist-in-residence of this year's 35th annual Tri-C JazzFest, will be playing his concerts tonight and Saturday with a borrowed bow because officials from TSA confiscated his during an inspection at the Newark Airport prior to a trip to Canada last week.

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Clarification: Christie-Bridge Probe story

... event ticket presales, trips, advance notice on upcoming 710 KNUS events, movie screening passes, giveaways and more! NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - In a story June 24 about an investigation into the $1 billion Pulaski Skyway project, The Associated Press ...

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Shuttle America E170 at Kansas City on Jun 25th 2014, nose wheel turned sideways before touchdown

A Shuttle America Embraer ERJ-170 on behalf of United, registration N648RW performing flight S5-3448/UA-3448 from Newark,NJ to Kansas City,MO with 72 people on board, was on approach to Kansas City's runway 19L when upon contacting tower the crew requested delay vectors to run some checklists.

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Bridgegate II: Revenge of the Skyway

Baby animals steal the show at parks across New Jersey

... and friends. On the 4th of July, it will be the perfect day to have a barbecue at the park. At Branch Brook Park i n Newark, New Jersey, another fun pastime is seeing all the animals at the park, for there are turtles, beavers, opossums, groundhogs, ...

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Doug Goodale of Morristown Announces Success as SEEDS Volunteer

... Goodale of Morristown spent that summer teaching a fifth and sixth grade teaching underprivileged students in the Newark, New Jersey area as part of SEEDS. He was an ideal SEEDS volunteer. He had spent the previous eleven years teaching English at ...

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Adam Green, Affirms Wasatch Liquid-Contract Manufacturer's New Skin...

The purpose of this press release is to announce that Mr. Adam Paul Green, the G3-Development Founder, has just announced he will speak with Wasatch Liquid Contract Manufacturer and Nutritional Supplement Supplier Lab, concerning their "801- Skin Care Technology" on his weekly webinar, which is hosted from from his virtual office in Newark, New ... (more)

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Two men plead guilty to neglect for dogs'...

... a dozen dogs in an Orange house two weeks ago, officials said. Terrell Jones, of East Orange, and Shean Crawford, of Newark, pleaded guilty in a municipal court to the neglect charge and another count of failure to have a dog license, said Keith ...

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Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

... releases focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and moved during the week of June 18, 2014 - June 25, 2014. NEWARK, N.J. -- Essex County Executive Divince... )--Regulatory News: Shareholders representing 14 per cent of the votes of Dannemora ...

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LITWINKO, Richard A.

News Death Notice LITWINKO, Richard A. age 67, of Centerville. Richard was born in Newark, NJ to the late Anthony Litwinko and Betty Litwinko.

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Press release distribution, EDGAR filing, XBRL, regulatory filings

NEWARK, N.J. -- Essex County Executive Divince... )--Regulatory News: Shareholders representing 14 per cent of the votes of Dannemora Mineral submit the following proposals to the AGM 27 June 2014.

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Anselm Nwaorgu Outlines 8 Steps to Success in New Book

Making an old church new again at Jersey City's St. Michael's

MOLLY J. SMITH JOURNAL PHOTOPARISHONERS listen to the Rev. Tom Quinn at the Saturday Mass at Saint Michael's Church in Jersey City on April 5. MOLLY J. SMITH JOURNAL PHOTOBishop Thomas A. Donato, right, of the Archdiocese of Newark, applauds as the Rev.

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Saints' Cole: 'I thought my career was over'

... happen, if the injury would have been bad, it would just be like, wow. That would have crushed me." Cole, who's from Newark, N.J., said he probably will take the rest of the summer off and rehab the knee with help from strength coach Dan Taylor and ...

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Barbara J. Weston

She was born in Newark and resided in Belleville. She was a receptionist at Berje, Inc. in Bloomfield for over 20 years.

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Spectrum Theatre Company

... As You Like It , as artistic director (a role he filled previously at the similar Ensemble Theatre Company in Newark, N.J.), Spectrum plans to debut in September with Once on This Island , by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the musical team behind ...

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Wednesday, June 25, 2014

People Express officials prepare for first flights out of Newport News

With less than a week before launching service from Newport News to Newark, Boston and Pittsburgh, People Express is in the midst of an aggressive marketing and social media campaign.

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Capital Thinking: Homeland Security

... and Communications will hold a hearing on "Mass Gathering Security" at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey. Tuesday, June 24: The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security will mark up the FY 2015 Homeland ...

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Former NYCDEP Commissioner Strickland Joins HDR

... advisor for air and water in the New York City mayor's office, taught environmental law at Rutgers Law School in Newark, N.J., represented environmental groups at the Rutgers environmental law clinic, and prosecuted environmental cases for the New ...

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Honoring Rev. Hughey's legacy

... to Washington D.C. The highlight of the tournament, says Council, will be an All-Star game featuring players from Newark, N. J. Council has a brother there, Patrick Council, who is organizing a similar tournament. Bringing in talented players from ...

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Three Trenton residents arrested for heroin distribution after Ocean County-led investigation

... second set of arrests outside Ocean County following a Special Operations Group investigation, authorities said. Four Newark individuals were previously arrested for allegedly establishing a drug distribution network in Ocean County, authorities ...

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Revlon tycoon's daughter LOSES legal battle for multimillion-dollar ...

... 86 after a 13-year battle with a Parkinson's-like condition built Hudson News into a retail empire starting with a Newark, New Jersey news stand. After his death two years ago, he left the company to his son James, who then sold it and collected ...

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Irvington man arrested in Florida, charged with strangling ex-girlfriend

... in this file photo, today announced the arrest of an Irvington man accused of strangling his former girlfriend. NEWARK - After fleeing to Florida, an Irvington man has been arrested and charged with strangling his former girlfriend in a township ...

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Rutherford teen gets six months for reporting phony kidnapping to U.S. Embassy officials overseas

... teenager has been sentenced to six months in prison for making false statements to U.S. Embassy officials in Moldova. NEWARK - A Rutherford teen who set off an overseas manhunt with the fictitious online tale of a New Jersey high school girl ...

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Free Wi-Fi approved at New York City's airports

NEWARK, N.J. -- Free Wi-Fi is coming to the New York City metro area's major airports.

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Essex County Executive Divincenzo and Branch Brook Park Alliance...

... parking spaces to make the site handicap accessible. The landscape architectural firm of Rhodeside and Harwell from Newark and Alexandria, Va., was commissioned by the Branch Brook Park Alliance to design the Visitor's Center. Bismark Construction ...

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Feds target laser threat to planes

... and passengers, but also people on the ground. Many of our Observer towns are directly under the flight path for Newark Liberty Airport. At any given time, you can look skyward and see an aircraft coming in for a landing or on its outbound route. ...

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(NEWARK, N.J.) Dominican National Admits Role in $65 Million Fraud Scheme

JUN 23 (NEWARK, N.J.) Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U. S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Dominican national who was extradited from ...

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Orange cop killer loses appeal in 2006 fatal shooting

... 2008 sentencing for the 2006 fatal shooting of Orange Police Detective Kieran Shields. (Noah Addis/The Star-Ledger) NEWARK - A state appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of a man serving a 40-year prison sentence for the 2006 fatal ...

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Prudential Financial Commits to Build $1 Billion Impact Investment Portfolio by 2020

... Since then, the group has invested nearly $2 billion, including $300 million deployed in the company's hometown of Newark, New Jersey. The group invests in three core areas: social purpose enterprises, financial intermediaries that redeploy capital ...

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Prudential Financial Commits to Build $1 Billion Impact Investment Portfolio by 2020

Schooled: How Catholic schools get better results on the cheap

Former Newark, New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.

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Free Wi-Fi planned for Newark, other NYC metro airports

NEWARK - Free Wi-Fi could be coming to the Newark Liberty International Airport, as well as the other major airports New York City area's .

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The Biz: Inside the New Season of NY Med

... The show will also cross the Hudson River for a look inside University Hospital, which serves the rough streets of Newark, N.J. NY Med executive producer Terence Wrong offers some insights on what's coming up. TV Guide Magazine: One of the lessons ...

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Christie has another bridge problem with Pulaski probes: Editorial

... other transportation projects linking the two states. Repairing the crumbling Pulaski, an elevated roadway between Newark and Jersey City, isn't part of that mission. In fact, using the money this way may be illegal. Multiple law enforcement ...

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Sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

... the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating. Check out this story on wtsp.com: http://usat.ly/1mlbxpL NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Already embroiled in a criminal probe over lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie's ...

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AP sources: Christie faces another bridge probe

... for Pulaski Skyway repairs was misrepresented in bond documents by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - An 82-year-old steel truss bridge featured in the opening credits of "The Sopranos" and in Orson Welles ' 1938 ...

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Jersey City doctors featured on ABC-TV medical reality show

If you want your viewers to see trauma doctors at work, University Hospital in Newark is the place to film.

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George Lucas picks Chicago for art and movie memorabilia museum - Wed, 25 Jun 2014 PST

... lakefront that's near other attractions, including the Shedd Aquarium and the Field Museum of Natural History. The (Newark, New Jersey) Star-Ledger reports that the yellowed, text-only 1934 license was issued, typo and all, to Francis Sintra, 841 ...

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AP sources: Christie faces another bridge probe

... repairs was misrepresented in bond documents by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Photo: Mel Evans, AP NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - An 82-year-old steel truss bridge featured in the opening credits of "The Sopranos" and in Orson Welles ' 1938 ...

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AP sources: Christie faces another bridge probe

... the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie's administration is facing an investigation over a second bridge. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - An 82-year-old steel truss bridge featured in the opening credits of "The Sopranos" and in Orson Welles' 1938 ...

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AP sources: Christie faces another bridge probe

... was misrepresented in bond documents by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - An 82-year-old steel truss bridge featured in the opening credits of "The Sopranos" and in Orson Welles' 1938 ...

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AP sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

... repairs was misrepresented in bond documents by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Photo: Mel Evans, AP NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Already embroiled in a criminal probe over lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie 's ...

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Frank Sinatra's first NJ license up for sale

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie faces probe over funding of (another) bridge

... annual Greek Day on West Braoadway. PNG photographers joined the colourful celebrations, and took these pictures. NEWARK, N.J. - Already embroiled in a criminal probe over lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie's ...

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Sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

... Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/1mlbxpL NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Already embroiled in a criminal probe over lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie's ...

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New Jersey Devils Retrospective: 1995 Stanley Cup

Apr 13, 2014; Newark, NJ, USA; New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur is honored by fans after his 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins at Prudential Center.

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AP sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

... event ticket presales, trips, advance notice on upcoming 710 KNUS events, movie screening passes, giveaways and more! NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Already embroiled in a criminal probe over lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie's ...

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Newark city council members shuffle budget introduction

... the 2014 budget before a new slate of city council representatives takes office next month remains in limbo. Newark mayor-elect Ras Baraka and city council president Mildred Crump asked the city to offer a budget before the new city council and ...

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Bold burglar caught on video leaping over desk during Newark hotel robbery

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a brazen burglar believed to have struck several Newark hotels.

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AP sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

... after the governor and Democrats worked out a compromise to revive the cap that expired April 1. Photo: Mel Evans, AP NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Already embroiled in a criminal probe over lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie ...

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Morris County judge allows several people to split defendant's bail

... to be released tonight, said George Scott, chief executive of Octavia Homes, an affiliate of Octavia Bail Bonds in Newark. Octavia Bail Bonds financed Trejo-Sosa's bail after receiving $5,000 from his mother, sister and girlfriend, Scott said. ...

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AP sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

... damaged several homes in Indianapolis and its outskirts, downed power lines and uprooted trees, authorities said. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Already embroiled in a criminal probe over lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie's ...

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Sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

It is a line I have used to open speeches on the lecture circuit for years and it never fails to... NEWARK, N.J. - Already embroiled in a criminal probe over lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie's administration is facing an investigation over a second bridge.

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AP sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

Sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

... and are responsible for the content of their videos and photos. Please report any content that violates the terms. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Already embroiled in a criminal probe over lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, Gov. Chris Christie's ...

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(NEWARK, N.J.) New Jersey U.S. Attorney Files Civil Suit Seeking Forfeiture of $1.7...

... Black Market Peso Exchange (BMPE), U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. According to the complaint filed today in Newark federal court: Cellular Next, which operates out of New York and Miami and is registered as a business entity in New Jersey, ...

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Newark mayor-elect Baraka set to help homeowners: Opinion

Newark's recently elected mayor, Ras Baraka, has taken a bold step to address one of the city's and state's most serious crises.

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Sienaa s Cole: a oeI thought my career...

... happen, if the injury would have been bad, it would just be like, wow. That would have crushed me." Cole, who's from Newark, N.J., said he'll probably take the rest of the summer off and rehab the knee with help from strength coach Dan Taylor and ...

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AP sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

... by bungling a landing approach in San Francisco, including inadvertently deactivating the plane's key control... NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Chris Christie's administration is facing an investigation into how it paid for a $1 billion repair of a New ...

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Pennsylvania man sentenced for selling $270,000 in stolen phones

... Hopkins, 35, who worked as a Verizon account manager in Trevose, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, last year to mail fraud charges, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said in a statement. Over the course of several ...

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AP sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

... by bungling a landing approach in San Francisco, including inadvertently deactivating the plane's key control... NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Chris Christie's administration is facing an investigation into how it paid for a $1 billion repair of a New ...

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Last minute bill would give tax breaks to 'renaissance schools'

... schools are similar to charter schools, but are privately runin three New Jersey cities: Camden, Trenton and Newark. Although the schools must be "constructed, controlled, operated, and managed" by a nonprofit entity, the law allows for-profit ...

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Two Jersey City doctors featured on ABC reality series, NY Med

Dr. Fox and Dr. Sifri will be featured on ABC series, NY Med, which premieres June 26 at 10 p.m. If you want your viewers to see trauma doctors at work, University Hospital in Newark is the place to film.

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AP sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

Fireworks may have caused deadly Newark fire, witness says

NEWARK - Fireworks may have caused a fire that killed six relatives in a Newark house fire earlier this month, a neighbor has told investigators.

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AP sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

Georgia businessman pleads guilty to fraud in NJ

... instead used the investors' money for his own benefit. Singleton pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, to a count of conspiring to commit wire fraud. He could face up to 20 years in prison and a fine at his Sept. 30 ...

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AP sources: Christie facing 2nd bridge probe

... event ticket presales, trips, advance notice on upcoming 710 KNUS events, movie screening passes, giveaways and more! NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Chris Christie's administration is facing an investigation into how it paid for a $1 billion repair of a ...

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Guilty Plea in Rhino Smuggling Conspiracy

... 'boss' of the conspiracy, to help obtain wildlife items and smuggle them to Li via Hong Kong." A federal judge in Newark, N.J., sentence Li just last month to 70 months in prison for leading the smuggling ring. While working at an auction house in ...

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Jury unable to reach verdict on murder charges in shooting at Newark restaurant

NEWARK - After nearly four days of deliberations, jurors today were unable to determine whether Mark Melvin was the man behind the mask.

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Rolling Stones joined by John Mayer in Rome at landmark Circus Maximus concert

... has performed as a guest at several previous Rolling Stones concerts, including a pay-per-view televised event in Newark, N.J., on Dec. 15, 2012. Mayer was also a guest at Rolling Stones concerts in Newark on Dec. 13, 2012, and in Anaheim, Calif., ...

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What do kids want?; Kids not eating well; Why we have kids; BEN Column, June 24, update 3

... like me who chose not to have kids are expected to feed and take care of other peoples kids. A growing number of Newark children depend on school meals and food stamps to get the nutrition they need to grow up healthy and become productive members ...

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Videotaped robber arrested in West Orange, police say

... Orange. The attack was captured on this surveillance tape. Authorities are looking for the attacker. WEST ORANGE - A Newark man has been charged with shooting a gas station attendant during an armed robbery last week in West Orange, township ...

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Former Verizon worker gets 2 years for selling mobile devices on eBay

New Jersey's U.S. attorney says James Hopkins was given a 27-month prison term today in federal court in Newark.

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Chinese Ports Lead the World in Berth Productivity, JOC Group Inc. Data Shows

... Europe, to be held in London on November 19-20 and the JOC Port Productivity Conference North America, to be held in Newark, New Jersey, on December 9-10. For further information on attending or sponsoring these events, visit www.joc.com/events . ...

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River parties critical of EPA plan timeline

... its experience suggests the timeline and productivity contained in the plan is unrealistic. An inoperable bridge in Newark and uncooperative weather turned a four-month plan into a ten-month operation, said John Rolfe, project manager for ...

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Korean War Veteran, Parsippany Man Dies at 81

... Cornell University graduate served in the Korean War from November 1952 to October 1954. He then worked for PSE&G in Newark for 35 years before retiring in 1993, at which point he was a senior manager. Bacile loved to golf and was a member of the ...

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Visual Arts Center in Summit welcomes new development director

... and experience recently helped to establish a free health clinic onsite at The Apostle's House Homeless Shelter in Newark, set to launch this summer. Run by New Jersey medical students, the satellite clinic "is a collaboration that came together ...

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East Orange water commission: 2 resign, 2 resist mayor's demand to leave

... one additional well had been turned on - meaning East Orange would have to buy less of its water from the city of Newark. "Mayor, if at any time I had personally done anything to harm or endanger the residents of this city, my family, or the ...

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Riverside Company exits Thibaut

The Riverside Company has exited Thibaut . The business is a designer and distributor of high-end wallpaper, fabric and furniture based in Newark, New Jersey.

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Andrew Carey will be sworn in as Middlesex County Prosecutor Friday

... Kaplan had served as prosecutor for more than a decade. Carey, an Independent, was an assistant U.S. attorney in Newark, serving as chief of the narcotics unit and Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force when he was nominated. He had been an ...

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Eight Sites on Irvington Avenue Proposed for Redevelopment Study

... development, Collum reported that a grant proposal is in the works that would include South Orange, Maplewood and Newark would seek funding for "mobility" along Irvington Avenue in all three communities, making the corridor more accessible for ...

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Clifton resident gets shot at opening for Foreigner

... Knollwood will have a chance to expand his profile exponentially when he performs at the Prudential Center in Newark. The 20-year-old landed a 15-minute acoustic set at the Foreigner/Styx/Don Felder show by winning radio station Q104.3 FM's "Next ...

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Out in the Night

... "Out in the Night" chronicles the miscarriage of justice during the trial and sentencing of the young friends from Newark, New Jersey. The families of the "New Jersey 4" accepted their sexuality, but the group was on guard in their impoverished, ...

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Pre-prom 'toast-offs' let Newark students celebrate lavishly before graduating

... known as "toast-offs," put the glitz and glamour of the evening on full display. Earlier this month, students from Newark Collegiate Academy gathered at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center for the third consecutive year to celebrate a pre-prom ...

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Medical series producer is directly seeing impact of work

... 10 p.m. It contrasts stories from Manhattan's New York-Presbyterian Hospital with gritty emergency room scenes from Newark, New Jersey's University Hospital. Five of the eight series Wrong has made for ABC were set in hospitals; his team has ...

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Exclusive Compagnie

... are better-positioned to take on the associated risks. But La Compagnie, which will run flights between Paris and Newark, New Jersey, hopes to prove me wrong. BTN has more: This time, [co-founder and deputy CEO Peter] Luethi said, it's different. ...

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Newark man arrested, charged with threatening girlfriend with gun

... weapons offenses and other crimes one week after he allegedly threatened his girlfriend with a handgun, police say. NEWARK - A 21-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged with threatening his girlfriend with a gun last week, police said. ...

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Ryan Siegel of Short Hills Honored with Volunteerism Award

... of community service through numerous activities including teaching a debate class at the Boys and Girls Club of Newark in the Central Ward neighborhood, serving as Red Cross Club President at Millburn High School where he focused on the increasing ...

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16-Year-Old Orange High School Student Charged in Grade Changing Scandal

NEWARK, NJ Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Orange Police Director Hakim Sims recently announced that a 16-year-old sophomore from Orange has been charged with unlawfully accessing a school computer system to change grades and attendance records.

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Education Can't Be 'Hacked'

... Gov. Chris Christie, Democratic Mayor Corey Booker and Facebook boy genius Mark Zuckerberg tried to hack the Newark, NJ, public school system. The article is eye-opening, but in true New Yorker fashion, it's also really long, so I'll sum it up. ...

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'NY Med' producer sees impact of work

... Thursday. It contrasts stories from Manhattan's New York-Presbyterian Hospital with gritty emergency room scenes from Newark, New Jersey's University Hospital. Five of the eight series Wrong has made for ABC were set in hospitals; his team has ...

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PATH education series to debut with Sandy recovery talk tomorrow in Newark

Mike Marino, deputy director of the PATH system, will discuss the system's Superstorm Sandy recovery progress tomorrow in Newark.

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Food concessions getting a makeover at Prudential Center

... help pay for others. O'Neil said he had not yet figured out what variation on that philosophy will be chosen for the Newark arena, but added that volunteers at the Red Bank location may get an opportunity to get full-time paying jobs at The Rock. ...

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Foreigner, Styx, Don Felder to perform Thursday at Prudential Center

... of the British-American band's 1984 mega-hit single, "I Want to Know What Love Is," featured backing vocals from the Newark-based New Jersey Mass Choir. "When I first wrote the song it was much more of a love song, but I felt it had more of a ...

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'NY Med' producer sees direct impact of work

... at 9 p.m. It contrasts stories from Manhattan's New York-Presbyterian Hospital with gritty emergency room scenes from Newark, New Jersey's University Hospital. "NY Med" has the mix of stories that will be familiar to fans, including remarkable ...

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'NY Med': News producer finds a niche

Free school lunch fraud inNJ districts leads to chargesagainst 6 across the state

Free school lunch fraud in NJ districts leads to charges against 6 across the state Star-Ledger [Newark, NJ], by Ted Sherman

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Monday, June 23, 2014

An Abandoned Cubicle Complex Filled with Art

... for that hotel lobby. But the latest show in the Gateway Project , a series of pop-up group exhibitions in downtown Newark, NJ, put a jolt in my step. Through the Looking Glass takes its theme from Lewis Carroll's story of the same name and delves ...

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Former NYCDEP Commissioner Strickland Joins HDR

Anthony Brocato HS State Baseball Player of the Year

Anthony Brocato, of Rutgers Prep, is the HS State Baseball Player of the Year. Newark, NJ 6/17/14

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For Super Bowl security, experts say communication was key

The two-years of security preparations leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in February involved an unprecedented multi-tiered effort that should serve as a model for coordination at other large events and gatherings, security experts and federal lawmakers concluded during a hearing of a Congressional homeland security panel in Newark ... (more)

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Upstate New York woman slain, husband in custody

... was found slain. State police say Leonard Salters of Highland Falls is being held Monday at University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey, pending extradition to New York. Troopers say Friday night's killing appears to have been the culmination of a ...

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Sayreville celebrating July 4 on June 28

... will present a concert followed by fireworks sponsored by the Essex County Parks Department at Branch Book Park in Newark at 7:30 on Friday, June 27. Montville Township scheduled a three day celebration for Thursday, Friday and Saturday featuring ...

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PATH education series to debut with June 25 Sandy recovery talk in Newark

Mike Marino, deputy director of the PATH system, will discuss the system's Superstorm Sandy recovery progress tomorrow in Newark.

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New Jersey Chief Justice will speak at Union City High School graduation

... future vacancy on the high court. The governor and chief justice had once worked together as federal prosecutors in Newark. Rabner had been initially sworn into office on June 2007, after being nominated by Gov. Jon S. Corzine, a Democrat, and ...

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Free school lunch fraud in NJ districts leads to charges against 6 across the state

... those charged: Nona Daily, 45, of Pennsauken, a teacher's aide in the Camden School District; Jessica Davila, 42, of Newark, a U.S. Postal Service clerk; Tiajuana McShan, 40, of Millville, a cottage training supervisor at the Woodbine Developmental ...

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Med series producer directly sees impact of work

... p.m. EDT. It contrasts stories from Manhattan's New York-Presbyterian Hospital with gritty emergency room scenes from Newark, New Jersey's University Hospital. Five of the eight series Wrong has made for ABC were set in hospitals; his team has ...

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Jean Claude Cenatus to Run for West Orange Township Council

... I immigrated to the United States in 1980. I worked at various jobs and opened my own business, a parking lot in Newark and became part owner of a restaurant in Elizabeth NJ. I later went to Essex County College where I obtained an associate degree ...

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Cops confirm Highland Falls woman died of multiple stab wounds

... to extradite him when he recovers. He is currently in the custody of the Rutgers University Medical Center police in Newark, N.J., where he is being treated. He is listed in critical condition.

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Lawmakers hear about potential stadium threatsLawmakers hear about...

... Bowl played in New Jersey was a resounding success. So the most interesting part of Monday's congressional hearing in Newark to review lessons learned from the event was a discussion of what future terror threats could look like. Fred Roberts ...

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N.J. lawmakers hear about potential stadium threats

Series inspires students to become docs

Devils' Cory Schneider: One year after trade, is he ready to be...

... he should turn on his television and watch the NHL entry draft being televised from the Prudential Center in Newark. As he tuned in, Schneider found out, like so many others, that he had been traded by the Vancouver Canucks to the Devils for a ...

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Prudential Center and Legends Hospitality announce partnership to...

Multi-year agreement will bring high-quality, locally sourced offerings to guests as they experience the New Jersey culinary scene under one roof NEWARK, NJ June 23, 2014 Prudential Center and Legends Hospitality announced today a multi-year partnership that will create a brand new, first-class culinary experience for guests at the Newark, NJ ... (more)

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Med series producer directly sees impact of work

Investors feel growing confidence in Yellen's Fed

... Financial Inc.'s fixed-income unit, which oversees about $335 billion, said in a June 19 telephone interview from Newark , New Jersey . "Inflation is not overheating even with job growth stable and the economy continuing to accelerate." In the past ...

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ABC's unique series back with some real-life medical drama

New Med Series On ABC Based On Behind-The-Scenes Research

Newark airport among the destinations for Virgin's new fleet of Boeing Dreamliners

Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways plans to use its initial batch of four Boeing 787 Dreamliners for flights from London's Heathrow airport to East Coast routes, including Newark.

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Verona High School student and teacher recognized by Grammy Foundation

... the concert band at Carnegie Hall in 2013 and guided a performance at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark a year earlier. He went to college at Rutgers University and is currently completing his master's degree in music education, also ...

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Med series producer directly sees impact of work

... EDT. It contrasts stories from Manhattan's New York- Presbyterian Hospital with gritty emergency room scenes from Newark, New Jersey's University Hospital . Five of the eight series Wrong has made for ABC were set in hospitals; his team has immersed ...

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2014 WIMG Annual Conference

... women's health issues and a special presentation by the Center for American Women in Politics at Rutgers University. Newark, close to East Orange and New York City, is the financial, commercial, and transportation nucleus of the Garden State. Newark ...

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Med series producer directly sees impact of work

12-year-old Elizabeth boy shot in his home by gunman outside

... City police and fire department medics went to the scene and the youth was transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, police Lt. Daniel Saulnier said. No arrests have been made and ...

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Nick's Pizza Celebrates Its Second Anniversary

FANWOOD, NJ Marking its second full year on South Martine Ave. in Fanwood, Nick's Pizza will celebrate by offering plain pizzas at a special price of $6.23 on Monday, June 23. The pizzeria will also offer a free slice of birthday cake made by Calandra's Italian Bakery in Newark, one of the best in the state.

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Med series producer directly sees impact of work

Worker's Impaled Eye Will Cost Port Authority

... Federal Employers' Liability Act, arguing the railroad effectively chose "efficiency over worker safety." A jury in Newark, N.J., returned a $3.75 million verdict against the bi-state entity on Feb. 24, 2014. To account for more than $38,000 in ...

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Eight Sites on Irvington Avenue Proposed for Redevelopment Study

Med Series Producer Directly Sees Impact Of Work

Med series producer directly sees impact of work

Newark man struck by hit and run driver in Passaic, report says

... seeking the public's help tracking down the driver, according to a report on NorthJersey.com . Tony Mathos, 25, of Newark was hit by a vehicle as he walked down Main Avenue in Passaic, authorities said. The driver fled the scene and abandoned the ...

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Virgin Atlantic Will Deploy First Batch of 787s to Eastern U.S.

... carrier's second 787, due in December, will be used for Heathrow-Washington trips, with planes three and four serving Newark in New Jersey and New York's John F. Kennedy International airport from January and February. Later planes will be deployed ...

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Stop forcing all state workers to live in NJ: Editorial

... that it has actually done so? The problem isn't just that this law makes it harder for schools in cities such as Newark and Camden to attract teachers living in New York City and Philadelphia. The broader danger is that it may set off retaliatory ...

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Newark's Official Historian Visits His Favorite Landmarks

Anyone who's written or read extensively about Newark knows his name. Clement Price, a distinguished service professor at Rutgers Newark, he has taught at Rutgers University-Newark for 45 years, is a walking encyclopaedia of city history and one of Newark's most ardent boosters.

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World Cup 2014: USA fans often have split personality

... "But we're Americans, so we want to see the U.S.A. do well, so we're in a tough spot." Up and down Ferry Street in Newark's Ironbound, that was pretty apparent as young Portuguese-Americans were decked out in the red jerseys of their grandparents' ...

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Man Spends Last Hour Of A 15 Hour Flight In The Lavatory

A man on a Cathay Pacific flight from Newark, NJ to Hong Kong spent the last hour of the 15-hour flight in rather uncomfortable conditions ... standing up in one of the airplane's lavatories.

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Anselm Nwaorgu Outlines 8 Steps to Success in New Book

ART: Good as Gold: New exhibit of Bklyn street photos - and the art they inspired

... space are very different." And although Painter continues to document Brooklyn in her art, the artist - who lives in Newark, New Jersey - said she is disconnected from the actual borough, because her Brooklyn resides in Lucille's photographs - old ...

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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Fans In Ironbound Watch US vs Portugal in World Cup Soccer Game

Irvington's Anthony Lymon, center, reacts with others as the US comes close to scoring in the 1st half. Newark's Ironbound neighborhood as Portugal plays USA in their World Cup soccer game. Sunday June 22, 2014. Newark, NJ, USA. (Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger)

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Fans In Ironbound Watch US vs Portugal in World Cup Soccer Game

American fans celebrate after they took a 2-1 lead in the 2nd half. Newark's Ironbound neighborhood as Portugal plays USA in their World Cup soccer game.

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Lamar Patterson NBA Draft 2014: Highlights, Scouting Report and More

... , he was only a 3-star prospect who didn't even rank in the nation's top 100 when leaving St. Benedict's Prep in Newark, New Jersey. The 6'5" wingman - he played small forward at Pittsburgh but will have to line up at the 2 in the NBA - began his ...

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West Orange Resident Jean Claude Cenatus Announces Run for Town Council

Officials confiscate $50K worth of a cocaine cookiesa

COCAINE COOKIES: In an undated photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, a batch of cookies confiscated at Newark Liberty International Airport is shown.

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Jersey Boys can't translate a stage musical to the screen

... what has to change. Jersey Boys tells the story of the Four Seasons, the legendary pop music group that begins with Newark, N.J., childhood friends Frankie Castelluccio (John Lloyd Young) and Tommy DeVito (Vincent Piazza) performing club gigs ...

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Working to Ensure a Safe Time for All as...

... command post for the event. The opening ceremonies for the games will take place at the Prudential Center in Newark, and events will be held at The College of New Jersey, Rider University, Mercer County Park, Lawrenceville School, Peddie School, the ...

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Ricardo Lamas: Jose Aldo didn't beat me at UFC 169, I beat myself

Ricardo Lamas came up short in his bid to dethrone Ultimate Fighting Championship featherweight champion Jose Aldo at UFC 169 back on Feb. 1, 2014 in Newark, New Jersey.

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World Cup 2014: Where do you plan to watch U.S. v Portugal match?

... afternoon soccer fans were already crowding into the Blitz Sports Bar on Wilson Avenue in the Ironbound section of Newark, famous for its thriving Portuguese and Brazilian community and soccer fanaticism. "It's going to be crazy in here," said Luana ...

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RPT-Wall St Week Ahead-Hoping for a consumer discretionary revival

... a lot of the froth burnt out of it," said Quincy Krosby, market strategist at Prudential Financial, which is based in Newark, New Jersey. "Worries over the strength of the consumer, particularly in the lower end and middle, is ... reflected in the ...

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N.J. lawmakers may revisit residency for public workers

... supported the change, saying it would help attract more applicants for teaching positions, especially in Camden and Newark, which have high-poverty districts and many low-performing schools, and would give employees more freedom to live where it ...

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Newark-based artist Lunar New Year creates murals around the world and at home

Street artist and Newark resident, known as Lunar New Year, in his Halsey Street studio has created work all over the world and is now pairing up with local advocacy groups to raise funds for the arts.

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Three Essex County students win Nancy and Robert Eskow NCJW Volunteer Award

... contribution to an array of significant causes including teaching a debate class at the Boys and Girls Club of Newark in the Central Ward neighborhood, introducing an art program designed to celebrate diversity, planning a maniCURE night to raise ...

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East Side HS student documentary to air on Cablevision

U.S. Senator Cory Booke takes questions from students Diana Carvalho and Jaleel Thomas after the screening of Cablevision's "Student Lens", a student-produced video project, at East Side High School in Newark on Friday.

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State plans to cut NJ cops OT, a move unions worry will hurt kids

... step toward improving New Jersey's child welfare system after the body of 7-year-old Faheem Williams was found in a Newark house a year after caseworkers lost track of him and his family. In 2004, the state added 60 officers and assigned them to ...

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Driver in Tracy Morgan crash was speeding 20 mph over limit, federal report says

... 7, 2014, that killed comedian James McNair and left actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and two others critically injured. NEWARK, N.J. - A report on the crash that seriously injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed another man says the driver of a ...

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TLAPR Agency Takes New Spin on Internships

... LLC is a woman and minority owned public relations agency headquartered in Washington, DC with a satellite office in Newark, NJ. As an Award-Winning CEO and Principal Consultant with over 20 years of experience in PR, media relations, and strategic ...

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Where art and development meet New gallery in luxury housing building will fund arts program

... under construction 6,000 units and we have about 25,000 in the pipe line over the next two years. We will overtake Newark as the largest city in the state at some point in 2016. I can comfortably tell you over the next five years the 20 largest ...

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Laura Michalak, Andrew Behlmann

... a B.S.B.A. in finance and a B.S. in accounting. He received his J.D. in 2009 from Seton Hall School of Law in Newark, N.J. Laura and Andrew met in 2011 while working as attorneys for Lowenstein Sandler LLP, where Andrew remains a corporate ...

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NBA News and Rumors

... in trading the No. 1 overall pick. Count the Philadelphia 76ers among the interested. In fact, the Star-Ledger of Newark, N.J., cites a report than Embiid's..." "The Golden State Warriors have hit an impasse in their trade pursuit of All-Star ...

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Saturday, June 21, 2014

Newark Archdiocese, Bergen prosecutor host child safety workshops

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the Archdiocese of Newark united Saturday for a daylong series of child-safety workshops, presented to adults who work with children within and outside of the parish.

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Chazz Witherspoon to take on Tyabb Beale on Saturday, July 12

Beale of Newark, New Jersey has a record of 9-4-1 with three knockouts and is 7-1-1 over his last nine bouts.

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New Jersey Devils to Start 2014-15 on Road; Home Opener on October 18 Against San Jose

... will be released tomorrow afternoon so it's unclear as to how many games they will play before taking to the ice in Newark. There are two games known at this moment. The Devils' first game will be the first home game for the Second Rate Rivals. The ...

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Funeral held for six relatives killed in Newark fire

Newark - Hundreds gathered at an Irvington church today for an emotional farewell to six relatives who perished in a Newark house fire.

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Irvington: Six victims of fatal Father's Day fire remembered

An urn containing the ashes of one of the six people who perished in Fathers Day house fire last week in Newark is carnied into the Solid Rock Baptist Church.

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WOOFSTOCK Rocks as bands take center stage

... is an ALL AGES festival to benefit NJ animals in need. Woofstock was an all-day block party and benefit for the Newark NJ Animal Shelter that features 13 local New Jersey Bands, 5 Djs, Food, Vendors and a chance to meet your next canine companion. ...

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Tracy Morgan

... was driving 65 mph at the time of the June 7 crash. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision, File) ( /Associated Press) NEWARK, N.J. - Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan has been moved from a hospital to a rehabilitation facility as he recovers from a serious ...

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