Gutsy Gourmet: Bestowing the blessings of honeybees during your Rosh Hashanah meal

... full of pride that your bees made that." Masterton grew up in Vermont at the Blueberry Hill Inn, the daughter of the Newark-raised chef Elsie Masterton nee Lipstein, Elsie Lipstein never learned to cook until she and her husband John moved to ...

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Flint mayor meets with Obama at White House

... joined at the second session by Flint Public Safety Director Alvern Lock. The group of mayors included Cory Booker of Newark, N.J.; Kevin Johnson of Sacramento, Calif.; Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans; and Michael Nutter of Philadelphia. The Miami ...

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/28/3590737/flint-mayor-meets-with-obama-at.html

1 woman killed, 1 injured in Newark shooting

Authorities say a woman sitting in a parked car was killed and another woman was wounded when gunfire erupted on a Newark street.

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Feds: Newark man recorded sex assaults on girl

... a young girl and filmed the attacks. Pedro Rios faces two counts of sexually exploiting a child. The 57-year-old Newark man was due to appear in court Tuesday afternoon. Authorities executed a search warrant at Rios's home in February, and a ...

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Today in history

... Department, slated to begin on Jan. 1, 1913. In 1932, Amelia Earhart embarked on a 19-hour flight from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J., making her the first woman to fly solo, nonstop, from coast to coast. In 1959, three days after Hawaiian statehood, ...

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Cory Booker confronts gay rumors

Cory Booker , the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, who is now running in the special election for senator of his state has been facing rumors about being gay for some time, according to a Huffington Post report on Tuesday.

http://www.examiner.com/article/cory-booker-confronts-gay-rumors?cid=rss

If Cory Booker Were To Come Out as Gay - Would It Matter? [POLL]

We should be at the point in society where one's race, creed, or sexual orientation wouldn't be a factor as to whether or not a candidate for high office should matter? So when asked if he's gay, Newark Mayor Cory Booker replied, 'So what does it matter if I am?' The only things that matter should be his politics and his record as mayor of the ... (more)

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Cory Booker and Steve Lonegan square off on crime

Taking to the national stage in Washington, Newark Mayor Cory Booker pitched ideas that he said had been effective in combating violence in his city, such as working with a Republican-leaning think tank to reduce recidivism, in a discussion about crime with President Obama and other urban mayors on Monday.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Cory_Booker_and_Steve_Lonegan_square_off_on_crime.html

Spaulding set to host 39th reunion

... Forest. She teaches twice a year at a Bible College in Kenya in east Africa. Strickland is a retired teacher from Newark, N.J., after getting her B.S. degree from Elizabeth City College. She later graduated and was licensed from Rama B.T.C. in ...

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Sunday, October 27th, 2013 - Monday, October 28th, 2013

... support on all dates and feature special guests including rapper Future. Draek will be at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Sunday, October 27 and at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Monday, October 28. Tickets for the Live Nation ...

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Cory Booker confronts gay rumors

Cory Booker , the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, who is now running in the special election for senator of his state has been facing rumors about being gay for some time, according to a Huffington Post report on Tuesday.

http://www.examiner.com/article/cory-booker-confronts-gay-rumors

Asked if he's gay, Booker says: 'So what does it matter if I am?'

NEWARK - It's a question he has been asked in the past, but this time it came amid a campaign for the U.S Senate.

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/08/cory_booker_gay_rumors_addressed.html

Three killed during bloody 15 hours in Newark

Newark Police and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office are investigating a series of homicides that left three dead and a fourth person injured on Monday and Tuesday.

http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2013/08/three_killed_during_bloody_15_hours_in_newark.html

Mixed Martial Arts enthusiasts vie for Ultimate Fighter slots as UFC hits Indianapolis

Matthew Perry has traveled to Las Vegas and Newark, N.J., to try out for the UFC reality series "Ultimate Fighter."

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Essex County to Honor Tennis Star and Civil Rights Pioneer, Althea Gibson, Saturday

... Black Heritage Series . The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. Branch Brook Park is located at 115 Clifton Avenue, Newark . Gibson was the first African American to win championships at famous tournaments, such as the French Open, the United States ...

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Obama promises mayors he'll use executive actions to combat gun violence

... to them, as it is to this administration," he added. Among those attending the session were Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, N.J., the Democratic candidate for his state's open U.S. Senate seat; Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter; Washington, D.C., Mayor ...

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Hip Hop Community Misses a Beat by Avoiding D.C. March

... (not to be confused with the Hip Hop community) is not in tune. Hakim's 3nd annual 24 Hours of Peace Event in Newark, N.J., sponsored by Councilman Ras Baraka, will provide a local forum for those unable to attend the Aug. 25 march in Washington. ...

http://www.communityjournal.net/hip-hop-community-misses-a-beat-by-avoiding-d-c-march/

Hoboken awarded $105K federal grant for port security

... g improvised explosive devices and other non-conventional weapons, according to the DHS web site. The Jersey City and Newark area was also allocated $32.7 million for Urban Area Security Initiative, to prepare for and deal with acts of terrorism.

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2013/08/city_of_hoboken_awarded_105_k_federal_grant_for_port_security.html

Senate Hopeful Lonegan Launches Attack on Cory Booker

Steve Lonegan, who has been endorsed for U.S. Senate by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, has launched a blistering attack on challenger Cory Booker, saying the Newark mayor has seen the city's murder rate sky rocket under his leadership.

http://www.newsmax.com/NewsmaxVideos/new-jersey-lonegan-booker/2013/08/27/id/522557

Essex County sheriff's officers arrest three on weapons, drug charges

Essex County sheriff's officers found a loaded handgun and cocaine in a Newark man's home late Monday when they came to arrest his brother on a drug charge, authorities say.

http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2013/08/essex_county_sheriffs_officers_arrest_three_on_weapons_drug_charges.html

1 woman killed, another wounded in Newark shooting

Authorities say a woman sitting in a parked car was killed and another woman was wounded when gunfire erupted on a Newark street.

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Newark Teachers Get $1.3 Million in Performance-Based Bonus Checks

More than $1.3 million in performance-based bonus checks are being issued to 190 teachers in Newark, N.J. Teachers who were rated "highly effective" on their yearly evaluation are getting a $5,000 bonus.

http://www.wnyc.org/articles/new-jersey-news/2013/aug/27/newark-teachers-get-13-million-performance-based-bonus-checks/

Cory Booker: 'Some Part Of Me Thinks It's Wonderful' People Think I'm Gay

JUNE 8: Newark Mayor Cory Booker speaks during a news conference to discuss his plans to campaign for the Democratic nomination to run for the seat of late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg on June 8, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey.

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Passenger killed in Hillside stolen vehicle crash identified as Orange woman

... ghter, eluding and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle, Acting Union County Prosecutor Grace Park said. Graham, 42, of Newark, lost control of the truck and crashed near Bloy Street near the township's border with Newark, officials said.

http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2013/08/passenger_killed_in_hillside_stolen_car_crash_identified_as_orange_woman.html

DC mayor meets with Obama for 1st time since 2010

... Eric Holder Tuesday afternoon to discuss strategies to reduce youth violence. The group also included Cory Booker of Newark, N.J.; Kevin Johnson of Sacramento, Calif.; Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans; and Michael Nutter of Philadelphia. A spokesman ...

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/27/3589452/dc-mayor-meets-with-obama-for.html

Booker, DeMaio discuss youth violence with President Obama at the White House

Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio speaks in this file photo as Mayor Cory Booker looks on.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/08/booker_and_demaio_discuss_youth_violence_with_president_obama_and_ag_holder.html

Cory Booker, N.J. Senate candidate, dodges the gay question again

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, a Democrat, will face Republican Steve Lonegan in a special election for U.S. Senate on Oct. 16, 2013, in New Jersey.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/221328461.html?

DC mayor meets with Obama for 1st time since 2010

... Eric Holder Tuesday afternoon to discuss strategies to reduce youth violence. The group also included Cory Booker of Newark, N.J.; Kevin Johnson of Sacramento, Calif.; Mitch Landrieu of New Orleans; and Michael Nutter of Philadelphia. A spokesman ...

http://www.kmph.com/story/23270226/dc-mayor-meets-with-obama-for-1st-time-since-2010

BookerFail: 'Three years after getting the $100 million (from Mark...

It was a match made in social media heaven when Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg partnered publicly with tweet-happy Newark Mayor Cory Booker in September 2010.

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Prosecutors: Man recorded sex assaults of girl

... a young girl and filmed the attacks. Pedro Rios faces two counts of sexually exploiting a child. The 57-year-old Newark man is due to appear in court Tuesday afternoon. Authorities executed a search warrant at Rios's home in February, and a ...

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