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Newarkinvestigating cop's role in Facebook post comparing mayor...

NEWARK — Officials are investigating a social media exchange that appears to be between an active-duty city police lieutenant and a retired city police officer in ... >> view original

MissingNewark16-year-old found, police say | NJ.com

BELLEVILLE – Jennifer Montalvan, 16-year-old Newark girl missing from her home for more than two days, was found late Thursday afternoon, Belleville ... >> view original

Newarksees growth in teachers without permanent work, report...

The number of Newark's paid teachers who lack permanent jobs increased from about 250 to more than 450 from March to June, a change some say is costly ... >> view original

12 charged in connection with 8 recent Essex County killings | NJ.com

NEWARK – Investigators have charged 12 suspects in connection with eight recent Essex County killings, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray ... >> view original

Meet the 9-year-old N.J. motivational speaker who is taking his...

Hudson, an incoming fourth-grader at Cleveland Street Elementary School in Orange, has been giving similar talks around the Newark area for more than a year ... >> view original

Tip leads to firearm, narcotics arrest inNewark'sWest Ward, officials...

NEWARK – Newark police detectives assigned to the Special Conditions Team arrested two males suspects for multiple weapons and narcotics violations ... >> view original

Pregnant Secaucus native missing since last week; last seen in...

Crystal Passante, 26, recently moved back to the area from California and was last seen in Newark, where she was staying with her father, the website reported. >> view original

N.J.'s 25 best hot dog joints, and why Jersey is the center of the hot...

Best Provision, a major supplier of hot dogs to supermarkets, is headquartered in Newark. Here's my behind-the-scenes profile of this low-profile company. >> view original

With 40-year sentence overturned, N.J. man gets 15 years for crash...

NEWARK -- For the second time in less than four years, James Perry stood in a Newark courtroom on Friday and received a prison sentence for causing a 2008 ... >> view original

Cornel West, victims' family members to speak at march against...

NEWARK -- A New Jersey-based advocacy group will hold a march through the streets of downtown Newark Saturday to protest police brutality and demand ... >> view original