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59-year-old shot, killed inNewark, authorities say

NEWARK — Authorities are investigating the early morning shooting death of a 59-year-old man, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and ... >> view original

Silence and destroy?Newarkteacher alleges retaliation by school...

NEWARK -- A former administrator in the Newark school district is claiming he was denied a summer job and demoted to being a teacher last year in retaliation ... >> view original

Newarkschool board recommends director be fired over payments...

NEWARK – The city's School Advisory Board has called for a high-ranking district official's firing over her alleged role in paying a former colleague more than ... >> view original

Another fine summer for GreaterNewarkFresh Air Fund

Camp Marcella is one of eight camps affiliated with the Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund, which recently wrapped up another successful season of sending kids to ... >> view original

Newarkhopes '24 Hours of Peace' will stem violence

NEWARK (AP) — Anti-violence advocates and community members will swarm a block in Newark's South Ward for 24 hours starting Friday evening with the ... >> view original

$100K Disney grant will bring musical theater education to low...

NEWARK — It's a whole new world for city students, thanks to a $100,000 grant from Disney. Kids at five schools in and around Newark this year and five next ... >> view original

Popper: NBA star Darryl Dawkins always had flair

He had an operation one summer and was recovering in a Newark hospital. Our secretary said we ought to go visit, so we drove over there and we walk into his ... >> view original

Infant's death, alleged girlfriend stabbing top the Week in Crime

The 30-year-old father and 29-year-old mother were arrested after their 3-month old son was found dead in a bed of their Newark home. Both are charged with ... >> view original

Overbooked Seton Hall students move into Rutgers-Newarkdorm

NEWARK — While thousands of other students were moving into Seton Hall's South Orange campus Thursday, Ian Fauchier was carting his belongings into a ... >> view original

Sen. Cory Booker urges denial of applications for offshore oil...

4, 2014, in Newark, N.J. Booker, who won a special election last year for the seat that was vacated by the death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg, went up against ... >> view original