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Tip leads to arrest of armed man inNewark, police say

NEWARK — A 28-year-old city man was arrested Monday night after a tipster spotted him with a gun, police spokesman Sgt. Ron Glover said. The person called ... >> view original

Missing woman, 76, last seen inNewark, police say

NEWARK — Authorities are asking for the public's help finding a 76-year-old missing woman who was last seen in Newark. Mildred Buggs was reported missing ... >> view original

Newarkman pleads not guilty in fatal hit-and-run crash

NEWARK -- A Newark man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of being behind the wheel in a hit-and-run accident in January that left a pedestrian dead. >> view original

FBI arrests man wanted in daytimeNewarkmurder

Angel Perez, 21, of Newark, was arrested Monday in the Bronx, N.Y., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Newark Police Director Eugene ... >> view original

How many shootings hasNewarkhad this year? Depends on who...

NEWARK – Last week, Mayor Ras Baraka and city police officials took aim at a Wall Street Journal article documenting a sharp rise in shootings this year, calling ... >> view original

NewNewarksuperintendent attends BOE meeting

Newly appointed Newark School Superintendent Chris Cerf addresses attendees at the board of education meeting. (August 25, 2015 10:35 PM). >> view original

Bishop Thomas Donato dies; Bayonne pastor was vicar of Hudson...

According to his biography on the Archdiocese of Newark website, Donato attended Holy Rosary Elementary School and St. Michael High School in Jersey City, ... >> view original

Police:Newarkman charged in robbery of Hasbrouck Heights gas...

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS — A Newark man is charged with robbery after assaulting a gas station attendant and demanding money, then fleeing in a car before ... >> view original

Bipartisan effort seeks financial aid for new Hudson River tunnel...

Cory Booker's Newark office was viewed as a first step in replacing the ... Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, Booker of Newark, and U.S. Transportation Secretary ... >> view original

Man who nearly ran down cop with car gets 3 year prison term

After acknowledging Ramirez's previous brushes with the law, which include littering in Newark, public intoxication in Newark and resisting arrest in Seaside ... >> view original