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Driver in fatal Turnpike crash identified, praised by co-workers

Identified by his company as Dalip Kumar of Newark, the driver was pronounced dead yesterday following the horrific explosion near mile marker 109.6 in ... >> view original

State: Jersey City decision has 'no bearing' onNewarkschools' path

NEWARK – Mayor Ras Baraka and other city leaders praised the state's decision Wednesday to hand control of Jersey City's schools back to local officials, ... >> view original

Authorities identify victim in fatal shooting nearNewarkpublic park

NEWARK — Authorities have identified the victim in a fatal Wednesday evening shooting on New Fairview Avenue as a 27-year-old city man. Loren Stokes was ... >> view original

Rutgers-Newarknamed country's most diverse college campus

Rutgers-Newark scored a .76 on the scale for 2014-15, ranking it first on the list of national universities, just ahead of Andrew University (Mich.) and St. John's ... >> view original

Business owner heads to prison for paying bribes to county officials

NEWARK — The bribes continued over a period of five years. Every month, Richard Greer, owner of a Monmouth County cleaning supplies company, paid $500 ... >> view original

Burger mania: Zinburger opens in Morris Plains; Burg coming to...

For months now, the chatter in Newark's Military Park has been: When is Burg opening? Very soon, apparently. Burg's Facebook page includes plenty of teasers ... >> view original

Still no Nobel forNewark'sPhilip Roth; literature prize goes to...

The Newark native, now retired from letters, has won almost every major prize in fiction, including the National Book Award twice (the first at age 26 for his first ... >> view original