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Student brought gun to school inNewark, police say

NEWARK — Police called to Malcolm Shabazz High School Friday stopped a student from attacking a vice principal and made arrested a second student on a ... >> view original

Newarkman indicted for carjacking that injured state trooper and...

TRENTON — A Newark man who was shot twice while allegedly stealing two cars and sent a state trooper tumbling out of a moving vehicle was indicted on a ... >> view original

Baraka calls potential expansion ofNewarkcharter schools 'highly...

NEWARK — Mayor Ras Baraka sharply criticized a charter school organization's plans to expand its reach in Newark, saying it could come at the expense of ... >> view original

Argument over drugs led to fatal shooting ofNewarkman, police...

NEWARK — Angelo Lorenzi, who was shot to death Oct. 9, was killed in the midst of a dispute over a controlled substance, according to police reports. The exact ... >> view original

NJ Senate Democrats' investment plan comes at a price

Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark) was put in charge of the early childhood education initiatives. “We cannot afford not to make this investment,” said Ruiz. “We have to ... >> view original

What this education reformer did inNewarkwithout Facebook money

By Paul Brubaker | The Backgrounder. Before Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg gave $100 million to Newark schools, Dominique Lee's education reform had begun. >> view original

Persson, Masukewicz help bring home team titles

Junior Kathy Hormaza (Morristown) had 17 digs as Rutgers-Newark lost, 3-2, to Rutgers-Camden. Field hockey. Sophomore Elizabeth Turnbull scored her ... >> view original

United statements on CEO 'didn't do them any good'

Ex-P.A. chairman David Samson reportedly wanted the flights restored between Newark and Columbia, South Carolina, so that he could fly to a home he has ... >> view original

Who congratulated Devils coach John Hynes for his first NHL win?

NEWARK — The realization that he had won his first game as a National Hockey League head coach was finally able to sink in for John Hynes when he ... >> view original