Authorities ID victim following back-to-back killings in Newark | NJ
NEWARK— After a deadly night in Newark that sawback-to-back fatal shootings, authorities have identified one of the victims as a 27-year-old Irvington man.Fuquan Johnson was shot and killed at around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Valisburg section of the city's West Ward, Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray and Newark Police Department Director Eugene Venable announced.A male victim in an earlier shooting in the city's South Ward has yet to be identified, said Anthony Ambrose, Essex County Pro..>> view original2 killed in back-to-back Newark shootings | NJ
NEWARK— In shootings occurring a little more than three miles from each other, two people were killed Wednesday night, Chief of Detectives Anthony Ambrose of the Essex County Prosecutor's Office confirmed.The night's violence were the second and third murders in less than 24 hours in the city.RELATED:City man, 27, killed on S. 15th StreetLittle information was immediately available about the shootings, including information on the victims. The first murder occurred on Mapes Avenue near Bergen ..>> view originalWhy Giants fans should be extra thankful while watching the Lions...
Sitting around, watching football on Thanksgiving 2015,Giantsfans should be extra thankful, and not because the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys – two of the Thanksgiving Day participants – aren't very good. That's a bonus for the race to win one of the NFL's worst divisions this year.The real reason Giants fans should give thanks while they are watching the early game between the Eagles and Detroit Lions is they can thank their lucky stars wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is on their r..>> view originalN
NEWARK— More than 300 needy families in New Jersey will sit down to Thanksgiving dinner Thursday, thanks to a turkey hand out from a New Jersey sheriff's office.Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura was joined by officers from his department Tuesday for its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive for Needy Families and the Homeless. This year's drive marked the 26th year that the department handed out holiday meals to St. John's Soup Kitchen in Newark and 15 other area food pantries.Altogether, the dep..>> view originalThe poet of Thanksgiving: Arlo Guthrie brings 'Alice's Restaurant' to NJ
It is, without a doubt, the most celebrated case of littering in history.Fifty years ago,Arlo Guthrietried to help his friend Alice get rid of a pile of trash on Thanksgiving Day. The absurdity that followed has become the quirky legend commemorated inthe 18-minute song "Alice's Restaurant Massacree."First performed in 1966 on WBAI in New York, the song — the story of the litterbugs, the hapless Sheriff Obie, a blind judge and the silly bureaucracy of a Vietnam-era draft board — made Guthrie an ..>> view originalThanksgiving Eve at the Soul Kitchen with Bon Jovi
Jon Bon Jovi and Sen. Cory Booker at the JBJ Soul Kitchen on Wednesday, Nov. 25.(Photo: Alex Goetzfried)How do Jersey Shore rock stars spend Thanksgiving Eve?In the case of Jon Bon Jovi, it's a quiet dinner at the JBJ Soul Kitchen in Red Bank with about two dozen community members, movers and shakers and some well known politicians, including Sen. Cory Booker.Dorothea Bongiovi, Jon's wife and the creator of the Soul Kitchen concept, was there, as was Soul Kitchen Chef Lou Morreale along with ot..>> view originalDevils' Patrik Elias: If I had started the season, I'd be sidelined by now
NEWARK —Patrik Elias may very well be playing his final season in the NHL, so to lose a quarter of the schedule because of an ailing right knee isn't easy to accept.Nevertheless, theDevils'39-year-old forward won't let it bring him down."No. There is nothing I can do about it. My guess is I wouldn't be playing by now if I had stepped in at the beginning," Elias told NJ Advance Media. "We did the right thing. The trainers and doctors made the right decision. It took a little bit longer but, as ..>> view originalTrump called out for appearing to mock disability
AP Photo/Willis GlassgowRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, in Myrtle Beach, S.C. WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump denied Thursday that he mocked a reporter with a disability in a South Carolina speech, despite appearing to imitate mannerisms of the "poor guy" and make fun of him. A statement posted on his Twitter account said Trump doesn't know the reporter personally or wha..>> view originalThese people say they all saw 9/11 celebrations in NJ firsthand
VIDEOThey’re needles in a haystack — but they’re there, if you look hard enough.In response to several news stories by New Jersey 101.5 addressing whether there’s any truth to Donald Trump’s repeated (and widely debunked) claims that he watched television footage of “thousands” of Muslims celebrating 9/11 in Jersey City, hundreds of people have written comments onNew Jersey 101.5’s Facebook pageasserting Trump’s statements — or at least some version of them — are true.This is probably the 'celeb..>> view originalProsecutors: 2 people killed in separate Newark shootings - New Jersey Herald -
Posted: Nov. 26, 2015 8:00 am Updated: Nov. 26, 2015 4:15 pm NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two people have been shot to death in New Jersey's largest city, but authorities say it's not clear if the separate shootings are connected. Essex County prosecutors say the shootings in Newark both occurred late Wednesday night. The first occurred around 9 p.m. on Mapes Avenue, when a person was gunned down on the street. The next occurred about an ho..>> view original
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