Monday, November 9, 2015

Last Top Stories: Devils defeat Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, in overtime | Rapid reaction

  • Devils defeat Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, in overtime | Rapid reaction

    NEWARK —Kyle Palmieri scored a power play goal at 3:33 of overtime, lifting theDevilsto a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks Sunday night at Prudential Center.Dan Hamhuis was called for interference at 2:14 of 3-on-3 OT and with 41 seconds left in a 4-on-3 power play, Palmieri scored from the right circle.The Devilslost defenseman Adam Larssonwith a 5:00 major for interference and a game misconduct penalty when he delivered a hit to Jared McCann along the end birds at 9:55 of the third period. If the NHL decides Larsson hit McCann in the head, it will result in a suspension.RELATED:Jordin Tootoo says Canucks forward used slursHIGHLIGHTSJohn Hynes and the Devils won their first coach's ch..
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  • Newark teachers win grant for innovative teaching | NJ

    Newark teachers win grant for innovative teaching | NJ
    NEWARK— Philip's Academy Charter School teachers Shanthia Williams, Towada Ito, John Farrell, Scott Geter, Scott Newman, Shamair Todman, Cathy Higgins, Eileen Jahn and Tom Augello have received 2015 Unsung Hero Awards from Voya Financial.Each year, New York City-based Voya awards grants of $2,000 to 100 teachers in grades K to 8 for their innovative teaching methods. Those teachers are then eligible to be considered for the three top awards as decided by the Educators Advisory Board, made up of six educators from across the United States.The Philip's Academy teachers were honored as a group for their idea, "Eighth Grade Legacy Production." The teachers have their students work together and..
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  • Devils' Jordin Tootoo: Canucks' Alexandre Burrows used personal...

    NEWARK —Jordin Tootooplays with passion, but it is rare for theDevils'winger to play with the kind of anger he displayed duringSunday's 4-3 overtime victoryover the Vancouver Canucks.That's becauseTootoowas furious about some personal slurs he said Canucks winger Alexandre Burrows made while the two players were in their respective penalty boxes during the second period.Tootoo was also angry that Burrows wasn't willing to fight after his verbal assault."If you're going to talk the talk, you've got to walk the walk. To make the remarks he did about my personal life and family is classless and unacceptable in this day and age," Tootoo said. "That's why I went after him."MORE:Devils don't think..
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  • Winners and losers of the new super football conference

    Winners and losers of the new super football conference
    Buy PhotoDelbarton quarterback Matthew Zebrowski throws vs Mt Olive during their football matchup. The Green Wave beat the Marauders 37-0. October 3, 2015, Morristown, NJ.(Photo: Bob Karp/Staff Photographer)Buy PhotoWe don't have to wait until next September's games to see that there are already winners and losers in the all-new North Jersey Super Football Conference.NJAC-National public schools other than Morristown? Big winners.Parsippany Hills and Chatham fans? Losers.Morristown and its fans? Big losers.Delbarton? Well, the Green Wave might have been the biggest losers of all but are in the midst of making scheduling changes.Some fans won big, as their schools will face mostly familiar lo..
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  • Saint Michael's Medical Center Board Will Meet to Review Bids Today

    Saint Michael's Medical Center Board Will Meet to Review Bids Today
    Saint Michael's Medical Center in Newark.What’s next for St. Michael’s Medical Center?The fate of the landmark Newark hospital will move one step closer to being determined today, when its board of directors will consider two bids to purchase the facility.However, that decision won’t be the final word on the hospital’s future, which depends on a bankruptcy judge and whether the state approves the sale.Two California-based for-profit hospital chains – Prime Healthcare Services and Prospect Medical Holdings – submitted bids in a bankruptcy-sale auction held last week. Details of each bid have not been released.The hospital’s board isn’t required to choose the highest bidder – bankruptcy laws a..
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  • Man drowns after falling into Mullica River, report says

    Man drowns after falling into Mullica River, report says
    A man working at a Bass River Township marina Sunday drowned after falling into the Mullica River. (File photo)Dan Ivers | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comBASS RIVER TOWNSHIP –A man drowned after slipping and falling into the Mullica River Sunday morning,The Press of Atlantic City reported.State police told the paper the unidentified man had been working on his boat at the Viking Yacht Marina around 10 a.m. when he fell, striking his head and falling into the water.Authorities said the death had been ruled an accident.Dan Ivers may be reached atdivers@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter at@DanIversNJ. FindNJ.com on Facebook.
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  • New sentences ordered for men who fired at police during chase

    New sentences ordered for men who fired at police during chase
    Anwar Crockett, 35, and Ali Ibn Karim, 35, both formerly of Elizabeth, must be resentenced, because they illegally received both mandatory and discretionary extended prison terms, a state appeals court has ruled.File photoNEWARK— A state appellate panel has ordered new sentences for two men who received extended prison terms for shooting at police officers in 2010 during a high-speed car chase between Elizabeth and Newark.Following their convictions on eluding and related offenses, Anwar Crockett, 35, and Ali Ibn Karim, 35, both formerly of Elizabeth, were eachsentencedin May 2013 to mandatory and discretionary extended terms.Crockett was sentenced to 30 years with a 22-year period of paro..
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  • Totowa man dies after Route 23 motorcycle crash, police say

    Totowa man dies after Route 23 motorcycle crash, police say
    A Totowa man died after crashing his motorcycle in Wayne Sunday afternoon. (File photo)File PhotoWAYNE –A Totowa man died after crashing his motorcycle on Route 23 Sunday afternoon, police said.Onur Cicen, 27, was aboard his 2012 Triumph Daytona as he travelled along a ramp connecting the southbound side of the highway to Route 80 East around 1:50 p.m., Lt. Daniel Daly of the Wayne police said in a statement.Cicen lost control of the motorcycle and was ejected onto the roadway, suffering critical injuries in the process, according to Daly.MORE:Woman, 52, fatally hit by truck in Paterson, police sayA volunteer Lincoln Park firefighter who was passing by joinedWayne police officers to provid..
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  • Bieri wins third term as West Milford mayor

    Bieri wins third term as West Milford mayor
    By David M. ZimmerBettina BieriTown voters put Pinecliff Lake's Bettina Bieri back in the mayor's seat for another four years Tuesday.West Milford's two-term Democratic mayor took more than 55 percent of the vote on Election Day to claim victory over Republican challenger Luciano "Lou" Signorino. A councilman in his second term, Signorino came through a contested primary to get on Tuesday's ballot but was ultimately unsuccessful in his first bid for mayor.A total of 5,232 votes were cast in the election, down 1,010 from the last mayoral vote in 2011, according to county records.Bieri said she was disappointed by the low turnout, but appreciated those residents who exercised their right to v..
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  • Professor looks to overturn conviction for sex assault of disabled man

    Professor looks to overturn conviction for sex assault of disabled man
    NEWARK— Rutgers-Newark professor Anna Stubblefield is asking a Superior Court judge to throw out her conviction last month on charges of sexually assaulting a disabled man.Stubblefield has filed a motion with Judge Siobhan Teare to set aside the jury's guilty verdict and either grant her a judgment of acquittal or a new trial, court documents state. Stubblefield was convicted on Oct. 2 oftwo counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault. The sexual acts occurred in her Newark office in 2011.The 34-year-old victim, known as D.J., has cerebral palsy and is unable to speak beyond making noises. Psychologists have determined he is mentally incompetent and cannot consent to sexual activity.B..
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