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• Mark Zuckerberg on $100M Newark donation: 'Change in education takes time' | NJ

  

  NEWARK— Five years after he donated $100 million to Newark schools with the lofty goal of transforming the long-troubled district, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is reflecting on what has gone well, and what hasn't.Friday, Zuckerberg took to (where else?) Facebook topoint out what he says has improved in Newarksince the high-profile donation, and recognizes the "challenges, mistakes and honest differences among people with good intentions," that arose from it."It's very important to understand the desires of a community, to listen and learn from families, teachers, elected officials and other experts," he said in the post.ALSO:Classrooms, contracts and consultants -- How was $200M spent ..

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• Newark brothers arrested after weapons, drug cache found, police say | NJ

  

  NEWARK— Police executed a search warrant at a North Ward home Thursday that turned up a stash of guns and cocaine, department spokesman Sgt Ron Glover said in a statement.John O'BoyleAfter obtaining the warrant Oct. 29 following an undercover investigation, detectives with the Narcotics Enforcement Section conducted surveillance at the North 5th Street building and spotted the suspects, Luis Nieves, 31, and his brother Reinaldo, 30. Officers from the Emergency Response Team also arrived to assist in the arrests.After showing the warrant, police entered two apartments and secured the occupants as they searched, finding an unloaded .38-caliber revolver, a loaded .32-caliber semi-automatic, a..

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• Around Town: Lafayette Street School in Newark to get a playground | NJ

  

  The Lafayette Street School playground in Newark is finally going to get the work it needs.The Trust For Public Land and Newark Public Schools recently announced a campaign to raise $250,000 to create a new playground for the students and the larger community in the Ironbound."The Trust for Public Land's Parks for People Program has a long history of working with community partners to develop safe, inviting, learning-rich schoolyards throughout Newark,'' said said Scott Dvorak, director of The Trust for Public Land's Parks for People-Newark Program."We now have an opportunity to bring our community-driven design and development process to the Ironbound neighborhood in Newark's East Ward."Rig..

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• Authorities identify Newark man killed in Irvington shooting | NJ

  IRVINGTON —Authorities have identified the victim in an overnightfatal shooting on Stuyvesant Avenueas a 21-year-old Newark man.Investigators arriving at the scene Thursday night found Samyr Jules suffering an apparent gunshot wound, Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter.Jules was later transported to University Hospital in Newark, where he was pronounced dead just after 9 p.m., Carter said. Additional details of the shooting were not immediately made available.No arrests have been made in connection to the killing. An investigation by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide Task Force is ongoing, Carter said.MORE:Irvington gas station attendant killed during ..

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• Dispute over $40 leaves two Newark men shot, reports say | NJ

  

  Stacey Turman (Essex County Dept. of Corrections)NEWARK —One man owed the other $40. An attempt to settle the debt led to a verbal confrontation, punches, and then finally, gunshots, according to police reports obtained by NJ Advance Media.Police are still investigating the incident, a Nov. 1 shooting that left two Newark men injured from gunshot wounds over what police reports indicate was a narcotics debt.It began at a residence in the 300 block of Clinton Avenue at 8 a.m., police reports say. Upon arriving at the scene, Newark Police Department officers discovered two male victims bleeding and wounded, the reports say.Officers found one victim, whose name is being withheld by NJ Advance M..

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• Devils had more than 6 minutes with an empty net and couldn't score

  NEWARK —How is it possible that theDevilsplayed the final six minutes Friday night looking at an empty Chicago Blackhawks net and were unable to get a goal that would have taken the pressure off goalieCory Schneider?The Devils ended up with a 4-2 victory over the Blackhawks at Prudential Center, but it did not come easily. With his team down by three goals, Chicago coach Joel Quenneville pulled goaltender Scott Darling with 6:42 remaining in the third period.Darling, who replaced starter Corey Crawford at the start of the second period, wound up being on the bench for 6:03 of the final 6:42. And yet the Devils couldn't score an empty net goal."I think that just shows how good that team is...

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• Devils' Adam Henrique was happy to fight Blackhawks' Jonathan...

  NEWARK —On a team with Jordin Tootoo and Bobby Farnham,DevilscenterAdam Henriquemight not be expected to drop his gloves and fight.But that's exactly what happened when Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews challenged Henrique with 2:06 remaining in the second period Friday night and the Devils leading, 2-0."I was fine. I'll take that tradeoff any day," Henrique said after the Devils' 4-2 win.He might not have landed many punches, or perhaps even won the fight, but Henrique did a pretty good job tying Toews up. And it actually sparked the Devils, who took a 3-0 lead a minute and a half later."You could see they were frustrated in the first period and Rico's not going to back down from ..

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• Travis Zajac sparks Devils' rout of Chicago Blackhawks, 4-2 | Rapid...

  NEWARK —TheDevilsrefused to let this one go down to the final minutes.Scoring four even-strength goals, includingTravis Zajac'steam-leading sixth goal of the season, the Devils surprised the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, 4-2, Friday night before a sellout crowd of 16,514 at Prudential Center.The Devils have won seven of their last nine games.HIGHLIGHTSZajac scored his first even-strength goal of the season. He also assisted on Kyle Palmieri's goal.Lee Stempniak's forechecking led to a Niklas Hjalmarsson turnover in his own end and an unassisted goal for an early Devils lead. Later, Stempniak assisted on a#LEElentless#CHIvsNJDpic.twitter.com/DCgmqvBu7d— New Jersey Devils ..

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• Union Beach standoff ends peacefully

  

  UNION BEACH— A man was in custody late Friday night following a standoff with police,according to app.com.File PhotoA neighborhood around Poole Avenue and Stone Road was locked down as officers tried to negotiate with the man Friday.Danielle Ponnwitz, who lives near the Dibling Street home where the standoff occurred, told NJ Advance Media police came to her door and asked her to lock up and shut the windows."They were talking over the loudspeaker. They were saying 'we're not going anywhere,' 'come out with your hands up,'" said Ponnwitz, adding that she later saw a police officer in a bulletproof vest with a large gun near the house.Ponnwitz said police later came back to her door around ..

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• Newark Central (1) at Fort Lee (1), NJSIAA Tournament, Quarterfinal Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 - Boys Soccer - NJ

  The teams played to a 1-1 tie through overtime before second-seeded Fort Lee defeated seventh-seeded Newark Central, 5-0, in a penalty kick shootout in the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2 tournament in Fort Lee.Fort Lee scored in the first quarter when Andy Won connected off a pass from Justin Picache. However, Newark Central's Jerome Lamah scored in the second half to tie it.Picache, Jared Brusco, Nick Garita, Wesley Jenq and Sam Keller all converted penalty kicks for Fort Lee to send the team to the semifinals. Fort Lee goalie Mohamed Adbelhamid saved four shots to record the victory, while Kossi Agbana saved 10 shots for Newark Central.Fort Lee will play host to..

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