Newark icon, owner of Hobby's Deli, Sam Brummer dies at 93 | NJ
NEWARK— The corner of Branford and Halsey will never be the same. Samuel Brummer, the longtime owner of Hobby's Deli and a much-loved figure in the city, died Sunday. He was 93.Brummer, a Polish immigrant who moved to Newark in the 1930s and fought in World War II before taking over the famed eatery in 1962, died at his North Caldwell home Sunday after battling heart problems and other health issues, family members said."He lived the American Dream," Marc Brummer, who runs Hobby's with his bro..>> view originalNewark councilman recovering after motorcycle accident | NJ
Carlos Gonzalez (File photo)NEWARK -At-Large Councilman Carlos Gonzalez is recovering after being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident earlier this month.Several sources confirmed the accident,first reported by PolitickerNJ.North Ward Councilman Anibal Ramos Jr.took to Facebook Sunday nightto wish "a speedy recovery to (his) colleague and friend."Precise details of the accident and Gonzalez's condition remain unclear. The councilman's, former Newark deputy mayor Margarita Muniz, said she c..>> view originalNew N
NEWARK— New Jersey's 2016 concert schedule just got a little more country, a little more rock n' roll.Soaring British alt-rockersMusewill play Prudential Center in Newark Jan. 29, while veteran Dallas trioDixie Chickswill swing through PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel and BB&T Pavilion (formerly Susquehanna Bank Center) in Camden June 8 and 18, respectively.MORE:Nate Ruess rocks Starland Ballroom: 7 takeawaysNew York rockers X Ambassadors will open for Muse, who release its most recent album ..>> view originalUnited's power grab at Newark Airport could hike prices | Editorial | NJ
United Airlines, by far the dominant player at Newark Airport, wants to purchase rights to control even more of the takeoff and landing slots, a move that would almost certainly lead to price increases.This isn't how a market economy is supposed to work. It seems more like the robber-baron days when John D. Rockefeller could use his monopoly power to set oil prices.The word "monopoly" is not ours; it is contained in afederal lawsuitthat attempts to block this move. United, the suit notes, alread..>> view originalFugitive sought in N.J. go-go bar murder captured in Maine, report...
Juan Porter was arrested in Maine this morning. He is suspected of shooting and killing an East Orange man earlier this year in Newark.Essex County Prosecutor's OfficeA man sought for a fatal shooting outside a Newark go-go bar in February was arrested Monday morning in Maine, according to a report.Juan "Yum Yum" Porter, 30, wastaken into custody in Lewiston following a "routine" traffic stop, WCSH6.com said.He allegedly lied to Maine cops about his identity after being pulled over, but Newark p..>> view original3 bank robbers in shootout with cops lose bid to overturn convictions
Three bank robbers lost their bid to have state convictions in a 2009 shootout with police in New Brunswick thrown out. File photoNEW BRUNSWICK— Three men have lost their chance to free themselves of their state convictions arising from a bank robbery and deadly shootout with police in 2009.A two-judge appellate panel ruled the constitutional right to a speedy trial for James King, James Holmes and Anthony Peterson was not violated because the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office waited nearly t..>> view originalDecorated Essex undersheriff charged with sexually abusing young...
A veteran member of the Essex County Sheriff's Office has been charged with sexually abusing an underage girl. (File photo)NEWARK –An award-winning officer with the Essex County Sheriff's Office is suspended without pay after being charged with sexually assaulting a young girl.James Pitts was arrested on Friday at his home in Montclair, according to Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter. The veteran undersheriff is facing six counts of aggravated criminal sexual contact..>> view originalDevils' Lee Stempniak talks about his best chance so far to win the...
NEWARK —Devilsright wingerLee Stempniakhas played for eight different NHL teams and been traded five times. His goal is to win a Stanley Cup before he final hangs up his skates.So what was his best chance so far to realize that dream?"Maybe Pittsburgh when I got traded there," Stempniak told NJ Advance Media. "We were up three games to one on New York and they came back. If we had gotten by the Rangers with a three games to one lead, I think we (could've won)."When I got to Pittsburgh I though..>> view originalAn inside look at Pulaski Skyway rehab, and what drivers can expect...
The race between finishing construction of a new bridge deck on the northbound side of the Pulaksi Skyway's and the onset of winter weather is on."This phase of the project (installing a new bridge deck) is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2016, if the winter weather cooperates," said Stephen Schapiro, a state Department of Transportation spokesman.Severe weather last winterhobbled the DOT's original scheduleand the discovery of rusted floor beams added $20 million to the $1 billion Sky..>> view originalBrava, maestra: NJSO appoints its first female music director
NEWARK— Xian Zhang, a Chinese conductor with an international stature and well-known to local audiences, will become the 14thMusic Director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, the symphony's board of trustees announced Monday.The 42-year-old native of Dandong, China succeeds Jacques Lacombe, who has led the orchestra since 2010. Zhang will be the first woman and the first Chinese national to lead the orchestra.Her contract is for four years and she will conduct the orchestras in seven subscrip..>> view original
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