Friday, November 13, 2015

Last Top Stories: Officials: Agreement finalizing federal monitor of Newark PD nears | NJ

  • Officials: Agreement finalizing federal monitor of Newark PD nears | NJ

    Officials: Agreement finalizing federal monitor of Newark PD nears | NJ
    NEWARK —Sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That's when residents of Newark can tentatively expect authorities to announce the signing of a consent decree formalizing federal oversight of the Newark Police Department, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Paul Fishman said Wednesday."We are very close," Fishman said, speaking at a public discussion of the planned reforms held at Rutgers School of Law in Newark. "I would be very excited if we could make an announcement between Thanksgiving and ..
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  • Booker among 18 people named in Newark watershed suit | NJ

    Trustees for the Newark Watershed Conservation Development Corporation, which state investigators say bilked millions of taxpayer dollars from New Jersey's largest city, are suing 18 people for their roles in allowing the alleged mismanagement of funds â€” one of whom is U.S. Senator Cory Booker.Booker, a Democrat who was Newark's mayor from 2006 to 2013, has denied any wrongdoing and his attorney Marc Elias called the lawsuit "frivolous."For 40 years, the non-profit agency received millions of ..
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  • As his return gets closer, where will Patrik Elias fit in with Devils?

    NEWARK —Patrik Elias, recovering from a right knee injury thathas sidelined himfrom before the start of training camp, will make the western Canada road trip with theDevils.Elias, 39, will not play in any of the games in Calgary, Edmonton or Vancouver. However, coach John Hynes hopes he can start practicing with the team."Right now we're planning on him coming in the trip and trying to get him back into some team practices eventually," Hynes said Friday. "I'm not sure when that's going to be. ..
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  • Improper gas line turn on may have led to fatal house explosion...

    Improper gas line turn on may have led to fatal house explosion...
    ELIZABETH— Authorities are investigating whether a natural gas line that may have been improperly turned on resulted in an explosion Wednesday that killed one person, injured 15 others and destroyed a two-family home, Mayor J. Christian Bollwage said Friday.Bollwage also said the ground floor of the three-story Magnolia Avenue homehad been illegally converted into a living unitwith gas and electric, but no account or meter had been created for that unit."I think that any illegal conversion is ..
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  • WATCH: Jefferson Rincon of Newark East Side boys soccer scores in North 2, Group 4 final - NJ

    Jefferson Rincon did his best to keep Newark East Side in the game, scoring a goal in the first half. Watch the video above to see the striker find the back of the ...
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  • Pay airport workers $15-an-hour, Congressmen urge

    NEWARK— A trio of Congressional Democrats from northern New Jersey are urging the Port Authority to boost the minimum wage for Newark airport workers for a second time in two years, this time to $15 an hour.Representatives Donald Payne Jr., Bill Pascrell and Albio Sires sent a joint letter urging the agency to increase the minimum wage for aircraft cabin cleaners, baggage handlers, security guards and other low-wage employees of companies that do business at Newark Liberty international Airpor..
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  • District asks judge to toss teacher's lawsuit over firing for kids' letters...

    NEWARK— Orange school officials are asking a Superior Court judge to throw out a lawsuit against them from a former teacher who was fired for allowing her third-grade students to write "get well" letters to a convicted cop killer.The case centers on how Orange school board members voted at a public meeting in May to terminate Marylin Zuniga's non-tenured employment without discussing the matter amongst themselves or with members of the public.In theirmotion to dismiss Zuniga's lawsuit, school of..
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  • Christie slams NY AG for 'crazy' attack on fantasy sports companies

    CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa.— Gov.Chris Christiesays New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was "wrong" for issuing cease-and-desist letters to fantasy sports betting sites FanDuel and DraftKings earlier this week.Schneiderman'slettersalleged the two multi-billion dollar betting concerns were in violation of New York's state gambling laws and that they routinely employ deceptive advertising.But after holding around-table with Iowa votersabout his plans to reform entitlement spending Thursday, Chri..
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  • N.J. priest, cleared of '70s-era sex abuse claim, will return to ministry

    N.J. priest, cleared of '70s-era sex abuse claim, will return to ministry
    Msgr. Raymond Cole, the former pastor of St. Joseph Church in Hillsborough, has been cleared of sexually abusing a minor in the 1970s. (Diocese of Metuchen)A Roman Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing a child in the 1970s has been found not guilty by a church tribunal, clearing the way for his return to ministry after a two-year suspension, Metuchen Bishop Paul Bootkoski announced Friday.Msgr. Raymond L. Cole, 72, wasremoved as pastor of St. Joseph Churchin Millstone Borough, just outside..
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  • Chinese pop star GEM playing Newark

    Chinese pop star GEM playing Newark
    ED CONDRAN, CORRESPONDENT2:38 a.m. EST November 13, 2015GEM plays the Prudential Center in Newark on Sunday.(Photo: Courtesy of Prudential Center)GEM couldn’t get a table at Peter Luger Steak House. When the young, charismatic singer-songwriter, who is known as the Taylor Swift of Asia, was in New York for a month two years ago taking acting and dance lessons, she tried and failed to get a table at the venerable Brooklyn restaurant.“I couldn’t get in,” GEM (an acronym for Get Everybody Moving) s..
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