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  • Sex abuse victim walks through Newark to raise awareness, change laws | NJ

    Sex abuse victim walks through Newark to raise awareness, change laws | NJ
    NEWARK— It was only a walk of about three miles along Broad Street – from Lincoln Park to Washington Park, and back. But, the Thursday morning walk through Newark made a difference for victims of sex abuse, its organizers said.Fred Marigliano, who recentlycompleted a 270-mile walk from Cape May to Mahwahto bring awareness to childhood sexual abuse, added a city walk to his agenda."A number of people from Newark reached out to me, asking why I hadn't walked through the city," Marigliano said Thursday.Marigliano said he was abused by a family priest at age 11. It took him about 50 years to come forward with his story, he said. Marigliano is now a board member of Road to Recovery, Inc., a n..
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  • Newark man found not guilty in killing of IHOP manager | NJ

    NEWARK— A Newark man was acquitted today on charges of killing an IHOP restaurant manager during a 2013 shooting at the city eatery.After beginning their deliberations on Wednesday afternoon, jurors this morning found Edward Turner, 28, not guilty of murder and related offenses in theMarch 23, 2013 fatal shooting of Papa Khaly Ndiaye. The shooting occurred at about 3 a.m. during a melee among customers at the Bergen Street restaurant.Turner, who has been in custody at the Essex County jail since his arrest in March 2014, is expected to be released today, according to his attorney, Richie Roberts.In an interview after the verdict was handed down, Roberts said he was "tremendously pleased with..
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  • Newark cracks down on 'slumlords', condemns rodent, bedbug-infested buildings | NJ

    NEWARK –When Shaquana Council comes home, she traverses hallways filled with drug dealers and broken bottles to a two-bedroom apartment crawling with rats and bedbugs.The 30-year-old and her four children, including a son who is deaf, have lived at the Aspen Stratford Apartments at 2 Stratford Place for the last seven years, though the conditions there often force them to stay elsewhere."It's hell. Really, hell," she said.Soon, however, Council and approximately 100 other families living at the five-story building will suffer no longer. Mayor Ras Baraka and other city officials announced Thursday that they had officially condemned the structure and three others owned by Virginia-based Real..
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  • Newark man stopped at Holland Tunnel, charged with $3K in unpaid tolls | NJ

    Newark man stopped at Holland Tunnel, charged with $3K in unpaid tolls | NJ
    Hanif F. Gibbs of Newark was arrested after police found that he owed more than $3,000 in E-ZPass violations and fines. (PAPD photo)EJAA Newark man who was pulled over at the Holland Tunnel this morning for using his cell phone while driving is facing more serious charges after police found that he owed more than $3,000 in unpaid tolls and fees.Hanif F. Gibbs, 31, is charged with theft of services, bail-jumping and traffic violations after he was arrested by Port Authority police at 9 a.m. today, PAPD spokesman Joe Pentangelo said.An officer on patrol on the Jersey City side of the tunnel saw Gibbs driving a 2002 Infiniti sedan while using a cell phone. Gibbs then passed through an E-ZPass l..
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  • Cliffside Park police officer honored in Newark Archdiocese's annual Blue Mass - News - NorthJersey

    Cliffside Park police officer honored in Newark Archdiocese's annual Blue Mass - News - NorthJersey
    Mitsu Yasukawa/ Staff PhotographerLaw enforcement officers from Newark enter during the annual Mass for law enforcement officers at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015. NEWARK – Moments of silence punctuated by mournful wails of bagpipes filled the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart Thursday as hundreds of police officers gathered for the Newark Archdiocese’s 23rd annual Blue Mass, a ceremony that this year honored a Cliffside Park officer who was killed while on duty. The occasion each year memorializes New Jersey police officers who died in the line of duty. Four officers across the state have died in service since the last Bl..
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  • Bergen Tech (6) at Newark Collegiate (34) - Football - NJ

    Dequan Brown ran 10 times for 234 yards and three touchdowns, passed for another and returned a punt for a touchdown to lead Newark Collegiate to a 34-6 victory over Bergen Tech in Newark.Brown scored on a 50-yard carry in the first quarter, ran 31 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter and then fired a 45-yard touchdown pass to Abdul Nashid to give Newark Collegiate a 22-0 halftime lead.Brown broke off a 16-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and returned a punt 70 yards for another score to give his team a 34-0 advantage. Justin Paragian scored on a 40-yard run in the fourth quarter for Bergen Tech.
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  • Officials identify Hillside man in fatal Newark shooting | NJ

    Officials identify Hillside man in fatal Newark shooting | NJ
    Kasseem A. Bey resided in Hillside, officials say (File photo).NEWARK —Authorities have identified a 34-year-old Hillside man as the victim in a Nov. 4fatal shooting in the city's East Ward.Kasseem A. Bey was shot to death near the intersection of Avenue C and Miller Street at 6 a.m., said Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter.MORE:How Newark is responding to homicide surgeThe shooting occurred outside of the nearby plant,  she said.Additional details of the killing were not immediately available, Carter said.Bey's death pushes the city's 2015 homicide total to 83.Vernal Coleman can be reached atvcoleman@njadvancemedia.com.Follow him on Twitter at@vernalcoleman. Fin..
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  • Accused murderer convicted in wrong-way crash during police chase

    NEWARK— An Essex County jury convicted a Newark man today of eluding city police in 2009 when he drove the wrong way on Irvine Turner Boulevard and crashed head-on into a pickup truck.In handing down the verdict, thejurors rejected Ali Bass's claim that he wasn't behind the wheelduring the Dec. 11, 2009 incident. Bass, 33, had said the driver was Arsenio Payton, but the jury agreed with prosecutors that Bass was driving the vehicle and Payton was the front-seat passenger."We want to thank the jury for their service. Ali Bass posed a clear danger to the public," Essex County Assistant Prosecutor Justin Edwab, who tried the case, said in a statement. "With the jury's verdict, the streets of ..
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  • For Jersey's double-dipping sheriffs, 'retirement' can be a lucrative...

    For Jersey's double-dipping sheriffs, 'retirement' can be a lucrative...
    NEWARK— Following Tuesday's elections, there are a few new faces among the considerable ranks of the state's county sheriffs who earn both a salary and a pension for prior law enforcement service,according to an analysis by New Jersey Watchdog.Gilbert Wilson became one of the state's latest double-dippers Tuesday, when he won election to the $144,000 a year Camden County sheriff's post, adding to his $50,000 annual pension from his former job as a Camden City police officer. His Republican opponent, also retired from the Camden Police Department, would also have been a double-dipper had he won.RELATED:Lawmaker feels thwarted in effort to end double-dippingAnd both men were seeking to repla..
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  • Devils gauging their play in games vs. Cup champs

    Devils gauging their play in games vs. Cup champs
    NEWARK – The Devils will get two chances in the next week to measure themselves against the NHL’s premier franchise.They’ll face the Chicago Blackhawks, Stanley Cup winners last season as well as in 2012-13 and 2009-10, tonight at Prudential Center and next Thursday at United Center in what they expect to be a litmus test for how far they’ve come over the first month of the season."It’s a little cliché, defending champs, but they’ve won three out of the last six [Stanley Cups], so I think every team in the league is measuring themselves against them," goaltender Cory Schneider said Thursday.Some key contributors from the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup teams such as Patrick Sharp, Brandon Saad and f..
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