Thursday, January 28, 2016

Back-to-back shootings leave 2 dead in Newark and other top stories.

  • Back-to-back shootings leave 2 dead in Newark

    Back-to-back shootings leave 2 dead in Newark
    NEWARK — Authorities are investigating after separate shootings in Newark left two dead in less than 24 hours. Karod H. Tucker, 36, of Irvington died at University Hospital late Wednesday evening after being hit multiple times in a shooting in the 900 block of Franklin Avenue near Stephen Crane Village, said Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter. The incident occurred at approximately 9:42 p.m. Tucker was discovered by Newark police officers called to the scene after ..
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  • East Orange man to get 5 years in prison for Newark killing

    East Orange man to get 5 years in prison for Newark killing
    Eric TalmadgeEssex County Correctional Facility  NEWARK â€” An East Orange man has pleaded guilty to the 2013 fatal shooting of another man in Newark. Eric Talmadge, 40, pleaded guilty on Friday to reckless manslaughter and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in connection with the June 12, 2013 shooting death of Bilal Woods, 31, of Newark. In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors have agreed to recommend a five-year prison sentence for Talmadge. He must serve slightly more than..
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  • Newark man pleads guilty to fatal shooting of boy, 16

    Newark man pleads guilty to fatal shooting of boy, 16
    Rasoo ScottEssex County Correctional Facility  NEWARK — A Newark man has admitted to fatally shooting a 16-year-old boy on a city street in 2012. Rasoo Scott, 26, pleaded guilty on Jan. 20 to an aggravated manslaughter charge in connection with the Sept. 1, 2012 killing of Daniel Ebron-Berbick, according to an audio recording of the hearing. Under a plea agreement, prosecutors have agreed to recommend a 10-year state prison sentence for Scott, Essex County Assistant Prosecutor Nicole Buermann ..
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  • Newark official fires back at councilman who called for his job

    Newark official fires back at councilman who called for his job
    Patrick Council NEWARK – The city's top snow removal coordinator is firing back at East Ward Councilman Augusto Amador, saying the councilman's recent call for his job is motivated by a petty personal vendetta. Neighborhood and Recreational Services Director Patrick Council accused Amador of attempting to interfere with a police order for cars to be removed from Lafayette Street in the Ironbound District to allow snow to be cleared from curb to curb. A city ordinance requires that cars be re..
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  • 5 thoughts, 5 quotes on Seton Hall's rout of St. John's

    5 thoughts, 5 quotes on Seton Hall's rout of St. John's
    Isaiah Whitehead's comment on the crowd sheds light on this young team's emotion-driven mindset.Seton Hall's Isaiah Whitehead (15) dribbles past St. John's guard Federico Mussini (4).(Photo: Vincent Carchietta, USA TODAY Sports)FIVE THOUGHTSCome on, Newark! Four full days since the snowstorm ended and the roads were still a disaster, causing epic traffic that delayed fan arrival at the Rock (apparently NJIT had to push back tip-off because the officials were stuck in it). Bad look for the city.T..
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  • Glimpse of History: A Photomatic keepsake from Newark

    Glimpse of History: A Photomatic keepsake from Newark
    Photo courtesy of ancestry.com  NEWARK â€” An unidentified soldier had this picture taken in a Photomatic photobooth while on furlough in Newark on Feb. 25, 1944. According to a March 2008 article on telegraph.co.uk, the photobooth, as it is popularly called, was invented by commercial photographer Anatol Josepho (born Josephewitz in Russia in 1894) from blueprints he originally devised in 1921. The article notes that "by September 1925 he had opened up his Photomaton Studio on Broadway, betwe..
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  • 370 homeless in Newark sheltered during storm

    370 homeless in Newark sheltered during storm
    NEWARK â€” More than 300 homeless people were housed during the weekend's historic snowstorm, city officials said in a release Wednesday. According to the city, a public-private collaboration that saw multiple housing facilities opened during the storm housed about 370 homeless people. City vehicles picked up homeless people from common congregation areas, like Penn Station, underneath bridges, and on top of heating grates, and they received shelter at locations like municipal recreation cente..
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  • The devil in 'portal to hell' case is a now-banned drug | Di Ionno

    The devil in 'portal to hell' case is a now-banned drug | Di Ionno
    Three days before he attacked three people with a knife and hatchet from a shed where he was searching for the "portal to hell," Morgan Mesz picked up the family Bible and began reading. The word "allegedly" is not in the previous sentence because Mesz's attorney, Mike Robbins, acknowledges "there is no dispute about what happened. The question here is about his state of mind." On Jan. 7, 2011, Mesz attacked Carolyn Bunnell and Barbara Perrine, after they found him in the backyard shed of thei..
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  • The blizzard meltdown is on as temps continue to rise

    The blizzard meltdown is on as temps continue to rise
    A wave of warm temperatures this week, combined with sunny skies, has helped melt those massive mounds of snow from the weekend blizzard at a steady pace. In many hard-hit areas across New Jersey, and in nearby New York and eastern Pennsylvania, the snow melt is noticeable with some locations reporting almost half of the snow is gone. "The sun angle is higher now, and the days are getting longer," said Valerie Meola, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service regional office in Mount Holl..
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  • Devils awards, predictions, warnings at the All-Star break

    Devils awards, predictions, warnings at the All-Star break
    NEWARK — Cory Schneider is headed to the All-Star Game this weekend, but has he been the Devils' most important player this season? As the team reaches the All-Star break as a legitimate playoff contender, we recognize the Devils' individual accomplishments and look ahead to the future with our own awards categories. RELATED: Joe Blandisi, 3 others sent to Albany (AHL) The Devils will have 32 games remaining after the break to make a push for the postseason (it would be their first since 201..
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Police arrest fifth suspect in brutal downtown Newark beating .Why Newark Airport still tops the nation in storm-canceled flights .
Newark-Journal Square PATH service suspended; Bayonne Bridge ... .Newark mayor extends travel ban to 1 p.m. .

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