Baraka joins forces with rivals to form Newark school board 'unity' slate
NEWARK — With school board elections just three months away, a number of seasoned rivals in the city's highly charged education debate have decided to lay down their arms. A surprising partnership between Mayor Ras Baraka, charter school advocates and other local political heavyweights has produced the "Newark Unity" slate — a rainbow coalition aimed at diffusing the hostile rhetoric that often arrives part and parcel with campaigns for city office. "Political bickering amongst adults doesn't ..>> view originalBlizzard cancels hundreds of Sunday flights at N.J., N.Y., Philly airports
NEWARK — Passengers hoping to catch a flight out of snowy East Coast airports on Sunday may have to wait a bit longer. More than 850 flights scheduled to fly in or out of New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia airports on Sunday have been cancelled so far, bringing the two-day total to 2,000 for the region's airports, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking service. United and other airlines said they are hoping to resume flights at Newark Liberty International Airport and other area airp..>> view originalThe reasons behind Christie's return to N.J.
NEWARK — With most flights in the northeast grounded Friday, Gov. Chris Christie decided to drive home to New Jersey early late Friday morning to brief reporters on the mobilization of snow removal equipment and storm response. Speaking to reporters at a Newark DOT garage, he also decried his portrayal in the media as a governor who'd moved on to bigger things, noting that his predecessor, Gov. Jon Corzine, was held to a different, lower standard despite his own frequent out-of-state departure..>> view originalNewark mayor declares state of emergency for city
NEWARK — As a blizzard continues to barrel down on New Jersey, the city's mayor has declared a state of emergency. All cars and nonessential persons are required to stay off the streets until 6 a.m. Sunday morning, Mayor Ras J. Baraka declared Saturday afternoon. "We are cautioning Newarkers to stay off the roads so that our emergency personnel and vehicles can get to urgent calls," Mayor Baraka said in a statement. "We anticipate that the freezing temperatures and icy conditions will make..>> view originalChristie to drivers during historic N.J. blizzard: Don't test the roads!
As the snow piles up across New Jersey, so do the numbers of crashes, spin outs and jack-knifed tractor trailers on the roads. On Saturday, Gov. Chris Christie implored drivers to stay home and sit out the blizzard, so the roads can be cleared. Blizzard In Jersey City Heights Plows and people struggle to get around during Jan. 23 blizzard in Jersey City NJ The goal: To get things ready for the Monday morning commute. Separately, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York City roa..>> view originalSnowfall totals across N.J. as of early Saturday morning
In case you were wondering how much snow fell while you were sleeping or doing some TV binge-watching, here are some of the preliminary totals reported across the state as the blizzard continues dumping snow across the Garden State. A view of the snow early Saturday morning in Seaside Heights. (Mark Di Ionno | The Star-Ledger) As of early this morning, the big winner was Wildwood Crest, where a whopping 12 inches of snow was on the ground as of 12:30 a.m. Saturday. And more snow is on the way..>> view originalSnow storm causing PATH delays
Today's major winter snow storm is causing delays on the PATH system. Service on the Newark to World Trade Center line and the Journal Square to 33rd Street line (via Hoboken) are operating with delays. According to a PATH alert at 11:52 a.m., service from Newark to Journal Square is suspended. We will report any additional changes to PATH service throughout the day.>> view originalHere to talk blizzard, Christie runs into more GWB jokes | The Auditor
For those of you still in line at QuickChek or the Wawa Friday night, there were big dealings right here in New Jersey. Gov. Chris Christie came home! That's right, Christie walked away from daily campaign activities in New Hampshire to come home and take care of matters in New Jersey. And while the governor — a Republican presidential candidate — was doing a live press event from a Department of Public Works garage in Newark, a stream of Tweets from his official account started flowing. One ..>> view originalLive updates: Weekend winter storm blasts N.J. with blizzard ...
The much-anticipated blizzard swept through New Jersey Friday night and continues to dump snow throughout the state. Forecasts remain on track for up to two feet in some locations. Bread aisles get wiped out before big snow storm We set up cameras at two New Jersey supermarkets (Super Foodtown in Red Bank and Bishop's Supermarket in Whitehouse Station) to do surveillance on the bread aisles. The result, a time-lapse video of the most precious pre-storm commodities vanishing before your very..>> view originalJersey City, Newark collecting bottled water for Flint residents
jjx_watercollection_012316.jpg Louis Singleton receives water filters, bottled water and a test kit from Michigan National Guard Specialist Joe Weaver as clean water supplies are distributed to residents, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 in Flint, Mich. The National Guard, state employees, local authorities and volunteers have been distributing lead tests, filters and bottled water during the city's drinking water crisis. ..>> view original
Saturday, January 23, 2016
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