Blizzard brings out the best in some Newark neighborhoods
This is not a Newark gripe session, as the city continues to clear snow from its streets and works to regain citizen confidence. While many who live in Newark have more of the same to say – and rightfully so – the following entry is about what residents and homeowners elected to do, and what many have always done, when blizzard-like snow brings life to a halt. They take action, with many getting help from neighbors and good Samaritans. On Cedar Avenue, the men were able to get Bobcat machinery..>> view original2 men killed Thursday night in Newark shooting
NEWARK — Two men were killed in a deadly Thursday evening shooting in Newark, authorities confirm. The shooting occurred near the intersection of New Street and Hudson Street at approximately 8:30 p.m., said Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter. Additional details of the shooting were not immediately available, she said. The killings continue a bloody week in Newark. Karod H. Tucker, 36, of Irvington died at University Hospital late Wednesday evening after being hit ..>> view originalShooting in snow shovel dispute tops week in crime
A New Jersey man who apparently cleared snow using a shovel that wasn't his ended up getting shot. A woman in Central Jersey is accused of killing her 73-year-old mother-in-law. They're among a collection of people either charged with, indicted for, convicted of or sentenced in a wide array of crimes that made news across New Jersey in the past week. Click through the gallery above to catch up on any law and order news you might have missed. Here's some of what's there: • The blizzard that dr..>> view original'Portal to hell' stabbing victims, police tell jury of bloody attack
ELIZABETH — The doctor who treated two women who were allegedly stabbed by a man seeking "a portal to hell" testified Thursday that she was surprised the victims survived their wounds. "To be honest, I am shocked to this day that they both survived," Anne Mosenthal, chief of surgery at University Hospital in Newark, testified during the trial of Morgan Mesz, 30, who is accused of stabbing the women behind their Union Township home and slashing a neighbor who rescued the women. Mesz is charge..>> view originalThird day of deliberations underway in Jersey City man's kidnapping ...
JERSEY CITY – A third day of jury deliberations began this morning in the trial of a city man charged with kidnapping, brutally raping and assaulting a 28-year-old Newark woman in Jersey City on July 27, 2013. During the trial, the woman testified she got into Shawn Barrett's car in Newark after he offered to smoke marijuana with her. But she said he suddenly hit the gas, punched her and threatened to shoot her in the head before taking her to his Jersey City apartment, where he repeatedly rap..>> view originalN.J. man faces drug, counterfit money charges in Flemington
FLEMINGTON - Kevin Kahlif Telfair, 26, of Newark, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, hindering apprehension and possession of counterfeit money following a motor-vehicle stop on Jan. 7, police said. Flemington Borough Patrolman William Musacchio reported seeing a 2012 Hyundai Sonata exit the one way entrance of the Wawa onto Route 31 at 12:21 a.m. on Jan. 7 and stopped the vehicle on Church Street. The driver, Robert R. Cromer, 25, from New..>> view originalScapegoating Newark's Parents and Charter Schools is Not the ...
Muhammed Akil As we prepare for the return of Newark public schools to local control, it is of crucial import that Newark clearly evaluates and anticipates the challenges of being fully responsible for the educational futures of over 50,000 public school students, while also managing a billion-dollar school budget. In 1994, the state Department of Education issued a comprehensive investigation of the Newark School District. The report outlined widespread mismanagement and instructional inade..>> view originalNJ Transit commuters plead: Do something about this smelly train!
If a blizzard and the delays associated with it this week weren't enough, passengers who ride an NJ Transit train from Trenton said their express train smells like a petting zoo. Commuters who ride train 3922 complained its had a smell more associated with a farm for three days this week. The express train leaves Trenton at 6:57 a.m. for New York. @NJTRANSIT 3922 stinks like manure AGAIN. DISGUSTING. Should we send boxes of manure to your office? @CommutingLarry @NJTrainDelays — TCinNJ (@C..>> view originalPOLL: Should Devils' John Hynes win the Jack Adams Award as ...
NEWARK — The Devils have had just one Jack Adams Award winner in their 33-year history. That was Jacques Lemaire, who was voted the NHL's top coach in 1993-94. Isn't it time to win another? RELATED: Who'll win new format All-Star Game? Certainly rookie head coach John Hynes deserves consideration for the award this season. If he gets the Devils into the playoffs, perhaps he should have a lock on it. New Jersey Devils Adam Henrique and Kyle Palmieri discuss Devils head coach John Hynes and whet..>> view originalChristie's $100M pledge to treat heroin abuse, mental health is a ...
Friday, January 29, 2016
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