Jersey City, Newark collecting bottled water for Flint residents
JERSEY CITY — Mayor Steve Fulop is joining with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka to collect bottled water to deliver to Flint, Michigan, which has been inundated with toxic tap water. Anyone interested in helping can drop off bottled water at City Hall, 280 Grove St., or at the Bethune Center, 140 Martin Luther King Dr., between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. Flint, a poor, majority black city, has been struggling with a public-health emergency ever since it began drawing its water from a new source, largely as a..>> view originalNewark woman retells escape from apartment after rape
A Newark woman who testified yesterday that she was abducted and repeatedly raped by a Jersey City man in 2013 recounted her dramatic escape from the man's apartment. "I thought that when he was raping me he was going to start stabbing me," the 28-year-old testified yesterday in the trial of Shawn Barrett, 47, who is already facing up to life in prison when sentenced in a previous matter. The victim, who is a transgender woman, said on July 27, 2013, she and a friend drove to meet another frie..>> view original3 teens arrested after wild stolen car chase, crash in Union
Photos of the stolen car after the chase and crash. (Union PD) UNION — Three teens from Irvington and Newark were arrested after a car chase and then a foot chase through Union on Wednesday, police said. According to police, driver Lorvens Francois, 18, of Irvington; and passengers Kevin Antoine, 19, of Newark and a 16-year-old juvenile from Irvington, were all charged with receiving stolen property and resisting arrest after the chase, which began when an officer noticed Francois driving er..>> view originalN.J. officer follows his father – by the numbers
Badge numbers issued to officers of the Essex County Sheriff's Department have always been three digits. There's never been a reason to change the practice. That was until Joseph Sherbo came along. Badge No. 1603, issued Dec. 30 to the new volunteer deputy, had belonged to his dad, Dewey J. Sherbo III, a fallen Newark police officer. The elder Sherbo died in November 1997 when his patrol car crashed during the pursuit of a stolen car. Joseph Sherbo, who was 4 years old when his father died, ha..>> view originalN.J. politicians playing Clinton, Sanders in mock debate
MONTCLAIR — The note cards are prepped with the latest campaign talking points. Attacks and rebuttals have been rehearsed. A moderator is in place. The only things missing from the Democratic Party presidential primary debate Monday in Montclair are the candidates. Representatives from Bluewave NJ, a liberal activist group based in the township, said the organization wanted to host a debate between Democratic candidate frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. But, since New Jersey is..>> view originalEx-cop sentenced in friend's murder tops the Week in Crime
SAT test (1/23/16) postponed across N.J.: See list of makeup dates
Many of the students who were scheduled to take the SAT test Saturday can relax. The exam has been postponed due to snow at testing centers across much of the state. The College Board, which oversees the college entrance exam, said the decision to cancel the test would be made on a center-by-center basis based on the projected weather conditions as a massive winter storm approaches the area. Many, but not all, testing centers in New Jersey have rescheduled the exam for Feb. 20. Will the SAT be..>> view originalLatest: Storm sets its course, Morris County in sights
Staff reports 12:20 p.m. EST January 22, 2016This map is of the “most likely” snowfall totals expected in the state.(Photo: Map courtesy of National Weather Service)The pending winter storm seems to have settled on its course through New Jersey with the current forecast calling for 6 to 10 inches of snow and winds blowing up to 30 mph in Morris County.The National Weather Service is calling it a major winter storm and has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the county. The snow is exp..>> view originalFedEx man in iPhone thefts at Newark
Associated Press 8:48 p.m. EST January 21, 2016.(Photo: Justin Sullivan, AFP/Getty Image)NEWARK - Police at Newark Liberty Airport say a FedEx employee has been arrested for stealing several iPhones.Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police spokesman Joe Pentangelo says 21-year-old DeAndre Camacho was arrested Thursday and charged with theft and criminal mischief.He was released and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 4.Pentangelo said FedEx personnel called police to their ..>> view originalMcLearnin' It: Franchise teaching English to immigrant employees
Pictured, the Union City-based Quintana Organization's English Under the Arches graduates. (Photo courtesy of the Quintana Organization) JERSEY CITY— Silvia Perez, the manager of a Jersey City McDonald's franchise store, is 43 years old — but "I look 36," she quickly adds in a quiet aside, before bursting into laughter. Today, Perez can easily make jokes in English, on top of holding conversations, but not long ago she struggled when trying to say more than a few words. A Jersey City resident..>> view original
Friday, January 22, 2016
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