Newark Watershed official, contractor admit roles in bribery scheme
NEWARK— A former special projects manager for the Newark Conservation and Watershed Development Corp. and a home improvement contractor pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to a kickback scheme that paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to watershed officials.View of the Charlotteburg Dam in Kinnelon, part of the facility of the Newark Watershed in Kinnelon. (Jerry McCrea | The Star-Ledger)McCrea, JerryThe special projects manager, Donald Bernard Sr. of Newark and the contractor, Giacomo "J..>> view originalNewark mayor says he received mailed threats
Chasing NewsNewark mayor says he received mailed threatsShuffling through a large pile of mail mistakenly sent to him at his mother's address, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka says he found threats allegedly directed at him and city facilities.Newark mayor says he received mailed threatsShuffling through a large pile of mail mistakenly sent to him at his mother's address, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka made a what might be considered a chilling discovery New Year's weekend: threats allegedly directed at him and..>> view originalTSA agent booked on DWI charges outside Newark airport, officials ...
ELIZABETH –A TSA officer was arrested after being caught driving drunk outside Newark Liberty International Airport early Monday, authorities said.Kimberly Fleming, 33, had just one shoe on and a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit when Port Authority police were forced to block her path on Routes 1 & 9 around 1:30 a.m., Port Authority spokesman Joseph Pentangelo said in a statement.The East Orange resident had bloodshot eyes and emitted a strong odor of alcohol, officers..>> view originalAuthorities ID Newark pedestrians killed in weekend car collisions
(File photo).NEWARK— County authorities have released the names of the two pedestrians killed last weekend in separate vehicle collisions.April Townsend, 45, of Newark, died Saturday night at University Hospital after she wasstruck by a mandriving a Volkswagen Passat in the 100 block of Bergen Street, said Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter.Saul Simoes, 75, of Newark, sustained life-threatening injuries after he wasstuck by a Toyota SUVnear the vicinity of Mount Pros..>> view originalGirls hoops: Newark Academy survives in a thriller at Shabazz
NEWARK-In a battle of two very talented teams,Newark Academydid just enough down the stretch to take downShabazzin a gut-wrenching 56-52 victory.With the two teams going back-and-forth throughout the night, the Minutemen, led by the play of star forwardJocelyn Willoughby, withstood a late charge from the Bulldogs to capture the win.RELATED:Look back at live updatesWilloughby, who signed with the University of Virginia this fall, was absolutely sensational. Arguably her biggest play of the game, ..>> view originalConvicted murderer seeks new trial in Newark schoolyard killings
NEWARK— Faced with a245-year prison sentencefor his role in the 2007 execution-style shooting of three friends in a Newark schoolyard, one of the six men convicted in the case is seeking a new trial.More than five years after he was sentenced, Rodolfo Godinez is looking to overturn his conviction based on claims that his trial attorney poorly represented him and that a co-defendant has said Godinez did not participate in the slayings.Godinez appeared briefly on Monday in a Newark courtroom when ..>> view originalNJ man charged in murder-for-hire plot against woman he met online
A Newton man appeared in federal court Tuesday after being charged with planning to kidnap and murder a Paterson woman whom he met through an online dating service, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman said in a press release.(BlakeDavidTaylor/Thinkstock)According to the criminal complaint, Christopher Thieme, 35, is charged with one count of murder-for-hire and one count of attempted kidnapping. Thieme appeared in federal court in Newark Tuesday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Judge Steven C. Mannion..>> view originalNewark Tech (43) at Nutley (59) - Girls Basketball
Blair Watson scored a game-high 27 points, hitting four 3-pointers, en route to becoming the school's all-time leading scorer to lead Nutley, No. 18 in the Nj.com Top 20, to a 59-43 victory over Newark Tech in Nutley.Watson broke the record held by Kim Divencenzo, who recorded 1,602 points in her career.Courtney Wilde added 13 points and Alaina Feaster had nine points for Nutley, which outscored Newark Tech, 24-7, in the first quarter.Abbey Lawrence had a team-high 14 points and Mariah Perez add..>> view originalMother accused of killing daughter lied to police about other kids ...
NEWARK— Standing near the dead body of her eight-year-old daughter on May 22, 2011 in her Irvington apartment, Krisla Rezireksyon told detectives her two younger children were at a friend's house in Elizabeth.But detectives soon found the other children inside another room at the apartment, behind a door made up of two pieces of plywood and a lock on it.With Rezireksyon'smurder trialscheduled to begin this week, the attorneys on Tuesday debated whether jurors should hear testimony from retired I..>> view originalSyrian refugee family in Paterson happy with new home, attention
Viorel Florescu/Staff photographerAbeer, 11, works on her math homework with help from her brother Monzer Alteibawi, 17. Since arriving in the U.S. last month, the Alteibawi family has dined with the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in her Manhattan penthouse; has been the guest of a U.S. congressman, who opened his office to them and let 3-year-old Rama sit in his stately leather chair; and have found themselves in the center of a national debate over Syrian refugees with even ..>> view original
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