Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Loose cigarettes may have sparked brutal Newark beating, police ... and other top stories.

  • Loose cigarettes may have sparked brutal Newark beating, police ...

    Loose cigarettes may have sparked brutal Newark beating, police ...
    NEWARK — An argument over cigarettes may have prompted the brutal attack of a local man in downtown Newark last week, police reports state. Man is brutally beaten in Newark Edited clips from a video of a brutal beating at the busy intersection of Broad Street and Market Streets in Newark, N.J. on Sunday, Jan 10, 2016. Warning: This video contains graphic and violent footage. (Video courtesy of FAMMTV.com, edited for content by NJ Advance Media) The victim, whose name is being withheld,..
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  • Trash bag trafficking: Man sold drugs from Newark garbage can ...

    Trash bag trafficking: Man sold drugs from Newark garbage can ...
    Vernon Robinson. (Courtesy Essex County Corrections)  NEWARK â€” An alleged Bloods gang member was arraigned Tuesday after authorities say he was found with nearly 300 containers of heroin and crack, authorities announced. Undercover officers responding to neighborhood complaints of drug activity in Newark's North Ward Saturday afternoon allegedly spotted Vernon Robinson, 30, of East Orange, selling drugs from a trash can on North 9th Street, Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced Tue..
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  • Pastor who allegedly raped teen in Pa. arrested at Newark airport

    Pastor who allegedly raped teen in Pa. arrested at Newark airport
    West Whiteland (Pa.) police  A former pastor at a Pennsylvania church who fled to Ecuador after allegedly sexually assaulting a teenage girl was arrested as he re-entered the country at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday, authorities said. Jacob Malone, 33, of Exton was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals and will be extradited to Chester County to face charges of institutional sexual assault and rape, West Whiteland, Pa., police said in a news release. Malone met the victim when s..
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  • Hebda staying in Newark as head of the Archdiocese | Faith Matters

    Hebda staying in Newark as head of the Archdiocese | Faith Matters
    Archbishop Bernard Hebda says he's staying in the Newark Archdiocese.  Ever since the coadjutor or assisting Archbishop, was given a second job last June as Temporary Administrator of the Archdiocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis, rumors have swirled that he would remain there. "I will be there until a new man is installed and expect to come back," said Hebda in a wide-ranging, one-hour interview in the archbishop's conference room at the Newark chancery on Clifton Street. "I've said this from the v..
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  • Columbia (34) at Newark Academy (35) - Girls Basketball

    Jocelyn Willoughby notched a double-double, with 11 points and 11 rebounds to go along with five blocks to lead unbeaten Newark Academy to a 35-34 victory over Columbia and avoid the huge upset in Livingston. Newark Academy went ahead for good on a basket by Isabelle Catabran with under 1:00 to play. With seven seconds remaining, Willoughby went to the foul line. After Columbia took a time out, Willoughby nailed both for a four-point lead. Columbia then hit a last-second 3 to shape the final sco..
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  • Taking away school choice goes against Newark's history of ...

    Taking away school choice goes against Newark's history of ...
    By Rashon K. Hasan  The Newark School District has a long history that dates back to 1769 when our school system was founded and the first appropriation of money was made for the education of the poor.  But for many of us who were born and raised in Newark, our modern-day school system began on July 12, 1995 the day that the Newark Public Schools district was taken over by the NJ State Department of Education.  These drastic actions occurred after a Comprehensive Compliance Investigation showc..
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  • Authorities investigating after person found dead in Newark

    Authorities investigating after person found dead in Newark
    NEWARK â€” A male was found dead inside a car in Newark Monday night, Essex County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Fennelly said. Newark police at the scene where a male was found dead inside a car Monday, Jan. 18, 2016 (Paul Milo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) Paul Milo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com  The victim was found on S. 12th Street near Central Avenue sometime after 6 p.m. No information was immediately available about the circumstances of the person's death, Fennelly said, which rem..
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  • Accused murderer indicted on charges of slipping out of handcuffs ...

    Accused murderer indicted on charges of slipping out of handcuffs ...
    Lauren WhatleyEssex County Correctional Facility  NEWARK — An Irvington woman has been indicted on charges of slipping out of her handcuffs and punching an Essex County Sheriff's officer in the face last June after she appeared in court for a murder case. Lauren Whatley, 26, was indicted on Wednesday on charges of making terroristic threats, aggravated assault and throwing bodily fluid at law enforcement officers in connection with the June 23 incident. The attack allegedly occurred after What..
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  • Newark to host film festival

    Newark to host film festival
    Associated Press 12:17 p.m. EST January 19, 2016 The AP in 3 Film Challenge runs Oct. 15 to 18 in Asbury Park. (Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto )NEWARK, N.J. - New Jersey’s largest city plans to host an international film festival.Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Tuesday will announce details of the three-day event, which is scheduled to take place in September.The festival will feature screenings, workshops and the presentation of an award named for a minister who invested celluloid fil..
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  • Meet ex-prisoners who owe college degrees to Rutgers professor

    Meet ex-prisoners who owe college degrees to Rutgers professor
    By Robin Lally Rutgers Today Most people wouldn't consider setting foot in a prison, much less volunteering to teach incarcerated men and women the skills they need to succeed upon release.   Not Donald Roden. Roden, a Hillsborough Township resident, has dedicated the past decade demonstrating that people behind bars deserve second chances and that educating them pays off. The Rutgers associate professor of history founded a prison–to-college program in 2005 because he believed that the best s..
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