Newark mayor extends travel ban to 1 p.m.
VIDEO NEWARK — A travel ban imposed by Mayor Ras Baraka will remain in effect until 1 p.m. Sunday. Baraka said "an overwhelming number" of police, fire and emergency vehicles have been delayed by vehicles stuck in the snow. "Although we cautioned residents beginning on Friday about venturing out into the hazardous conditions caused by the snowstorm, many disregarded these appeals yesterday and brought their cars out onto the street and got stuck in the snow," Baraka said in a statement. The..>> view originalUnited to resume 'limited' Newark Airport flights Sunday afternoon
NEWARK — The largest airline serving Newark Liberty International Airport will start flying again Sunday afternoon, the company said. United Airlines gave a ray of hope to weary travelers late Saturday when it announced it was preparing to restart operations after shutting down for most of the weekend as a massive storm engulfed the region. "The airline plans to start very limited operations on Sunday afternoon at its Newark Liberty Airport hub and other New York City metro area airports,"..>> view originalConvicted professor's jailhouse letter: I loved disabled man
NEWARK — Writing a letter from her cell at the Essex County Correctional Facility, former Rutgers-Newark professor Anna Stubblefield wanted the judge to know she had only been acting out of love. Facing a state prison sentence for sexually assaulting a disabled man, known as D.J., Stubblefield told Superior Court Judge Siobhan Teare in the letter that "my actions were motivated by love, and my love was grounded in my belief in (D.J.'s) intelligence and humanity." "I cannot adequately express m..>> view originalAnother 3700 flights cancelled Sunday; almost all at Newark nixed
Thinkstock As of Sunday morning, nearly 3,700 flights had been cancelled for the day across the country, most of them in the northeast. Nearly another 2,000 were delayed, according to FlightAware.com. Those service disruptions followed more than 5,200 cancellations and 5,000 delays on Saturday, when a massive snowstorm pummeled the northeast. United Airlines expected to restart “limited service” from Newark Liberty Airport on Sunday, but as of Sunday morning, the vast majority of flights into o..>> view original3 Newark police officers injured after car chase, cops say
NEWARK — Three Newark police officers were injured Thursday afternoon after a car chase involving a stolen vehicle, police said Police responded to Broad Street just before 4 p.m. Thursday, where the owner of a used car dealership told officers he and two others were robbed and struck by three armed suspects, according to a press release from Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose. The suspects then fled in the owner's 2015 BMW. At around 5:30 p.m., officers on patrol saw the veh..>> view originalDid monster blizzard smash N.J. records? Well, that's complicated
With the blizzard of 2016 potentially dropping three feet of snow in parts of New Jersey before ending Sunday morning, here's the question: Was that the highest snowfall ever recorded? Well, that's complicated. Historic blizzard may break N.J. records Most of the Garden State remains under a blizzard warning, as powerful winds, coastal flooding and record snowfall pummels the region. (Video by NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) Faye Barthold, a meteorologist with the New York Office of the ..>> view originalNJ Transit to resume service Sunday following blizzard
NJ Transit buses and trains are scheduled to re-open at 11 a.m. Sunday after shutting the rail and bus system during the blizzard, officials said. NJ Transit will continue cross-honoring of tickets and passes on bus, rail, light rail and private bus carrier services, which had been announced Friday, through Sunday. NJ Transit will begin restoring service slowly with a gradual buildup of service during the day. Riders can expect service delays and detours due to local road conditions, according..>> view originalNew Jersey school closings, delayed openings (Monday, Jan. 25 ...
New Jersey school districts are already announcing closures for Monday, Jan. 25, after a powerful and historic weekend blizzard. The weekend winter storm dropped nearly three feet of snow on parts of the state, causing widespread flooding along the shore and vast power outages. Here is a county-by-county look at the school closures and delayed openings as of 1:40 p.m. Sunday: Cumberland County Hudson County Hunterdon County Mercer County Middlesex County Union County Many school districts alon..>> view originalChristie: N.J. roads, rail and utilities back on track
Gov. Christie Talks About Winter Storm NJ Gov. Chris Christie holds a press briefing on the winter storm at the NJ Department of Transportation's Bedminster Yard. (Aristide Economopoulos | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie said that although the weekend storm had "turned out to be much worse" than expected in the northern part of the state, New Jersey was doing "just fine" Sunday morning and that utilities and rail service would be returned to normal with..>> view originalECC to host MLK memorial
NEWARK — Singer and writer Nana Camille Yarbrough will headline the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial program at Essex County College Jan. 26. The free program will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and also will feature performances by the ECC Choir, student soloist Jennifer Wicker, associate professor Richard Alston and poet Renatta Fordyce. Yarbrough is most known for her song "Take Yo' Praise" and is also the author of such children's books as "Cornrows," "The Shimmershine Queens" and "The Lit..>> view original
Sunday, January 24, 2016
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