Why Newark Airport still tops the nation in storm-canceled flights
NEWARK — Three days after a storm dumped a record 28.1 inches of snow on its runways, Newark Liberty International Airport still tops in the nation in the number of canceled flights. More than 400 flights scheduled to land or take off from Newark Airport Tuesday were canceled, according to FlightAware, a flight tracking service. That includes more than 40 percent of the airport's scheduled departures for the day. Newark's cancellations are far more than other area airports impacted by the st..>> view originalThe day Newark stood still. No plows. No work
"Not a plow truck in sight. You had to surmise that it was going to be bad,'' Newark resident Deborah Coy said yesterday. She was just one of many city residents who were venting yesterday – to anyone who would listen – about the snow that continued to make local streets impassable, created traffic logjams and kept people from getting anywhere, especially their jobs. Coy, who lives on Goldsmith Avenue, between Aldine and Hobson streets, said she knew there would be trouble when she didn't see ..>> view originalPATH service between Journal Square, Newark remains suspended
PATH service between Newark and Journal Square is still suspended this morning because of issues related to the winter storm Saturday that dumped two feet of snow in Hudson County. The PATH provided limited bus service between Newark and Harrison and Newark and Journal Square from 6 to 10 a.m. this morning to help out commuters. In an advisory, PATH officials said tickets are still being cross-honored on New Jersey Transit trains. Port Authority officials said roughly 650 PATH workers and cont..>> view originalWoman can't withdraw guilty plea in 2 bank robberies, judge rules
The Santander Bank in Parsippany after Avery Spotswood and Quiama Harris robbed it in December 2013. (Megan Shapiro Hodgin | NJ.com) MORRISTOWN — A Superior Court judge on Tuesday refused to let a 30-year-old Newark woman withdraw her guilty plea to driving the getaway car for a friend during two bank robberies in Springfield and Parsippany. In May, Quiama S. Harris pleaded guilty in Superior Court in Morristown to two counts of first-degree robbery. She admitted that she drove the car for Av..>> view originalFourth person wanted in brutal downtown Newark beating arrested
NEWARK — The fourth of five men wanted in connection with a daytime assault of a man caught on video earlier this month has been arrested, Acting Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose announced Monday. U.S. Marshals and members of the Newark Police Department's Fugitive Apprehension Team found Corey Sabb, 21, hiding under a bed at a N. 6th Street home Monday morning, police said. He has been charged with robbery, aggravated assault and conspiracy. Authorities say Sabb was one of five men w..>> view originalEast Newark makes progress on snow removal streets
It may be one of the smallest municipalities in state, but East Newark was out in full force yesterday cleaning the streets. Snow removal began on Grant Avenue at about 7 a.m. yesterday, with plows and dump trucks hard at work. The borough's police chief, Anthony Monteiro, said he's happy with the way DPW workers have been clearing the streets. "We were ready for 10 inches, but I knew it was going to be more than that," Monteiro said. Sherman Avenue, where police headquarters is located, was c..>> view originalSenatorial shovel: Cory Booker joins Camden cleanup crew
Buy PhotoSen. Cory Booker (right) shovels snow Tuesday from the middle of 32nd Street in Camden's Rosedale section.(Photo: Phaedra Trethan/Staff photographer)Buy PhotoCAMDEN - While New Jersey residents are unlikely to see Gov. Chris Christie ride into Margate with a mop, U.S. Sen. Cory Booker appeared in Camden Tuesday morning, two snow shovels slung over his shoulders.The Democrat and former Newark mayor joined Camden Mayor Dana Redd, Camden County Freeholder Bill Moen and volunteers with the ..>> view originalPolice: New Jersey man shot for using woman's snow shovel
8:57 a.m. EST January 26, 2016File photo(Photo: Getty Images)NEWARK – Police in New Jersey’s largest city have arrested a woman who they say had a man shot for using her snow shovel.Newark police say a man told them he found the shovel on the sidewalk on Sunday and was using it to clear an elderly neighbor’s walkway after a major snowstorm when the woman accused him of stealing her shovel.The man returned the shovel. He was later walking when he said he was approached by the woman and several m..>> view originalThis N.J. community college could win $1M
NEWARK — One of the state's largest community colleges is among 150 colleges competing for $1 million. Essex County College was named Tuesday as one of the 150 colleges eligible for the 2017 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The prize, awarded every two years, recognizes high achievement and performance among America's community colleges. It focuses on student outcomes if four areas: student learning, certificate and degree completion, employment and earnings and access and succ..>> view originalWATCH: Christie announces 2:30 p.m press conference
Julio Cortez Christie returns to New Hampshire for presidential campaign New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a news conference ahead of a snowstorm that is scheduled to hit overnight, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, in Newark, N.J. Towns across the state are hunkering down in preparation for a major snowstorm expected to begin later in the day. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Posted: Tuesday, January 26, 2016 1:30 pm WATCH: Christie announces 2:30 p.m press conferen..>> view original
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