Director to unveil 45-day plan to cut crime in Newark
NEWARK — Officials on Wednesday will release a nine-point plan they say will help reduce street violence in the state's largest city and improve the police department's relationship with residents. Already underway, the plan calls for the consolidation of some department administrative positions to free up more officers for street duty, as well as an assessment of officer response times and the department's internal affairs unit, said city public safety director Anthony Ambrose said in an i..>> view originalAuthorities investigate fatal Newark shooting
(file photo) NEWARK — Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting in the vicinity of Isabella Avenue, confirmed Essex County Prosecutor Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter Wednesday. Additional details of the killing are not immediately available, Carter said. An investigation into the incident by the Essex County Prosecutor's Office is ongoing. The killing brings the city's 2016 homicide count to 12, according to tally by NJ Advance Media. Vernal Coleman can be reached at vcoleman@njadva..>> view originalThree kids hurt by hit-and-run driver in Newark
NEWARK — Police are looking for the person who was driving a white truck that hit three children as they were crossing a street in the Ironbound Tuesday afternoon, the department said in a statement. Twin 12-year-old girls and a 9-year-old boy were crossing near Ferry and Lafayette streets* when they were hit around 3:15 p.m. in the middle of the street and after the light changed. The driver briefly stopped before leaving the scene, police said. The children were treated for pain and cut..>> view originalJersey City, Newark among worst places to marry, report says
JERSEY CITY -- Are you preparing to say "I do?" According to a new report, the Garden State's two largest cities are among the worst places to marry. WalletHub, a personal finance website, looked at the 150 largest cities and ranked Jersey City No. 144 and Newark No. 148. The website used an 18-point metric system to compile the list, taking into account the cost, convenience, and venue options. WalletHub said a couple spends, on average, $26,444 on their wedding, noting that the early mont..>> view originalIntaglio prints at the Newark Printshop in 'Beneath the Surface'
Newark printmaker extraordinaire and former longtime Newark Museum administrator Stephen McKenzie has curated a new show of intaglio prints for the Newark Printshop called "Beneath the Surface," a sly reference to the nature of intaglio itself. Any print made by incising a metal surface (with a burin or with acid) and then pressing wet paper on a cleanly wiped plate is an intaglio. It's one of the oldest forms of printing known, probably a by-product of medieval armor-making (prints were origi..>> view originalEx-Rutgers student wants bias conviction in Tyler Clementi case ...
NEWARK — Dharun Ravi's attorneys are making their case before an appeals court Wednesday morning to overturn the Plainsboro man's convictions in the Tyler Clementi webcam case. The attorneys will be targeting the state's bias statute, arguing that Ravi should never have been charged with bias crimes and all of his convictions should be reversed. After Ravi's conviction in 2012, the New Jersey Supreme Court struck down a portion of the state's bias crime statute in a separate case. The court ..>> view originalWhat the feds are doing to improve community/police relations in N.J.
JERSEY CITY -- At a community policing forum on Saturday, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman described a few ways federal law enforcement is working to improve community/police relations in the state, including prosecuting police officers who violate others' civil rights and partnering with community outreach groups. In a 10-minute speech in front of roughly 85 people at a forum organized by the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice at New Jersey City University, Fishman said he appreciates the hard..>> view originalDoes Lee Stempniak think the Devils will trade him at the deadline?
NEWARK — Lee Stempniak is just the type of veteran forward a playoff-bound team will be looking to acquire before the NHL's Feb. 29 trade deadline. But if the Devils have a chance to make the playoffs for the first time in four years as the deadline approaches, wouldn't they be inclined to keep the winger, who will turn 33 on Thursday? Or will general manager Ray Shero get an offer for a draft pick or prospect that he cannot refuse? "You never know what is going to happen," Stempniak told NJ..>> view originalDomestic violence at heart of 3 brutal Newark murders, authorities say
NEWARK — Domestic violence was likely at the center of a string of city homicides that saw one man and two women killed over the weekend, authorities confirmed Tuesday. Man charged with 3 homicides in Newark Authorities hold a news conference to announce the arrest of Jeffrey Holland who is charged with three murders. Holland is charged with the murder of Tiniquah Rouse, 21 of Newark, Ashley Jones, 23 and Jarrell Marshall, 28. All the victims were Newark residents. Tuesday, February..>> view originalWhy 11 N.J. cities have more lead-affected kids than Flint, Michigan
TRENTON — Eleven cities in New Jersey, and two counties, have a higher proportion of young children with dangerous lead levels than Flint, Mich., does, according to New Jersey and Michigan statistics cited by a community advocacy group. With the eyes of the nation focused on the brain damage and other problems associated with lead-contaminated water in Flint, several community advocacy organizations in New Jersey banded together this week to draw attention to New Jersey's lead problem, askin..>> view original
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
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