Saturday, February 20, 2016

Uber, Lyft crackdown in Newark canceled for now and other top stories.

  • Uber, Lyft crackdown in Newark canceled for now

    Uber, Lyft crackdown in Newark canceled for now
    Getty Images Uber and Lyft drivers will not have to worry about being ticketed and towed by police in Newark as part of a crackdown that was supposed to start on Monday. “The Port Authority Police Department will not take steps to prevent access to such services by passengers or others on the premises owned or leased by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,” the Port Authority said in a statement. Uber and Lyft drivers do not have Newark taxi licenses, which are required to pick up far..
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  • No cuts in N.J. school aid, but small increases leave educators ...

    No cuts in N.J. school aid, but small increases leave educators ...
    All public school districts in New Jersey will receive modest increases in state aid, a move the Christie administration says reflects its priorities. But many local school leaders and other education advocates say the funding falls far short of the need. The district-by-district breakdown was released by the state Education Department on Friday, following Christie’s budget address earlier in the week outlining his proposed $34.8 billion spending plan for fiscal 2017, which includes more ..
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  • 3 arrested in connection with various Newark shootings

    3 arrested in connection with various Newark shootings
    Newark Police arrested Elaine Wheeler (left), Jihad Jones (center) and Assata Howell (right) Friday, officials said. (photos provided) NEWARK — City police have arrested three people for their participation in separate shooting incidents, officials said Friday. Assata A. Howell, 23, now faces aggravated assault charges in connection with a January shooting in the Mt. Pleasant section of the city, said Newark Police Department spokesman Det. Hubert Henderson. According to police, a physical c..
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  • Live updates from the Groups 2-3 T&F Championships

    Live updates from the Groups 2-3 T&F Championships
    The NJ Track and Field Express is zipping down the P-Way South to Hooper Ave. in Toms River for Saturday's Groups 2-3 Championships at the Bennett Center in Toms River.Action is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. The Non-Public A and B meet will follow at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. RELATED: Group previews, predictions, skeds, and moreHighlights of the meet will be down below. Photos, video clips, results and stories will come later, so keep checking back.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GROUPS 2-3 MEET1:17 p.m. WW South..
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  • Horizon seeks injunction to stop ad campaign by N.J. hospitals

    Horizon seeks injunction to stop ad campaign by N.J. hospitals
    NEWARK — The billboards might be down, but the war of words between two north Jersey hospitals and the state's largest health insurance company is heating up.  Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield Friday asked a federal judge to approve its request for a preliminary injunction to stop what it calls a "smear campaign" against the company and its Omnia Health Care Alliance.  Omnia is new insurance plan launched by Horizon last year which offers lower premiums in partnerships with certain hospitals. ..
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  • Christie's Bridgegate legal fees reach $10 million

    Christie's Bridgegate legal fees reach $10 million
    George Washington Bridge (John Moore, Getty Images) New Jersey taxpayers have spent more than $10 million for legal services for Gov. Chris Christie’s administration in the George Washington Bridge lane closure case still pending against two former Christie allies. The updated total became known late Friday after the state released details for the first time on the more than $2 million paid over the past two years to a firm that’s also owed money by the Republican governor’s 2013 re-election ca..
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  • Court: N.J. trooper wrongly suspended for not defending husband ...

    Court: N.J. trooper wrongly suspended for not defending husband ...
    NEWARK â€” The head of the New Jersey State Police wrongly suspended a trooper for not acting to stop the assault of her husband by five men in "biker gang gear" at a concert, an appeals court ruled Friday. The two judge panel reversed the 10-day suspension of Trooper Michele Garitta, an 11-year veteran of the force who had been disciplined for failing to show her badge and "physically intervene" during the attack, which happened outside the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. According to court ..
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  • CENTRAL JERSEY HOME SALES

    CENTRAL JERSEY HOME SALES
    The deeds for these recent home sales are recorded with their county clerks.The deeds for these sold homes have been recorded with their respective county clerks.(Photo: Getty Images)Story HighlightsHome prices are generally rising in New Jersey.Some neighborhoods are rising more than others.HUNTERDON COUNTYGlen Gardner 109 Hoffman Ln to William Butka and Kristen Butka from Mary Vincenzi. $432,000.123 Hockenbury Dr to Giacomo Crismale and Nicole Crismale from Dolores Jablonski. $272,000.32 Bell ..
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  • Newark police arrest 10 alleged 'Johns' in undercover prostitution sting

    Newark police arrest 10 alleged 'Johns' in undercover prostitution sting
    (File photo)  NEWARK — An undercover police investigation conducted in the city's South Ward Thursday night netted 10 men on prostitution-related charges, officials said Friday. The men, many of whom officials said reside in and around Newark, were allegedly observed soliciting services from police officers posing as prostitutes. The investigation was prompted by complaints from local residents of prostitution in areas along along the Frelinghuysen Avenue corridor, said Newark Police Departm..
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  • Man shot multiple times while riding bike in Salem City, authorities say

    Man shot multiple times while riding bike in Salem City, authorities say
    SALEM — A man was shot multiple times as he rode his bicycle along a city street early Saturday, authorities said. Anthony Johnson, 32, of Salem was hit by gunfire  on Wesley Street between Oak and Chestnut streets shortly after 1 a.m., according to the Salem County Prosecutor's Office.  After being shot, Johnson rode to a home on Chestnut Street where Salem City police officers and emergency medical crews responded.. Johnson was truck by bullets in his leg, arm and torso, authorities said. ..
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