East Orange principal chooses students over retirement
Henry Hamilton had a pretty good idea of what the answer would be when he drove to the pension office in Trenton three years ago. He could earn more money if he retired, but Hamilton had a greater reason to keep working than collecting a sweet benefit package. Nothing could make him trade in his love for teaching children or being a principal for 43 years at an East Orange middle school. "They (pension office workers) were looking at me like I was crazy,'' Hamilton said MORE: Recent Barry Cart..>> view original17000 Newark children to be tested for lead poisoning
NEWARK – Some 17,000 children will be tested for potential lead poisoning after high levels of the chemical were found in nearly half of the its schools, officials revealed today. Newark Department of Health Director Dr. Hanaa Hamdi told members of the City Council Tuesday that the tests will begin with approximately 2,000 toddlers who attend early childhood centers located at the 30 buildings were elevated levels of lead were found. Once those have been completed, the city will set up a num..>> view originalHere's how Newark wants to regulate Uber drivers
NEWARK — It appears the city may be on its way toward resolving its more than month-old stalemate with Uber and other car-hailing services. Mayor Ras Baraka's administration has begun crafting amendments to a city ordinance that would regulate drivers working for the services much the same way it does their yellow cab counterparts. A draft copy of the legislation would require them to pay a $750 annual license fee, submit to drug testing and background checks and pass a vehicle inspection ever..>> view originalChristie: I wasn't attending trooper funeral anyway
During a Statehouse news conference, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reported that there are contingency plans for a possible NJ Transit strike and that he will be out of the state when that strike may happen. STAFF VIDEO BY THOMAS P. COSTELLOBuy PhotoGov. Chris Christie, at podium, speaks at HelloFresh in Linden.(Photo: Mike Davis/Asbury Park press)Buy PhotoLINDEN – Gov. Chris Christie wouldn’t have attended the Monday funeral of a state trooper killed last week, even if he was in N..>> view originalRising seas could drive 837K N.J. residents from their homes, study ...
Rising seas could force hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents from their homes by the end of the century, a new report found. The report, published in Nature Climate Change, analyzed the impact that sea-level rise will have on 22 states and Washington D.C. by 2100. It paints a grim picture, projecting incessant flooding in coastal counties affecting up to 13.1 million people in the United States. According to the study, up to 827,449 people in the Garden State would have to relocate du..>> view originalMorris County news and events calendar
Andrea Nestman, Rockaway Township, (left) and Caroline Marvin, Rockaway Borough, (right) practice their musical numbers for “A Night on Broadway.”(Photo: Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of the Rockaways)MENDHAM TWP.The Mendham Twp. Library will host “New Jersey Climate Change and Variability” from 7-8 p.m. today at the library, located at 2 West Main Street in Brookside.David Robinson, New Jersey’s State climatologist and a professor at Rutgers University, will discuss global climate changes. Expl..>> view originalFormer Bergen leader convicted of corruption asks for prison delay
Joseph A. Ferriero (File photo) NEWARK – Former Bergen County Democratic Party leader Joseph A. Ferriero is asking a federal judge to allow him to delay reporting to prison in three weeks, according to northjersey.com. in what federal prosecutors called a "politics for profit" scheme. He has been granted two reprieves, according to the report. The report states Ferriero is asking for a 21-day extension of his surrender date. Anthony G. Attrino may be reached at tattrino@njadvancemedia.com...>> view originalFormer lawyer admits hiding $200K from Uncle Sam
NEWARK — A former Jersey City lawyer admitted Tuesday that he tried to hide hundreds of thousands of dollars in income from the IRS. Magdy Fouad "Michael" Anise had good reason to want to hide the money: The funds were accumulated kickbacks from doctors and others for referrals in personal injury cases, federal prosecutors say. Anise, 52, of Aberdeen, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William H. Walls to a count of "structuring" about $200,000, according to the office of U.S. At..>> view originalWater bottle found in East Hanover crash never tested for alcohol
Vanessa E. Brown of Parsippany is on trial for killing Ralph Politi in a 2012 DWI crash. (Photo by Dave Hutchinson | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) MORRISTOWN — A State Police forensic chemist testified Tuesday that the State Police never tested the water bottle that allegedly smelled of alcohol that was found in the car of a Parsippany woman charged with killing popular East Hanover community activist Ralph Politi Jr. in a 2012 DWI crash. Michael Baklarz, who tested Vanessa E. Brown's blood f..>> view originalFamily of Jersey City man assumed drowned alleges anti-Muslim bias
JERSEY CITY — The grieving father of a Jersey City man presumed to have drowned in a state park swimming hole on Thursday is accusing authorities of not searching for his son's body because his family is Muslim. Police would search for the body of a white person's cat until it was found, not a human Muslim, Mohammad Yaqoob, 58, said this afternoon after a funeral prayer service for his son Wajhat, 21, who authorities believe drowned at Long Pond Ironworks State Park in West Milford on Thursd..>> view original
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
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