OC Warden: Inmate responsible for 'mischief'
Obama commutes 61 drug sentences; Ocean County men face child pornography charges; Gas prices spike Buy PhotoOcean County Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr. tours the newest wing of the Ocean County Jail in this Asbury Park Press file photo from Feb. 16, 2011.(Photo: Doug Hood, staff photographer)Buy PhotoTOMS RIVER - A weekend "fire" at the Ocean County Jail turned out to be a soggy something of a different sort, the warden said Wednesday.A female inmate at the Ocean County Jail will be c..>> view originalArizona man sentenced in Jersey City-area methamphetamine ...
NEWARK — An Arizona man Wednesday was sentenced to nine years in prison for supplying Jersey City-area drug users with methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty handed down the sentence on Ryan Bontempi, according to a court clerk. Bontempi in September admitted to conspiring with others to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine in 2013 and 2014. The offense carried a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison up to a life sentence, according to his plea agreement. But he signed..>> view originalNewark agrees to police reforms
U.S. to send armored brigades to Europe; Christie announces homeless initiatives; Wheel of Fortune winner U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman(Photo: JULIO CORTEZ/ASSOCIATED PRESS)NEWARK – The city of Newark has agreed to a $7.4 million program of police reforms to end practices that have disproportionately affected minorities and included thefts by officers, excessive use of force, and unconstitutional stops, searches and arrests.The city and the U.S. Department of Justice signed a consent de..>> view originalYou probably don't know N.J. allows paid family leave, study says
TRENTON — More than 155,000 people used New Jersey's paid family leave to take care of a new child or a sick relative in the law's first five years, but too few know the benefits exist or how to sign-up, a study by the Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health released Wednesday said. The study, based on a mix of focus group responses and individual interviews with 42 parents from Newark, Camden and Trenton, found those who had used family leave insurance were grateful for the time..>> view originalBay Area techies get direct flight to Israel
"It's quite shocking that we're in 2016 and talking about the first direct flight between San Francisco and Tel Aviv," said Adam Fisher, an Israel-based partner at venture firm Bessemer Venture Partners, which also has four offices in the U.S. and another in India. "This is a moment people thought would never happen." Fisher's had an active cross-Pacific start to the year. He backed Ravello Systems, which Oracle acquired in February for a reported $500 million, and Leaba Semiconductor, purchase..>> view originalTop attorney also suspended as part of Essex County College probe
NEWARK – An investigation that led Essex County College's president to be suspended last week has led to the removal of the school's top attorney. Dr. Rashidah Hasan, the college's general counsel and vice president for human resources, was informed she had temporarily relieved of her duties on Friday, according to her attorney Eugene Kim. The move came the same day President Dr. Gale Gibson was informed of her own paid suspension. Both women received letters from the school's board of trust..>> view originalGrammy winners to headline 2-day festival celebrating Newark's ...
NEWARK — A two-day outdoor concert and arts festival featuring Grammy award winners with city roots. That's the latest way Newark will celebrate its 350th birthday. Organizers of the yearlong Newark Celebration 350 announced Wednesday the "Founders Weekend Festival," which will happen at and around the city's Military Park May 13 through 15. The event's headliners include Faith Evans, Naughty By Nature, and salsa artist India. The group's chair Junius Williams officially made the announcemen..>> view originalNewark, with lead of its own, hosts 'Hip Hop for Flint'
KellyAikenSharif.jpg Dupre Kelly, a.k.a., DoItAll Dupre of the hip hop group Lords of the Underground, left, at Newark City Hall to announce a fundraiser, Hip Hop or Flint, Saturday, April 2, 2-6 p.m., at the Robert Treat Hotel. Kelly is seen with the event's co-producers, George Aiken, center, and Hassan Sharif, left, both of HSP Ent. (Photo by Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media) NEWARK — Before he went off to college in North Ca..>> view original2 Shore men sentenced for extortion
NEWARK - Two men who extorted thousands of dollars from contractors seeking work on a New Jersey golf course project have received prison sentences.>> view original2 police officers in Bayonne explosion released with no injuries ...
BAYONNE -- Two police officers who were taken to Bayonne Medical Center after an explosion this morning on the city's former Military Ocean Terminal have been released with no injuries, according to a hospital spokesman. At 9:01 a.m., the officers were at a worksite on Chosin Few Way near Goldsborough Drive while workers were conducting a "pressure test of a gas line" when a "small explosion" happened, according to city police. The officers were taken to Bayonne Medical Center "as a precaution..>> view original
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
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