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12:05 a.m. EDT May 9, 2016Pope John XXIII Regional High School ninth grade student Emily Griggs, of Flanders, has been selected for the New Jersey All-State Chorus for the 2016-17 school year. Auditions(Photo: Photo courtesy of Pope John)A round up of noteworthy events and achievements in local schools.NETCONGNetcong Elementary School selected Victoria Attardi as this year’s recipient of the Morris County Superintendent’s Middle School Leadership Award. She received a personalized plaque commemo..>> view originalFlight attendant killed by car was in Newark for work, authorities say
NEWARK — A 25-year-old flight attendant killed by a car in Newark last week was in the city for her job at United Airlines, officials said. Camille Barletta was hit by a Ford Mustang on Tuesday around 7:20 p.m. in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, according to Essex County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman Katherine Carter. The details of the incident are under investigation, but Carter said Barletta was walking on a sidewalk when the car hit her. The location of the crash is just off McCarter..>> view originalNewark Police seek man wanted in 2014 shooting
Anthony Brown, 28 (Newark Police) NEWARK —€” Police on Sunday asked for the help of the public in finding a man wanted in a 2014 shooting. Anthony Brown, 28, was one of three men who robbed an East Orange man on March 9, 2014 before shooting him, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement. Brown and Tamodd Young, 22, have been charged with robbery, weapon possession and other offenses, police said. Young is being held at Essex County Correctional facility on unrelated c..>> view originalNewark Academy boys tennis tops WW-P South, wins own ...
LIVINGSTON -- Newark Academy, No. 1 in the NJ.com Top 20, accomplished something it hadn't since 2005 on Sunday afternoon: win the Newark Academy Invitational. The Minutemen defeated No. 3 West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 4-1, in the final of the 43rd edition of the tournament following a sweep at first and second doubles, along with a tournament-clinching third-singles victory. Newark Academy freshman second singles Alex Kotzen remained undefeated on the season following a 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 10-3..>> view original10 great 'yo momma' jokes for Mother's Day
Your mother's so ugly. Your mother's so fat. Your mother's so stupid. Yes, we know the drill. "Yo momma" jokes don't actually have much to do with your mom. Or anyone's mom. They're all about deploying the best puns and turns of phrase. You may recall the MTV show "Yo Momma," created and co-hosted by actor Wilmer Valderrama. Each episode (see video below) featured trash-talkers who would hurl a series of yo momma jokes at each other. ("Yo momma's so stupid she tripped over a cordless phone." ..>> view originalMorris, Parsippany school districts report high lead levels
Morris, Parsippany districts conduct volunteer testingLead in school water has been a topic of nationwide discussion.(Photo: ~File)Two more Morris County public schools — in Parsippany and Morris Township — have reported voluntary test results indicating high levels of lead in water samples.The Parsippany-Troy Hills district on Wednesday released partial test results from Northvail Elementary School, where a sample from a drinking fountain in Classroom 16, used for special education and basic s..>> view originalSome NJ economists skeptical about $15 minimum wage
Protesters demanding higher wages and unionization for fast food workers near Times Square on September 4, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) How do New Jersey economists feel about the idea to raise the minimum hourly wage to $15? We asked a few of them. Scott Rothbort, professor of finance at Seton Hall University, says he doesn’t believe the government should be fixing any prices, whether it be labor costs or rent control. “I believe that the markets should take ca..>> view original'Sextortion' cases on the rise in NJ and parents may not know their ...
ThinkStock If you’re a parent, its information you need to know. The FBI is reporting the number of so-called “sextortion” cases in New Jersey, involving teenagers, is on the rise. Sextortion is a criminal offense where an individual, usually a juvenile, is extorted or blackmailed for compromising or totally nude photos of themselves. Timothy Gallagher, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Newark Division, says a predator will go onto a social media site and create a fake identity to make it ap..>> view originalHow to watch Mercury sail across the sun on Monday
It's a very tiny planet, but Mercury will be making a big move across a giant celestial body — the sun — on Monday. New Jerseyans and other sky watchers on the East Coast will be able to see a tiny speck moving slowly across the sun from 7:12 a.m. to 2:42 p.m., according to NationalGeographic.com. On Monday, May 9, our solar system's smallest planet will resemble a black dot as it passes in front of the sun. This composite image of observations by NASA and the ESA's Solar and Heliospheric Ob..>> view originalNewark essay contest winners
Saint Vincent Academy Women's History Month essay contest winner Rosslyn Cueva, left, honorable mention winner Emelyn Avila, right, and Saint Michael's teacher Nancy Haug, center, with their awards. Haug received the school's inaugural Woman of Distinction Award. NEWARK — Rosslyn Cueva, a student at Saint Michael School in Newark, is the winner of the Saint Vincent Academy's inaugural Women's History Month essay contest. This is the first year that Saint Vincent's has hosted the contest, whi..>> view original
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