Recapping Morristown-Beard's improbable MCT win
Buy PhotoMorristown Beard vs. Randolph in the Morris County Tournament baseball final at Horseshoe Lake Park. Morristown Beard won their first title in school history after a shocking come from behind finish to win 4-3. May 20, 2016. Roxbury, N.J.(Photo: Bob Karp/Staff Photographer)Buy PhotoThe Morris County Tournament had the craziest ending of any MCT ever before, yet Morristown-Beard head coach John Sheppard kept his composure through all the madness.The final inning Friday night at Horseshoe..>> view original'Nanny cam' trial cop says he didn't hear racial slurs caught on video
NEWARK — A Millburn police sergeant testified Tuesday that he never heard a fellow detective use racial slurs to refer to the then unknown assailant, even though the officer's comments were recorded on camera. Detective Collin McMillian's comments were caught on a 'nanny cam' when the police were investigating the severe beating of a woman in her home in 2013. DelRusso's testimony came during the trial of Shawn Custis, 45, who is charged with attempted murder and related crimes for the June ..>> view originalWESTFIELD — Four Newark men were arrested and charged in a ...
WESTFIELD — Four Newark men were arrested and charged in a series of high-end car thefts after a bust by Westfield police. In May, Westfield police had investigated two separate car thefts from residents' homes in the early morning hours. Police said thieves stole the cars – a 2011 Infiniti QX56 (valued at $60K) and a 2012 Aston Martin (valued at $150K) – after they had found spare keys inside the unlocked vehicles. Officers conducted a motor vehicle stop around 3 a.m. on Sunday when they saw ..>> view originalPort Authority chairman offers 7 to 10 year estimate for new bus ...
Bus commuters, long accustomed to the outdated and overburdened Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan, could have a new depot in as little as seven to 10 years, according to officials testifying Tuesday before a state Senate committee. CHRIS PEDOTA/staff photographer Mark Muriello, Deputy Director of Tunnels Bridges and Terminals for Port Authority, Port Authority Chair John Degnan and Lou Venech Port Authority Manager of Regional and Transportation Policy all tes..>> view originalJudge dismisses Atlantic City from drowning lawsuits
NEWARK — A federal judge Monday dismissed lawsuits against Atlantic City filed by the estates of two people who drowned off its beach in 2013. U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler granted the motion by the financially crippled city to dismiss it from lawsuits representing the late Samuel Jackson Jr. and Thewinco Caesar, both of whom drowned July 27, 2013. The 21-year-old Jackson of Lowell, Mass., and Caesar, 22, of Darby, Pa., were pulled from the ocean around 7 p.m. and taken to a nearby h..>> view originalAgainst the odds: 100% of kids in this Newark program got into college
NEWARK — For the 73,000 children in the state's largest city, the odds of going to college are not good. According to the most recent New Jersey School performance Report, one high school in Newark – Barringer Arts Academy – has the lowest average SAT score of any high school in the state, and the second lowest graduation rate of any high school in the state, just 35.69 percent. According to the latest Census estimates, only about 13.7 percent of the city's population has a college degree, as ..>> view originalInvestigations uncover issues at Newark Airport that won't be fixed ...
With the announcement this week that 120 additional screeners soon will be manning the security gates at Newark Liberty International Airport — and with the prospect of shorter lines — many travelers in North Jersey and beyond might assume that problems at the Transportation Security Administration have been fixed. Tariq zehawi/staff photographer Passengers go through the TSA checkpoint in Newark Airport's Terminal C on Monday, May 23, 2016. But investigat..>> view originalA century in Newark: How the Robert Treat Hotel survived and ...
NEWARK — Four U.S. presidents, the leader of the country's Civil Rights Movement, and the physicist who developed the theory of relativity are just a few of the distinguished guests who have stayed at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark over the past 100 years. Like the city it calls home, the Robert Treat has endured a long and varied history, and is now, locals say, poised to be a part of Newark's revitalization. The Robert Treat, named for the colonial leader who founded the city, opened in ..>> view originalSurvivors describe living 'hell' of Holocaust during Jersey City ...
JERSEY CITY -- Sally Whitmore never thought she would be a grandmother. As a young girl, Whitmore grew up in Poland during World War II. One day, she and her family were physically torn apart and taken to Auschwitz concentration camp. Her mother went one way, Whitmore went another. She spent several weeks at the notorious death camp where thousands of Jewish men and women were either killed or died of diseases and starvation, before being transferred to a different camp. "Even if you only sp..>> view original1 remains critical after bloody Newark gun fight
NEWARK — One person remains in critical condition Tuesday following a bloody shootout on a residential Newark street Monday night. Five people were shot in the mayhem, and two were hospitalized and in critical condition Monday night, authorities said. By Tuesday afternoon, one remained critical, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. Police shared no other details about the investigation into the shooting. "The detectives are active following leads," Ambrose said. Residents on I..>> view original
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
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