Can intervention squad of everyday people curb Newark crime?
NEWARK — In the hopes of reducing crime in the city's South and West Wards, officials are turning to nontraditional leaders to bring change. During a press conference Thursday afternoon at City Hall, Mayor Ras Baraka said he hopes to continue expanding a small pilot program brought to the city last year by Aqeela Sherrills, who in the early 1990s helped arrange a peace treaty between the Bloods and the Crips, prominent rival gangs. The program is a simple concept, really: As of now, nine com..>> view originalPolice Blotter: Cocaine in Jefferson; crash in Long Hill
JEFFERSON•On June 5, Officer Tim Hecht responded to Route 15 and Berkshire Valley Road for a report of a possible hit and run accident. Hecht’s initial investigation revealed that a vehicle operated by Christine Rose, 52, of Highland Lakes, was allegedly involved in a hit and run accident on Berkshire Valley Road. Her vehicle was located and during the stop suspected cocaine, prescription medication and drug paraphernalia were located it the vehicle. The driver was placed under arrest and was ch..>> view original2 wanted in Newark shootings arrested
NEWARK — A pair of East Orange men were captured Thursday and charged in unrelated shootings that left four people wounded, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said. Authorities say Marquis Belnavis. 22, shot three people at Georgia King Village July 18. Earlier, on June 27, Kazimir Jones, 20, allegedly shot a man on Goodwin Avenue. The 22-year-old victim in that shooting was treated at Beth Israel Hospital and released. Following an investigation, warrants for the men were obtained by de..>> view originalUSO Center Opens at Newark Airport
By Brenda Flanagan CorrespondentFrom Marilyn Monroe’s performance in Korea to Katy Perry’s Fleet Week concert in New York, the USO keeps American troops entertained but it also keeps them comfortable in more than 180 USO Centers around the globe.The USO’s Show Troupe helped celebrate its newest center today — a safe haven for weary military travelers — at Newark Airport’s Terminal B, Level Two, Room Nine, open just in time to welcome Petty Officer George Layana back from Guantanamo.“This is the ..>> view originalMorris Judge Reginald Stanton leaves legacy of humanity
Funeral of Judge Reginald Stanton, July 21, 2016. IPhone video by Peggy Wright Buy PhotoNoting the amount of eulogies given over the course of his life, Catherine Flanagan looks up saying, Dad, "I'll do my best," as she and brother Reg Stanton gave eulogies for their father, retired Morris County Superior Court Assignment Judge Reginald Stanton at St. Margaret of Scotland Church. Family, friends and Judges from around the state came to pay their respects for the long time jurist. July 2..>> view originalBoyz II Men performing in Atlantic City, Newark
ED CONDRAN, CORRESPONDENT 1:22 a.m. EDT July 22, 2016Boyz II Men have upcoming shows in Newark and Atlantic City.(Photo: Courtesy of Rony Schram)Grunge didn’t just break in 1991. That’s also when Boyz II Men’s “Cooleyhighharmony” catapulted the R&B vocal act from Philadelphia to stardom.“Cooleyhighharmony,” which includes a pair of huge hits — “Motownphilly” and “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday” — went platinum nine times.“It’s crazy to think that September marks our 25 yea..>> view original@ISSUE: When will NJ housing prices recover?
Since the cyclical low in 2012, median housing prices have increased to $273,000 through year-end 2015, reflecting a 7 percent increase from that low point, while remaining 18 percent below the 2005 peak.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto)For most New Jersey homeowners, the value of their home remains substantially below what it was more than a decade ago. How soon is that likely to change? And why has the recovery in housing prices been slower here than in other states? Jeffrey Otteau, president ..>> view originalHomes, stores envisioned on Ridgefield tract after cleanup
A contaminated industrial tract along Overpeck Creek in Ridgefield is finally getting cleaned up and could eventually be developed into a residential and retail complex. Marko Georgiev/Staff photographer Cleanup work last month at the former home of Pfister Chemical in Ridgefield. The dye manufacture closed in 2002. Workers have been removing old concrete foundation slabs and treating contaminated soil on the 16-acre Pfister Chemical site, which runs along the ea..>> view originalPittstown resident Adele Dunlap has title of oldest American at 113 ...
PITTSTOWN - New Jersey is now home to the oldest woman in the United States, 113-year-old Adele Dunlap of Pittstown. Dunlap is a Newark native who spent many years as a teacher. She became the country's oldest person earlier this month following the death of a Worcester, Massachusetts, woman. Dunlap lives at the Country Arch Care Center in Pittstown. The Los Angeles-based Gerontology Research Group, which tracks supercentenarians, or people 110 and older, says Dunlap is also the 10th oldest per..>> view originalClifton Journal Police Blotter
Robbery Ashley Bresciani, 29, of Englewood was arrested and charged with robbery at Target on Kingsland Avenue on July 15. According to police reports, Bresciani assaulted a loss prevention officer when she attempted to push her way out of the store with a CCTV and other electronics which had not been paid for. According to police reports, she had cocaine in her possession and was also charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS). Burglary A vacant home on Center Street was..>> view original
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