Despite extra aid, poorest NJ districts struggle to show gains
During a forum held at the Wall Township library, NJ Governor Chris Christie discussed his school funding fairness plan. STAFF VIDEO BY THOMAS P. COSTELLOIf schools become vetting factories, competence, character and human potential go out the window.(Photo: File)The 31 school districts that receive billions of dollars in extra court-ordered state education aid each year have not narrowed the gap with the rest of the state when it comes to test scores and college attendance, according t..>> view originalWitnesses describe 'total chaos' after fatal NJ Transit bus crash in ...
NEWARK — The Newark intersection where two NJ Transit buses collided early Friday transformed into "total chaos" as people rushed to pull the injured from the twisted wreckage, witnesses said. This photo, taken moments after the bus crash, shows people trying to pull injured passengers from the early morning crash of two NJ Transit buses at the intersection of Broad Street and Raymond Boulevard. (Photo provided)Craig McCarthy | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Antonio Costeira, a sergeant with th..>> view originalBattle lines of church and state: Fired over same-sex marriage ...
A Charlotte, N.C. Catholic school teacher says he was fired because he's openly gay. Parents and students say Lonnie Billard was a popular teacher at Charlotte Catholic for more than 15 years. Kate Drumgoole was a guidance counselor and coach at Paramus Catholic High School when she was fired in January over her marriage to Jaclyn Vanore, background.(Photo: Mitsu Yasukawa/The Record)At 33, Kate Drumgoole had landed her dream job.By 2015, she had risen through the ranks at Paramus Cathol..>> view originalRio 2016: Shakur Stevenson winning gold would be Newark's ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — No matter what happens in his gold-medal fight, the city that Shakur Stevenson has represented here in Brazil with class and excellence needs to plan a first-class celebration when he returns home. Newark should honor its 19-year-old boxer with a ticker-tape parade down Broad Street, with a proclamation declaring that day in his honor, because his Olympic medal represents this city's crowning athletic achievement at least in the past half century. This is no exaggeration. New..>> view originalPedestrian was killed during police pursuit in Newark, authorities ...
NEWARK — Authorities are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was killed by a car during a police chase, officials confirmed Friday. According to a spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, a woman was killed after being struck by a car early Friday morning. Officials confirmed that the strike occurred during a Newark police pursuit. Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose did not comment on what prompted the chase, but said that drugs were recovered from the car being purs..>> view originalPolice seek help ID'ing family of man found dead in Newark home
Mellio. (Courtesy NPD) NEWARK — Police are seeking the public's help in locating the family members of a 57-year-old man who was found dead inside his home earlier this month. According to Newark Police, the building superintendent called police to the Columbia Street residence of Nelson Mellio at about 2 p.m. on August 3 to report that he may be sick or injured. After authorities responded, Mellio was pronounced dead at the scene by the Medical Examiner's Office, police said. A cause of de..>> view originalDevils' Cory Schneider primed for Team USA and World Cup
NEWARK - Before goalie Cory Schneider sets foot in Devils training camp in September (or October), he'll have Schneider will be playing in September's World Cup of Hockey for Team USA, and while it means he'll be playing hockey away from the Devils for a portion of training camp, the 30-year-old goalie said it should benefit him when he's back with his NHL team. Schneider on Devils post-Larsson "I'm hoping it will allow me to elevate my game sooner. Some camps, it takes a couple days, maybe a..>> view originalToll cheats owe $26k dodging Goethals Bridge charges, police say
John Branagan of Stanhope, left, and Zenadia Soto of Newark were charged with evading tolls at the Goethals Bridge(Port Authority police) Two alleged toll scofflaws were arrested in separate incidents as they tried to cross area bridges without paying the fees, authorities said Friday. Port Authority police at the Goethals Bridge toll plaza in Staten Island saw the driver of a 2007 Nissan Versa pass through the EZPass lane without paying 6:30 on Wednesday morning, said agency spokesman Joe Pe..>> view originalN.J. couple admits leaving 3 kids in freezing car while gambling at ...
BENSALEM, Pa. — A Newark, N.J. couple was sentenced to probation Friday for leaving their three children in a car in sub-freezing temperatures while they gambled at Parx Casino in January. Jarrett Nelson, 40, and Ebony Walker, 31, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor endangering the welfare of children and recklessly endangering another person in in Bucks County Common Pleas Court in Dyolestown. Nelson, who spent two months in prison after his arrest, was sentenced to time served and 34 months prob..>> view originalPolice ID body found in ocean as missing Newark man
BRADLEY BEACH – Authorities have identified the body that was discovered floating in the waters off Sea Bright on Thursday as the 31-year-old Newark man who was swept out to sea on Saturday. Julio Pierre was visiting Bradley Beach with friends on Saturday when he disappeared in the ocean near the Brinley Avenue jetty at around 7 p.m. on Saturday. A multi-agency search effort that ensued covered 248-square miles until the U.S. Coast Guard officially suspended the search on Sunday night. At ap..>> view original
Friday, August 26, 2016
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