Rio Olympics 2016: N.J. star Jordan Burroughs is wrestling to ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — He is the closest thing Team USA has in the Olympics to a Muhammad Ali-type figure, and as an athlete who admires the legends in our sports culture, Jordan Burroughs would appreciate the comparison. The world's most dominant wrestler isn't looking to just win an Olympic gold medal this time around, something he did with ease in London four years ago. He wants to make history. He wants to prove he is the all-time best. He sees what Michael Phelps has done in swimming, what Le..>> view originalRio Olympics 2016: If Ryan Lochte lied, it is the ultimate 'Ugly ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — It was past midnight one recent day after covering track and field. I had taken a bus to the downtown media transport hub, where I planned to take a taxi to my hotel in Copacabana Beach. And, standing on a dark and mostly deserted street, one thought froze me. Am I about to get Lochte'ed? That was the impact of the Ryan Lochte story here in Rio, and I'm not the only visitor who had similar concerns in the days after it broke. Lochte said that he and three other American swimm..>> view originalDriver killed, 18 injured after 2 NJ Transit buses crash in Newark
NEWARK — The driver of an NJ Transit bus was killed and 18 others were injured, including seven critically, when two buses collided Friday morning in Newark, officials said. "We're praying for all of those in the hospital," Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said at a news conference near the scene. One bus struck the other in a T-bone crash at the intersection of Raymond Boulevard and Broad Street just after 6:05 a.m., NJ Transit spokesman Jim Smith said. The No. 59 bus was traveling west on Raymond ..>> view originalFormer admin still owes Orange $268K, council says
NEWARK — A judge is expected to issue an order Friday related to an ongoing legal battle between the city of Orange and a former employee who the city says owes it $268,000. Willis Edwards III (File photo) Since state Superior Court Judge Christine Farrington ruled in February that former Orange Deputy Business Administrator Willis Edwards III owed the city $268,750, "Mr. Edwards has done absolutely nothing to fulfill his obligation," said Robert Tarver, the city council attorney. "He has r..>> view originalTinton Falls CEO, 88, shares 5 longevity secrets
St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center is providing care for some of the puppies rescued from the Howell home where 276 dogs lived in squalor I Phone video by Everett MerrillBuy PhotoCharles W. Rahner Jr., president of Summit Hill Laboratories, an animal health company in Tinton Falls, demonstrates a Vetroson Illuminator 30K Ultrasonic Scaler, which is used to clean an animal’s teeth.(Photo: TANYA BREEN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)Buy PhotoTINTON FALLS - Charlie Rahner planned to work for what was t..>> view originalWoman struck and killed by car in Newark, report says
Battle lines of church and state: Fired over same-sex marriage ...
At 33, Kate Drumgoole had landed her dream job. Mitsu Yasukawa/Staff Photographer 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. By 2015, she had risen through the ranks at Paramus Catholic High School, her alma mater, to dean of guidance in just four years, and she had been serving as head coach of the elite Lady Paladins basketball team since..>> view originalNewark road closures: Avoid area of fatal bus crash 'at all cost ...
NEWARK — Officials are urging motorists to avoid several main thoroughfares in downtown Newark Friday as they are continuing to investigate a fatal crash between two NJ Transit buses. Broad Street between Central Avenue and Market Street, and Raymond Boulevard between Halsey and Mulberry Streets, are closed until further notice, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement Friday morning. "Motorists and pedestrians that utilize these routes (should) avoid the area at all..>> view originalUnpublished Opinions for the Week of August 22, 2016
07-2-1033 Velarde v. Andre, N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (9 pp.) On March 23, 2011, plaintiff Ana Velarde was involved in an automobile accident with defendant Daniel Andre when the street sweeper Andre was driving struck her vehicle. Plaintiff filed a complaint naming as defendants Andre and the city of Paterson under the doctrine of respondeat superior as Andre's employer and as the owner of the motor vehicle Andre was driving at the time of the accident. The issue on appeal concerne..>> view originalStruggling Newark agency is hot over theft of air conditioners
The International Youth Organization in Newark can't catch a break. It has been in the city for 46 years, working with troubled youth and struggling to stay open on limited funds. Still led by 81-year-old co-founder Carolyn Wallace, the agency almost closed two years ago when it didn't have enough money to pay the bills. Now, IYO is hurting again. Thieves recently disabled and stole parts from seven of the organization's commercial air condition units, as well as from units belonging to three..>> view original
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Rio Olympics 2016: N.J. star Jordan Burroughs is wrestling to ... and other top stories.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment