Planes again clip wings at Newark Liberty airport
NEWARK — One aircraft was damaged in a minor collision on the ground at Newark Liberty International Airport Wednesday afternoon, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. An aircraft belonging to United Airlines clipped wings with another craft from Austrian Airlines around 4:30 p.m., the Port Authority said. No passengers were aboard either craft and no one was hurt, a United spokeswoman said. Planes clip wings at Newark Liberty United Flight 31, a Boeing 767, made contact wit..>> view originalPTA: Newark high school is overcrowded & under-resourced
NEWARK — At least one Newark high school has been inundated with overcrowded classrooms and inadequate resources this year as a result of the district's universal enrollment plan, according to the school's parent teacher association. But district officials, in an interview with NJ Advance Media, said the notion that universal enrollment is responsible for overcrowding is "absolutely, categorically false." Standing in front of Central High School Tuesday morning, Wilhelmina Holder, president ..>> view originalMassive Newark drug crackdown results in 155 arrests
Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose and Police Chief Darnell Henry in this file photo (Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) NEWARK — Police arrested 155 people as part of an effort targeting drug trafficking in the city's Central Ward last month, officials announced Wednesday. The arrests were largely for narcotic-related offenses and people wanted on various warrants, according to Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. He said complaints about open-air drug dealing in th..>> view originalCould Newark be given control of Harrison's fire department?
HARRISON -- Harrison could lose its fire department if the town and local fire union do not negotiate a state-approved contract that will trim the town's budget by $1.5 million. The West Hudson town was awarded $1.36 million in transitional aid last month from the Department of Community Affairs contingent on Harrison contracting the City of Newark to man its firehouse or successfully negotiating a similar contract with its current department. Harrison firefighters have been working without ..>> view originalNewark's deal with Rutgers will be national health care 'model ...
NEWARK — Following the resignation of Newark's health director, an agreement to make Rutgers University's vice-chancellor her interim replacement was submitted for approval Wednesday morning to the municipal council, according a release from the mayor's office. Dr. Hanaa Hamdi, who was named director of the city's Department of Health and Community Wellness in 2014, resigned last month, a spokesman for Mayor Ras J. Baraka's office told NJ Advance Media. While it remains unclear why Dr. Hamdi r..>> view originalCheck out this Halloween-themed murder mystery paint-and-sip at ...
The Newark Museum has announced paint-and-sip event that mixes Merlot (and other wines) with the macabre just in time for Halloween. The Museum’s “Masterpiece, Merlot & Murder” event will have participants create a personal masterpiece based on a work of art from the Newark Museum’s collection while sipping on a glass or two of wine. The painting portion of the evening will be led by a New Jersey artist. Participants will then be lead on a “mystery tour” of the museum that will entail them solvi..>> view originalOverturned tractor-trailer jams Route 21 traffic in Newark
NEWARK — An overturned tractor-trailer on Route 21 Wednesday morning caused traffic delays in the city, but no serious injuries were reported, police said. Accident didn't cause serious injuries, police said. File photo. (Jerry McCrea | The Star-Ledger) The truck was traveling on McCater Highway near Interstate 78 when it flipped over, police said. It is unclear what caused the crash. The truck driver sustained a minor injury in the accident, police said. . "It is likely to cause traffic del..>> view originalHabitat for Humanity Newark & Greater Elizabeth joins forces with ...
Habitat for Humanity Newark & Greater Elizabeth and Panasonic announced the companies will join forces on Wednesday, October 12 to participate in Habitat Newark’s Corporate Challenge efforts, a house sponsorship program that is helping to build a nine home subdivision in Newark, NJ for Partner Families. More than 50 Panasonic employees and dedicated volunteers will be in attendance as a way to give back to the Newark community. The build will take place at 100 Hawthorne Ave. from 9 a.m. to 3 p...>> view originalEdison Academy (0) at Newark Tech (5) - Boys Soccer
Caleb Aryiku and Kalvin Opoku each scored one goal and had one assist as top-seeded Newark Tech defeated 16th-seeded Edison Academy, 5-0, in the second round of the NJTAC tournament in Newark. Tabiri Cofie, Edric DePaula and Ariel Silva each netted one goal while Christian Gomez recorded one save for Newark Tech, which had a total of 12 shots and scored three goals in the second half. Samuel Ansah, Gerardo Hernandez and Jose Hernandez added one assist apiece. Kunal Adhia recorded 10 saves for E..>> view originalBaraka calls on N.J. mayors to unite around safe gun tech
NEWARK — Mayor Ras J. Baraka has a message for the country's gun manufacturers: start employing safe weapons technologies, or the City of Newark will take its business elsewhere. Surrounded by clergy and bi-partisan groups on the steps of Newark City Hall Thursday afternoon, Baraka called on all New Jersey mayors to convene before purchasing additional weapons for their law enforcement agencies and create a list of manufacturers who are listening to their concerns, chiefly: safer gun distrib..>> view original
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
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