Sunday, November 6, 2016

13 hurt in NJ Transit bus crash in Newark and other top stories.

  • 13 hurt in NJ Transit bus crash in Newark

    13 hurt in NJ Transit bus crash in Newark
    UPDATE: Unlicensed driver was behind wheel in crash with NJ Transit bus NEWARK — Thirteen people were injured when a car collided with a New Jersey Transit bus Monday morning in Newark, city police confirmed. Two people in the car were seriously hurt, while 11 passengers on the bus were treated for minor injuries, police said. None of the injuries were life threatening, authorities said. According to police, a Honda was traveling westbound on West Market Street at about 5 a.m. when it apparen..
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  • Newark police officer struck, injured by hit-and-run driver

    Newark police officer struck, injured by hit-and-run driver
    Newark police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and injured a longtime city officer.City Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose says the officer was retrieving items from his personal vehicle at the department's 3rd Precinct when a silver Toyota Matrix crossover utility vehicle struck him and his vehicle around 7:50 a.m. Sunday.The impact caused the officer to be thrown... Content Preview This content is exclusive for Optimum, Time Warner®, Comcast®, customers with access to N..
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  • Officials open new affordable-apartment building in Newark

    Officials open new affordable-apartment building in Newark
    Officials in Newark cut the ribbon on a new building downtown that features nearly 50 affordable housing units, they announced Monday. The property at 999 Broad St. is a five-story, mixed-use property that includes 6,500 square feet of retail space and 87 apartments, 47 of which are for low- to moderate-income households. The building at the corner of Broad and West Kinney streets, was formerly an abandoned Postal Service facility. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo ..
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  • Authorities ID woman who fell to her death from Newark roof

    Authorities ID woman who fell to her death from Newark roof
    NEWARK â€” A woman who fell to her death from the roof of a Newark apartment building early Saturday was identified as a 28-year-old East Orange resident, authorities said. Authorities say an East Orange woman fell to her death from the roof of this 4-story apartment building in Newark early Saturday. The cause remained under investigation Sunday.Google Tatiana Quinones fell from the building on Jay Street at 1 a.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene, said Thomas Fennelly, chief assistant pr..
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  • Man killed in Sunday evening Newark shooting

    Man killed in Sunday evening Newark shooting
    NEWARK â€” Authorities are investigating a homicide on Peabody Place, Essex County Prosecutor's Office Spokeswoman Katherine Carter confirmed Monday. Lewis Griffith, 29, of Newark, has been identified as the victim of the Sunday night shooting, Carter said. Griffith, who was shot at about 8:30 p.m., was pronounced dead at the scene at about 8:41 p.m., authorities said. Man killed near Newark health department No additional details were immediately available about the investigation into the fat..
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  • Girls Tennis: Newark Academy cruises into Tournament of ...

    Girls Tennis: Newark Academy cruises into Tournament of ...
    EDISON -- The Newark Academy girls tennis team, No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20, defeated New Providence, 5-0, in the first round of the Tournament of Champions Sunday at the Garden State Tennis Center in Edison.  The Non-Public B champions only lost more than two games at one flight in a dominating effort. Cynthia Huang defeated Katherine Ge, 7-5, 6-1 at first singles, Lauren Holtzman won at second singles after Ana Trajanovic re-injured her back that had been bothering her all year, and freshman A..
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  • Prudential Center and NJ Devils launch initiative to recognize ...

    If recent initiatives rolled out by Prudential Center and its home team, the New Jersey Devils, are any indication, there’s one question in particular that is top-of-mind for the arena’s leadership. How do they help create deeper relationships between New Jersey sports and entertainment fans and the arena that go beyond those fans’ interest in the individual events that make up Prudential Center’s event schedule? The answer: make the arena feel more like a community asset (for example, they host..
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  • State of the Black World Conference IV Comes to Newark, NJ

    State of the Black World Conference IV Comes to Newark, NJ
    NEWARK, NJ -From November 16-20, the Institute of the Black World (IBW) will be holding its fourth State of the Black World Conference (SOBW) in response to what the organization refers to as the ‘centuries old worldwide assault on African (Black) people’.  The five day conference is set to take place this year in Newark, NJ at the historic Robert Treat Hotel. It is held every four years to assess the plight of the African (Black) diaspora. It assembles an international spectrum of scholars, act..
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  • Bridgegate trial: Bridget Anne Kelly expected back on the stand today

    Bridgegate trial: Bridget Anne Kelly expected back on the stand today
    Following a series of disclosures Friday about the inner workings of Governor Christie's office, Bridget Anne Kelly is expected to continue her testimony on the stand today. KEVIN R. WEXLER/Staff photographer Bridget Anne Kelly outside federal court in Newark on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016. The former deputy chief of staff to Governor Christie took the witness stand in Newark federal court on Friday, breaking nearly three years of silence since the news broke abo..
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  • Girls Soccer: Season stat leaders though Saturday, Oct. 22

    Girls Soccer: Season stat leaders though Saturday, Oct. 22
    GOALS Felicia Forsythe, Edison, 38Rebecca Rossett, Woodbury, 32Zoe Steck, Nutley, 32Marta Silva, Harrison, 32Reagan Gould, Point Pleasant Beach, 30Sarina Jones, Timber Creek, 29Jessica Diamond, Burlington City, 29Sarah Racine, Kinnelon, 28Aysiah Cintron, Buena, 27Katarina Nilsson, Hopewell Valley, 27Jackie Harnett, High Point, 27Ashley Georgevich, Saddle Brook, 26Jada Simon, Clayton, 25Deserae Sequeira, Johnson, 24Titilayo Afolabi, Science Park, 24Camryn Tirado, Deptford, 23Haley Skove, Notre D..
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Booker, Menendez call for federal investigation of NJ Transit safety .Samsung accused of not wanting to pay after exploding Note 7s caused serious damage .
Planes again clip wings at Newark Liberty airport .Man struck and killed by train in Newark .

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