Sunday, December 25, 2016

$10K reward offered for information on death of Newark robbery victim and other top stories.

  • $10K reward offered for information on death of Newark robbery victim

    $10K reward offered for information on death of Newark robbery victim
    NEWARK -- The Essex County Sheriff's Crime Stoppers program is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in connection with a fatal robbery last month, Sheriff Armando Fontoura said Wednesday. William Hyder, 56, left his home around 9 p.m. Nov. 21 and went to a pharmacy at 199 Stuyvestant Ave. When he came back an hour later, he knocked on his door and stumbled into his house, telling his family he had been robbed, Hyder, a 30-year city resident, had suffered seve..
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  • New mom using black princess dolls, community letters to inspire ...

    New mom using black princess dolls, community letters to inspire ...
    NEWARK -- Every little girl looks like a princess. That's the message of a new initiative meant to inspire confidence and self-assurance in young girls living in the state's largest city. Shennell McCloud, a lifelong Newark resident and director of advocacy for KIPP New Jersey, which operates several charter schools in the city, said the idea for the movement came when she was pregnant with her first child. "When I found out I was having a girl, I realized that I really needed her to be aware ..
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  • Newark Central girls basketball preview, 2016-17

    NEWARK CENTRAL BLUE DEVILS LAST SEASON: Central finished with a 6-15 overall record. It did not qualify for the state tournament. CONFERENCE AND CLASSIFICATION: Super Essex Conference-Freedom Division; North 2, Group 2. HEAD COACH: Lashawn Williams, first year. TOP PLAYERS BACK: Central will have several players returning on the court this season. Seniors Qua'aja Chapman, Aydiya Walker, and Alyssa Reddick will lead the way. Juniors Danaija Bunch, Yakeerah Green, Djeneba Mariko, and Nohmara Brow..
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  • Essex Horse Trials to benefit Greater Newark LifeCamp

    Essex Horse Trials to benefit Greater Newark LifeCamp
    FAR HILLS, N.J. -- The Board of Directors of the Mars Essex Horse Trials, Inc. (Essex) is pleased to announce that, as competition re-commences at this iconic area event next year, proceeds will directly benefit Greater Newark LifeCamp -- providing an enriching day camp experience for approximately 300 Newark-area youths, per day, for six weeks during the months of July and August. The Life Camp movement began in 1887, when the original editor of LIFE Magazine founded the Life Fresh Air Fund t..
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  • Jury convicts man of shooting Newark police officer

    Jury convicts man of shooting Newark police officer
    Posted: Dec. 15, 2016 8:00 am NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jurors have found a man guilty of shooting a Newark police officer during an armed robbery. The panel convicted 30-year-old Donald Easterling of aggravated assault and other charges. He faces up to life in prison when he's sentenced in January. Prosecutors say Officer Dennis Dominguez responded as a backup officer to a robbery at the 99 Cent Zone store in July 2014. Authorities say Easterling shot the 19-year veteran in the knee, ending his car..
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  • $53M in grants will fund 12 waterfront projects across North Jersey

    $53M in grants will fund 12 waterfront projects across North Jersey
    NEWARK -- Grants totaling $53 million will make possible 12 projects across northern New Jersey to improve public access to the Passaic River, public officials announced Wednesday in Newark's Riverside Park.  The state grant money, which comes from a 2014 settlement between the state and companies accused of polluting the urban waterway, will fund the initiatives to develop areas along the waterfront.  "Rivers like the Passaic are some of our greatest treasures," Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno said at ..
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  • Booker comes to diner to tout health insurance, vow fight

    Booker comes to diner to tout health insurance, vow fight
    Verdan Fontaine, bottom right, a resident of Jersey City, N.J., who recently signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act, talks with U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., bottom left, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, center left, and other New Jersey residents, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, in East Newark, N.J. Burwell visited East Newark as part of her two day, four-city tour to raise awareness for the Dec...
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  • Local historian's book on Bamberger 'a notable story'

    Local historian's book on Bamberger 'a notable story'
    + enlarge image Bamberger’s in Newark and its founder, philanthropist Louis Bamberger + more images by Bennett MuraskinSpecial to NJJN December 14, 2016 Linda Forgosh, executive director of the Jewish Historical Society of New Jersey, is the author of Louis Bamberger: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist (Brandeis University Press, 2016). Her companion exhibit, “Meet Me Under Bamberger’s Clock,” is on display through the end of 2017 at the New Jersey Historical Soc..
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  • South Ward SID keeps year-round focus on community

    The holiday season is the time of year when many people focus on charitable giving and activities that benefit their communities. For the professional staff and volunteer board members of the Bergen-Lyons-Clinton Special Improvement District (BLCSID), the needs of the local community are a priority throughout the year. “From workshops that support local small business owners and entrepreneurs, to plans for the redevelopment of the Bergen Street corridor, to programs focused on community wellness..
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  • Man faces life in prison for shooting that ended police officer's career

    Man faces life in prison for shooting that ended police officer's career
    NEWARK -- An Essex County jury has found a man guilty of two counts of aggravated assault in the 2014 shooting of a Newark police officer during a robbery, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. Donald Easterling, 30, was also found guilty of two counts of armed robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and possession of a high-capacity magazine, following a trial before Judge Siobhan Teare in Newark. Authorities say Easterling shot De..
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