Newark avoiding last year's cleanup mess; officials say main roads ...
NEWARK -- After Thursday's snowstorm dumped up to a foot of snow in parts of the state, Mayor Ras Baraka said Newark's main thoroughfares had been cleared and the city was prepared to continue its cleanup efforts into the night. About 65 percent of the city's streets had been cleaned as of 3 p.m. and crews were focusing on secondary roads, city officials said. "The snow did not get a chance to get in front of us," Baraka said during a press conference inside the city's emergency operations c..>> view originalFlight delays: storm strands thousands of airline passengers
NEWARK--The snowstorm that swept across the Northeast on Thursday all but shut down the region's airports, causing a bottleneck that stretched across the nation. More arrivals and departures were cancelled out of the three New York metropolitan area airports combined than anywhere else in the country, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware, with 1,800 flights affected. Newark Liberty had 625 flights cancelled through 10:30 a.m., representing more than half of the scheduled takeof..>> view originalExclusive: Newark shutters Happy Hands Daycare
A daycare center run by a former Newark school board member has been shut down by the City of Newark after inspections by the city found unsafe conditions at the West Peddie Street facility. Happy Hands Day Care Learning Center, operated by Shanique Speight, was ordered shut on Feb. 6 by order of the Office of the Construction Official and Office of Fire Officials, according to documents obtained by TAPintoNewark. The daycare center also allegedly owes $20,000 in back rent and $13,000 in overdu..>> view originalGRAMMY Museum Coming to Newark
NEWARK, NJ - Cleveland has the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Nashville has the Country Music Hall of Fame. Now Newark will have its own museum dedicated to iconic recording artists. The GRAMMY Museum announced today it will open its first outpost on the east coast in an 8,000-square-foot space in the Prudential Center in Newark. The space, which is slated to open in the fall, will be filled with interactive features, tributes to homegrown music icons, and a robust education center accessible for s..>> view originalDeal Alert: Fly Roundtrip to Singapore for just $638 from Newark
PHOTO: Take advantage of discounted airfare to Singapore and check out Marina Bay. (photo via Flickr/Leonid Iaitskyi) Trending Now If you are looking to fly to Southeast Asia in May, you are in luck as airfare deals are available on United/ANA to Singapore, according to AirfareWatchdog.com. DEAL: Flights on May 14 are just $638 from Newark (EWR) to Singapore’s Changi Airport returning on May 21.START DATE: Available now. END DATE: Flights are available through May 23.DETAILS: Flights are..>> view originalLinden boys' basketball hosting Newark East Side again on March 7 ...
State tournament basketball will commence Monday, Feb. 27 around the state with 17 boys’ and 17 girls’ squads from Union County qualifying. Top seeds on the boys’ side include defending champion Linden in North 2, Group 4; Rahway in North 2, Group 3 and Patrick School in Non-Public, South B. The only girls’ qualifier to earn a top seed was Patrick School in Non-Public, South B. If Linden and Newark East Side take care of business and win their first three games on the boys’ side, then we will ha..>> view originalEssex County school closings, delayed openings for Feb. 10, 2017
ESSEX COUNTY -- In the wake of a Thursday snowstorm that dropped as much as eight inches of snow on parts of Essex County, school districts announced delays and closures Friday as cleanup efforts continued. The list below will be updated throughout the night Thursday and morning Friday morning to reflect delays and closures announced by the district. Continue to check the list for updates. Bloomfield Public Schools will have a delayed opening. Cedar Grove Schools will have a two-hour delay. E..>> view originalSnowfall totals across NJ reach as high as 11 inches
The fast-moving snowstorm that swept across New Jersey on Thursday has dumped as much as 11 inches of snow in parts of Sussex County, 10 inches in Passaic County and 9 inches in Bergen, Morris and Union counties. How much has fallen in your region? These are among the unofficial snow totals reported by the National Weather Service as of 4:45 p.m. (Final accumulations in some towns will not be available until Friday morning.) ATLANTIC COUNTY Hammonton: 2.1 inches as of 11:35 a.m.Estell Manor: ..>> view originalNJ woman, oldest living American resident, dies at 114
RARITAN TWP. -- Adele Dunlap, who turned 114 in December, died on Sunday at Hunterdon Medical Center. She was the oldest person living in America, a distinction that now passes to Delphine Gibson, 113, of Huntingdon County, Pa., a rural area west of Harrisburg, said Robert D. Young, director of the Gerontology Research Group. Marie-Josephine Gaudette, 114, who currently lives in Italy, is the oldest living American, Young said. Dunlap, who was born in Newark on Dec. 12, 1902, had become the ol..>> view originalHuman Needs Drop Off Day Saturday, Feb. 11
Credits: John Lee / TapInto MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Human Needs Food Pantry will accept non-perishable food donations on Saturday February 11 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Based in Montclair the Human Needs Food Pantry serves communities in Essex County including Bloomfield, Verona, Nutley, Glen Ridge and several others. The Human Needs Food Pantry is located on Label Street in Montclair. The building is next to the Egan and Sons parking lot.>> view original
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