Squash -- an off-the-wall learning tool in Newark
It sounds like a vegetable, but Newark middle and high school kids don't care. Squash is their game and they love it. You heard me - Squash. It's the sport ...>> view originalNewark's old jail shutters after decades of complaints, suicide risks
NEWARK -- Long dogged by overcrowding, suicides and complaints of unsafe conditions, the city's old lockup on Green Street finally shut down on Friday. "The cell block at 31 Green Street should have been closed years ago," Newark's Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. "The conditions there were both deplorable and unsafe." Newark's aging city jail will be replaced by a new, state-of-the-art holding facility on Clinton Avenue. Called the Municipal Arrest Processing Section (MAPS), t..>> view originalRutgers-Newark student named Truman Scholar
A Jersey City 20-year-old who ran for a spot on the school board last year has been named a Truman Scholar, the first time the prestigious $30,000 scholarship has been awarded to a student of Rutgers University's Newark campus. Mussab Ali was one of 62 students chosen out of 768 candidates nationwide this year by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, which awards the graduate study scholarships annually to students showing outstanding leadership potential and intellectual ability. Ali, a..>> view originalRutgers-Newark Debate Team Wins National Tournaments
By Michael Hill Correspondent Back to back national championships for the Rutgers-Newark debate team led by the two best collegiate debaters in America, both holding trophies — Ferguson, Mo.’s Nicole Nave and Newark’s Devane Murphy — a product of the Newark Debate Academy and his mother and grandmother’s insistence. “I didn’t really have any other option,” Murphy said. While millions were sweating over their March Madness brackets, the veteran duo was creating a record-setting madness. First, p..>> view originalNewark man charged with pointing gun at woman
NEWARK -- A 19-year-old Newark man was arrested Friday after he pointed a loaded gun at a woman after an altercation, authorities said. Hassan Trazie (Courtesy Newark Police) Hassan Trazie was arrested around 3 a.m. in the area of 4th and Summer avenues, police said. He is charged with aggravated assault and weapon possession. Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said neighbors flagged down officers in the area and told them Trazie had pointed a gun at a 33-year-old woman. He wa..>> view originalHead of FBI's Newark office to speak at Hudson County Valor Awards
Timothy Gallagher, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI's Newark office, will be the guest speaker at the 200 Club of Hudson County's Valor Awards luncheon.FBI photo The head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Newark Division will be the keynote speaker at the annual 200 Club of Hudson County Valor Awards luncheon. Timothy Gallagher, Special Agent in Charge of New Jersey's only FBI field office, was named to the position in March 2016. Gallagher, a New York native, earned a bachelor's deg..>> view originalSt. Anthony (1) at Newark East Side (7) - Baseball
Angel Soler went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in Newark East Side's 7-1 win over St. Anthony in Newark. Soler's big day at the plate coincided with a complete-game win on the mound, striking out seven with two walks and zero earned runs allowed. Newark East Side scored all seven of their runs in the first three innings, with Jacob Nunez adding a two-RBI double and Francis Reyes singling in a run as well.>> view originalCops won't drag you from overbooked Newark, NYC flights, Port ...
There won't be a repeat of the infamous United Airlines dragging incident at the Newark and New York city airports. Port Authority Police Superintendent Michael Fedorko said in a statement that the already existing policy that police will not physically remove a passenger from an overbooked flight has been reaffirmed. Fedorko ordered the statement read to all personnel during roll calls and briefings. "In the event an airline overbooks a flight and the Airline determines that it is necessary t..>> view originalIt's here! Military Park releases its schedule of free activities and ...
It’s here! Military Park releases its schedule of free activities and fitness programs for the summer by Brick City Live | April 14, 2017 Military Park will soon be back in action with a slate of new activities and fitness programs on the schedule, as well as some returning tried-and-true favorites. This year, the park brought in even more community partners to collaborate on its roster of activities, which features a little something for everyone. There will be lots of free exercise classes t..>> view originalSister June Favata, Long-time Faculty Member of Saint Vincent ...
NEWARK, NJ – In a joint effort to recognize Newark’s unsung heroes, the New Jersey Devils and Prudential Financial named Sister June Favata, administrative director at Saint Vincent Academy the winner of the “Newark’s Cornerstone” community initiative during the first intermission of Saturday evening’s 4-2 home loss to the New York Islanders. Sister Favata, who has been a faculty member of Saint Vincent’s Academy for nearly a half-century, was joined on the ice during the presentation ceremony b..>> view original
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