Monday, June 19, 2017

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  • Thousands of Newark students exposed to STEM with hands-on ...

    Thousands of Newark students exposed to STEM with hands-on ...
    NEWARK -- Hunched over desks with pencils in hand, students in Ridge Street School set out Monday morning to simulate what most seasoned scientists are still wrestling to accomplish: building a colony on the Moon. Equipped only with cotton balls, coffee filters, sand and their brains, the 7th graders began the week designing water purifiers that could clean contaminated water on a lunar planet. By Thursday, mini-marshmallows littered desks as groups built model protective astronaut suits.  It m..
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  • Newark PD salutes sergeant and father of 4 who died of pneumonia ...

    Newark PD salutes sergeant and father of 4 who died of pneumonia ...
    Sgt. Jerome Ramsey, leftNPD  NEWARK -- A 30-year Newark Police veteran and father of four who received a departmental award last month died unexpectedly of pneumonia on Saturday, the department announced. Sgt. Jerome Ramsey, 55, had been assigned to the Shooting Intelligence Unit of the NPD Major Crimes Division, and last month received the department's Chief's Award for outstanding police work. "The Newark Police Division deeply mourns the loss of one of its finest officers," Newark Public Saf..
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  • Early morning homicide hits Newark neighborhood

    Early morning homicide hits Newark neighborhood
    NEWARK -- A 27-year-old man was shot and killed in the city's Lower Roseville neighborhood early Sunday morning, authorities said.  Edgard Patricio Jimenez Dominguez, of Newark, was fatally shot in the 100 block of North 7th Street, said Katherine Carter, a spokeswoman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. He was pronounced dead at 6:06 a.m., Carter said.  City police and the prosecutor's office cordoned off a portion of the street for more than two hours Sunday morning. At least 20 people,..
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  • New After-School Program Planned for Newark's Central Ward

    New After-School Program Planned for Newark's Central Ward
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  • Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund needs your help to send kids to ...

    Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund needs your help to send kids to ...
    Alisha Jones thinks staying overnight at camp is like being in a family, her home away from home. The 10-year-old Newark girl said there was plenty to do at Camp Winonah in upstate New York. And when it was time to sleep, Alisha related, she and her twin sister, Alise, and the other campers stayed up talking and reading funny books. Malani Nelson, 8, of Newark can't wait for her 8-month-old sister to get in on the action. She has already has been in her sibling's ear about the day camp experien..
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  • 11-year-old girl electrocuted while swimming in Toms River

    11-year-old girl electrocuted while swimming in Toms River
    TOMS RIVER -- An 11-year-old girl was fatally electrocuted in Toms River Saturday night, when police said she was playing with friends in a lagoon behind a house and touched the electrified metal rail of a boat lift.  "It is with deep regret that we announce the death of an 11-year-old child," the Toms River Police Department said in a statement Sunday afternoon. The girl was a Newark resident on a visit to Toms River, and she and two friends were swimming and playing with an inflatable raft, ..
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  • Forced U-turn puts dent in sales for hot dog truck

    Forced U-turn puts dent in sales for hot dog truck
    NEWARK -- For years, JJ's hot dog truck parked in the same spot on the westbound side of Bloomfield Avenue. Regulars knew they could pull up to the curb right where the road cuts through Branch Brook Park and grab a quick Hook-up, Belly Buster or custom dog with any combination of hot chili, potato sticks, sweet poppers, pepperoni, corn, cream cheese or bacon bits. "I've been coming to JJ's for years, since I was 10 years old," said Angel Rodriguez, 27, of Newark, who ordered two dogs with pota..
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  • Church to be rebuilt, after dad allegedly starts fire that killed 2-year ...

    Church to be rebuilt, after dad allegedly starts fire that killed 2-year ...
    VIDEOSubscribe to New Jersey 101.5 FM on UNION CITY — The church destroyed in a massive March 4 — allegedly started by the father of a 2-year-old boy who perished in the blaze — will be rebuilt. Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, archbishop of Newark, announced Saturday the Ss. Joseph and Michael Parish would be restored. The fire ripped through eight buildings, displacing at least of people, and destroying the church steeple. Two-year-old Eddie Gonzalez Jr. was the only fatal victim of the early ..
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  • Who's News

    Who's News
    djneighbors@thedailyjournal.com 9:13 p.m. ET June 18, 2017 CLOSE Scenes from commencement ceremony Wednesday at Gittone Stadium in Vineland. Deborah M. MarkoColleen Dennis(Photo: Provided)  Gerald Covella (Photo: Provided)    The Tri-County Rotary Club recently announced the addition of two new members to its ranks. Inducted into the club at a special Rotary District 7640 Assembly was Gerald Covella of Business Coaching of South Jersey. In April, Colleen..
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  • Sterling Hill awards four tech students

    Sterling Hill awards four tech students
    Posted: Jun. 19, 2017 12:01 am OGDENSBURG -- Four young women heading for college this fall, looking at careers in technology, were awarded scholarships by the Sterling Hill Mining Museum Inc., at the corporation's recent board meeting. The four teens -- Gabriella Ciasullo, Randi Lyn Hornyak, Brianna Rocks and Courtney Rocks -- were awarded $2,500 each toward tuition by the board. All are seeking to further their education in a science-, technology-, engineering- or mathematics-related field...
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