Friday, July 28, 2017

Suspicious item prompts partial evacuation at Newark airport and other top stories.

  • Suspicious item prompts partial evacuation at Newark airport

    Suspicious item prompts partial evacuation at Newark airport
    NEWARK -- A Newark Liberty International Airport terminal was reopened after a suspicious package prompted a partial evacuation of the area Saturday afternoon, officials said.  The item was found at Terminal A on level 3, according to Port Authority police spokesman Joe Pentangelo. Authorities initially cleared the area around 4:30 p.m., but later said the package was found not to be a threat and reopened the terminal.  "Package has been cleared by authorities at Terminal A at Newark Liberty Ai..
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  • Newark Academy (8) at Bishop Eustace (9), NJSIAA Tournament ...

    Jake Munz scored a team-high three goals, including what proved to be the game-winner with 8:20 left in the fourth quarter, to lift third-seeded Bishop Eustace to a 9-8 victory over seventh-seeded Newark Academy in the semifinals of the Non-Public B tournament in Pennsauken. Paul Braungart and Blake Hansen each scored two goals apiece and Patrick Dunleavy and Tim Spellman both posted one for Bishop Eustace, which advanced to the final and will face top-seeded Pingry on Wednesday, May 31 at 5 p...
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  • How bail reform is playing out in N.J.'s largest city

    How bail reform is playing out in N.J.'s largest city
    Updated May 28, 2017 Posted May 28, 2017 By Jessica Mazzola and Thomas Moriarty | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Pic4.jpg Sweeping reforms that rolled out in January and changed the way suspects ..
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  • Former Vermont Governor Touts Would-be New Jersey Governor in ...

    Former Vermont Governor Touts Would-be New Jersey Governor in ...
    NEWARK, NJ - The Rev. Ronald L. Slaughter stood before 100 people at his regular weekly noontime service at St. James AME in Newark, providing a message that was both spiritual and political.  "Politicians come and go, but God will keep you from falling," said Slaughter, with cries of "Amen" resounding from the pews. "You need to make a choice to affirm who you are with." One prominent politician, former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, came to church for Wednesday's service in his role as a surrogate ..
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  • Girls Track and Field: Newark Central's Kishona McCray shines at ...

    Girls Track and Field: Newark Central's Kishona McCray shines at ...
    MADISON -- Newark Central's Kishona McCray had a strong weekend at the NJSIAA/M-F Athletic North 2, Group 2 sectional championships at Madison High. The senior competed in three events over the two days, and took first in all three events she participated in. She won titles in the 400m hurdles, 100m hurdles, and the 200m dash. She set meet records in both the 100m hurdles (14.37) and the 400m hurdles (1:00.63) last year, and also won the Meet of Champions title in the 100m hurdles. Although she..
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  • A Living History Tour of Newark's Mount Pleasant Cemetery

    A Living History Tour of Newark's Mount Pleasant Cemetery
    Walk through the splendid 50 foot tall Victorian Gothic gates of Mount Pleasant Cemetery on Broadway in the Newark's North Ward and you enter the city's ...
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  • Public art project being installed during Tour of Somerville

    Public art project being installed during Tour of Somerville
    SOMERVILLE -- Arts on Division will be constructing an outdoor sculpture on Division Street on Memorial Day as part of the annual Tour of Somerville. The design of an outdoor sculpture Arts on Division will be constructing on Division Street on May 29, 2017, as part of the annual Tour of Somerville. (courtesy image) New Jersey artist and arts educator Bob Richardson has conceived and designed the sculpture, and has been creating its components with the participation of students from Immaculata ..
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  • First Black And Red Breakfast Held for Columbia High School ...

    First Black And Red Breakfast Held for Columbia High School ...
    MAPLEWOOD, NJ - Friday morning, May 19, the first senior Black and Red Breakfast took place in the cafeteria of Columbia High School (CHS). The entire Class of 2017 and their parents were invited to share information about the upcoming events leading up to, and following, graduation. The catalyst for the event had been an offer from Eric Francis, a 1968 graduate of CHS to tell the students how CHS had shaped his life. Elizabeth Aaron, CHS principal, welcomed all as did Marilyn Wright, President ..
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  • Another open-door hazard on an NJ Transit train, video shows

    Another open-door hazard on an NJ Transit train, video shows
    VIDEOSubscribe to New Jersey 101.5 FM on TRENTON — For the second time this month, a video has surfaced showing a problem with a door on an NJ Transit train. The latest video shows an open doorway between cars on a Northeast Corridor train early Monday evening from Newark to Trenton. The video shows that there is nothing to prevent a passenger from falling off the moving train, which can go as fast as 90 mph. The video was taken by Gabriel Gall, of Ewing, who was stuck in the train’s vestibul..
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  • Sunday spared of showers but rain looms for Memorial Day

    Sunday spared of showers but rain looms for Memorial Day
    New Jersey residents planning on firing up the barbecue on Sunday, you're in luck: The sun will be out and the rain isn't supposed to come until late Sunday night. Some Garden State residents awoke Sunday morning to patches of fog in their area. However, the fog will dissipate and most of New Jersey will experience a partly sunny day, according to the National Weather Service.  High temperatures are expected to hover in the upper 60s to mid-70s in most parts of the state. The Jersey Shore will ..
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Rising NJ actor who appeared on London, off-Broadway stages ... .KKK imperial wizard found shot dead on Mo. river bank .
Newark Parcels Could See Development .27-year-old man dies hours after Newark shooting .

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