Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Gloucester Catholic topples Newark Academy in NPB final, wins ... and other top stories.

  • Gloucester Catholic topples Newark Academy in NPB final, wins ...

    Gloucester Catholic topples Newark Academy in NPB final, wins ...
    TOMS RIVER -- Fortunately, the Gloucester Catholic offense was so prolific, in the Non-Public B final that it didn't need points for artistry. Gloucester Catholic overcame four errors -- there were 11 total in the game --  scored eight runs in the bottom of the first inning and overpowered Newark Academy, 15-5, to win its 18th group championship at Toms River South. Gloucester Catholic (27-3), ranked No.3 in the state by NJ.com, had 10 hits. The Rams were aided by eight Newark Academy walks and..
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  • Former Paramus Catholic football player among 2 killed in NJ shooting

    Former Paramus Catholic football player among 2 killed in NJ shooting
    EAST ORANGE -- One of the two men killed in a triple shooting early Friday in East Orange was a former Paramus Catholic High School football player, who continued his athletic career at a Virginia college, school officials said. Dy-Shawn Simpkins Jr., 19, enrolled at Norfolk State University in January, according to the school. He participated with the Spartan football team during the spring practice schedule after graduating from Paramus Catholic High School last year. "On behalf of the admini..
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  • What Trump did in NJ today at Bedminster

    What Trump did in NJ today at Bedminster
    TRENTON -- President Donald Trump was at his New Jersey property in Bedminster on Saturday. White House officials didn't say whether the president planned to have meetings or play some golf. The New Jersey town is home to Trump National Golf Club. A spokesman said "the president is following the emerging situation in Afghanistan," referring to two American soldiers killed by an Afghan soldier, according to a pool report of the president's visit. Rick Waddell, from the National Security Council,..
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  • Shavar Jeffries delivers rousing speech to North Star Academy ...

    Shavar Jeffries delivers rousing speech to North Star Academy ...
    NEWARK, NJ - Invoking hip-hop, Beyonce, and the wise words of his grandmother who raised him, Shavar Jeffries delivered a rousing graduation speech at North Star Academy in Newark, telling the graduating class that they had been given the power to change the world.   “The world only changes when smart, passionate people like you change it,” Jeffries, former Newark Public Schools Advisory Board President and 2014 mayoral candidate told the graduates.   “You are starting the rest of your life,..
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  • 5 of NJ's toughest teaching jobs, a look inside the classroom

    5 of NJ's toughest teaching jobs, a look inside the classroom
    They are high school students who dream of attending an elite college, kindergartners learning to read and middle school students with disabilities just trying their best to master telling time. And they are all relying on someone to guide them there: Their teacher. Teaching is an often challenging and misunderstood alchemy of art and science. But sometimes teachers are tested in extraordinary and unusual ways, forcing them to innovate on a different level. NJ Advance Media this school year sou..
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  • 84 Years Young, Local Woman Back to ZumbaĊ½ at Plainfield YMCA ...

    84 Years Young, Local Woman Back to ZumbaĊ½ at Plainfield YMCA ...
    PLAINFIELD, NJ - Nancy Jones is an active 84-year-old North Plainfield woman who loves to swim, walk, dance, and even take Zumba® classes at the Plainfield YMCA. She had never broken a single bone, until this spring when, while vacationing with friends in the Dominican Republic, she missed a step, fell and broke her hip. "I've never felt pain like that before," says Nancy. "Nothing like that had ever happened to me - I'd never had anything in my body broken before." After falling, Nancy was trea..
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  • Authorities Investigate Fatal Shooting in East Orange (6/9/17)

    Authorities Investigate Fatal Shooting in East Orange (6/9/17)
    EAST ORANGE, NJ - Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and East Orange Public Safety Director Sheilah Coley have announced that authorities are investigating an incident in which three people were shot early Friday morning. Two of the victims have died as a result of the shootings. Shortly after midnight, East Orange police officers responded to the 100 block of Hollywood Street on reports of a shooting. Responding officers located an unresponsive male inside a vehicle. This male w..
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  • 8 international destinations you can get to for under $500

    8 international destinations you can get to for under $500
    Budget airline Norwegian Air recently announced that it will soon offer non-stop flights to Italy's Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Refinery29 reports. One-way fares from Newark, Los Angeles and Oakland, Calif., will start at $189 to celebrate the new route. The first flights aren't heading overseas from Newark and L.A. until November, with Oakland following in 2018, but that doesn't mean you can't go ahead and book an international getaway without depleting your savings right now. CNBC rounded up..
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  • Ex-Rutgers prof convicted of assaulting disabled man gets new trial

    Ex-Rutgers prof convicted of assaulting disabled man gets new trial
    The Associated Press Published 2:01 p.m. ET June 10, 2017 | Updated 21 hours agoIn this Jan. 15, 2016 file photo, Rutgers University professor Anna Stubblefield is led in to Superior Court for her sentencing in Newark, N.J. A New Jersey appeals court has overturned the conviction of Stubblefield.(Photo: Robert Sciarrino, AP)NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey appeals court has overturned the conviction of a former Rutgers University professor who was found guilty of sexually as..
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  • Baseball has 6 state champs: Full results & links from the Group finals

    Baseball has 6 state champs: Full results & links from the Group finals
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