Fire truck involved in wreck while heading to Newark blaze
NEWARK -- Three firefighters and four civilians were sent to the hospital after a Newark Fire Division rescue truck that was responding to a blaze collided with a car in the city's North Ward Saturday, officials said. (Photo courtesy of JOSEPH JOHN RAMOS/twitter.com/THEMAJESTIRIUM1 Newark's Rescue 1 truck was heading to a fire on Mount Prospect Avenue, near Montclair Avenue, when it crashed at Orange Street and Clinton Avenue, according to city Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose, who said ..>> view originalNewark man charged in Wantage hotel robbery gets 30 years in prison
Posted: Jun. 25, 2017 12:01 am SUPERIOR COURT -- A Newark man who already is serving 25 years in state prison on a charge of aggravated manslaughter out of Essex County was sentenced to 30 years in prison for robbing two people at the Rolling Hills Motel in Wantage in 2011. Charles Puryear, 31, was sentenced in state Superior Court by Judge William J. McGovern III on June 16. Puryear pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery and second-degree possession of a weapon by a convicted person during ..>> view originalCrackdown brings arrest of same man for illegal dumping within a ...
NEWARK -- A law enforcement unit recently formed to target illegal dumping arrested the same truck driver within a week for discarding debris on a city street, officials said Saturday. Members of the city's Illegal Dumping Task Force went to the 200 block of Fabyan Place Thursday afternoon to investigate a report of debris dumped there, according to Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. "Two males arrived at the location, exited a white box truck and unloaded construction debris and furniture..>> view originalLocal leaders honored by UNCF at Masked Ball
The Newark UNCF honored three local leaders at its annual Mayor's Masked Ball. Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, former Newark Councilman Calvin West and Newark developer Miles Berger were honored at the June 22 fundraising event held at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. Local celebrities, dignitaries, elected officials, and UNCF volunteers attended the event, which raises money for scholarships for students who attend UNCF-member institutions.Sign Up for E-News "We are honoring Miles fo..>> view originalNewly restored Cathedral of St. John's reopens in Paterson
CLOSE After six years of restorations, St. John's Cathedral in Paterson was re-dedicated on Saturday, June 24, 2017. Marko Georgiev/NorthJersey.comRe-Dedication of the St. John's Cathedral after 6 years being closed for renovations.(Photo: Marko Georgiev/NorthJersey.com)PATERSON — At the dedication ceremony for the newly restored Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, there was no shortage of awe at the work that had been done.Those who visited the church were struck by its façade and the up..>> view originalQuick Hits: Our take on the week's top headlines
Headlines include Oscar Health, real estate in N.J. and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka. Look who's back in town Oscar Health, one of the insurers that pulled out of the New Jersey marketplace in 2017, announced last week that it would be applying to return to the Garden State for 2018. The insurer, which could claim more than 8 percent of the “Obamacare” market in the state in 2016, said it’s not concerned about the unrest in Washington, D.C., that could see the Affordable Care Act repealed or replace..>> view originalNutley Police Blotter June 17 - 23 2017
The Police Blotter is compiled each week by Det. Sgt. Anthony Montanari of the Crime Intelligence Public Information Division of the Nutley Police Department. Please note: All parties placed under arrest have been assigned a Court date and remain innocent until proven guilty of those charges at their respective hearing. Medical Calls: 38Sign Up for E-News Motor Vehicle Accidents: 25 Disputes/Suspicious Incidents: 20 6/17/17 Animal Incident – Park Avenue – Officers responded to an animal bite i..>> view originalHow to develop residential units at Neumann Leathers factory
During a five-hour City Council meeting on Wednesday, officials and residents listened to a long presentation by a city planner on several development options for the Neumann Leathers factory complex near the city’s southern border. The council also passed an introductory ordinance for the city’s 500-foot rule. The existing rule states that liquor license holders may not open within 500 feet of one another. Changes might allow bars to open closer to each other, but attempts to amend the rule ha..>> view originalNJ Night Sky: Moon near the heart of the lion
On Tuesday evening, the crescent moon and the bright star Regulus should make a pretty pair in the western sky. The constellation Leo is a very nice springtime constellation. Its bright stars are high in the southern sky through the spring, but now that the season is over, Leo is moving off into the western sky. Every day it gets a little lower in the west. The moon was new at 10:31 p.m. last night. The crescent moon should reappear in the evening sky right after sunset on Sunday night. On Tues..>> view originalJERSEY CITY BRIEFS
RECOGNITION FOR HOUSING AUTHORITY – The Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) received honors at both the 2017 New Jersey Future Smart Growth Awards and the 23rd Annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards. New Jersey Future presents Smart Growth Awards to those developments that "serve the environment, the economy, and the community equally." slideshow Nimbus Dance Works fundraises for new move Facing an Aug. 31 deadline to identify a new home, Nimbus Dance Works announces th..>> view original
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