Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Splash of color added to Newark Avenue, courtesy of art students ... and other top stories.

  • Splash of color added to Newark Avenue, courtesy of art students ...

    Splash of color added to Newark Avenue, courtesy of art students ...
    Beautiful flowers are popping up along along Newark Avenue in Jersey City -- and as a bonus, they never need to be watered. The flowers -- and other incredible designs -- are being painted by Jersey City high school students in the planters all along the busy stretch of roadway. The project, under the guidance of teacher Danielle Scott, is being completed by 26 students from Snyder, Dickinson, Ferris and McNair high schools. The students can be seen painting most weekdays between 9:30 a.m. and ..
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  • Flight out of Newark canceled due to delayed flight attendant

    NEWARK - It was a nightmare of a day for dozens of airline passengers after their Spirit Airlines flight was canceled.Spirit Flight 149 was supposed to take off from Newark Liberty International Airport Friday morning en route to Orlando. But the flight was canceled because a flight attendant assigned to the flight was delayed on another plane.A family tells News 12 New Jersey that about 30 people on the flight were supposed to be heading to Florida for a cruise that leaves Saturday..
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  • 50 Jobs Available at Newark-Liberty Airport. Here's How You Can ...

    50 Jobs Available at Newark-Liberty Airport. Here's How You Can ...
    ELIZABETH, NJ - Fifty full-time and part-time positions at Newark-Liberty International Airport are available, and an informational session will be held next week for people interested in the jobs. The ground services company AirServ will be at the county’s Workforce Innovation Business (WIB) Center in the Mills at Jersey Gardens mall on Aug. 10 at 10 a.m. to share information about the positions. The jobs start at $10.20 per hour, according to a release from the Board of Chosen Freeholders. Fre..
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  • Woman stabbed to death in her home, officials say

    Woman stabbed to death in her home, officials say
    NEWARK -- A 46-year-old Newark woman was stabbed to death at her home in the city's North Ward Friday, officials said. Tanya Y. Morris died at her home on East Sylvan Avenue about 40 minutes after she suffered the wounds around 8 a.m., according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert D. Laurino and city Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose. "At this time, it appears the victim may have known her assailant," the officials said in a statement. Authorities said no arrests have been made, and d..
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  • Here's how Jersey City is celebrating LGBT pride in August

    Here's how Jersey City is celebrating LGBT pride in August
    Jersey City will celebrate its LGBT pride this month at locations throughout the city.  The annual Pride Festival runs from Aug. 17 through Aug. 27 and kicks off with the LGBT flag-raising and awards ceremony at Jersey City City Hall at 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 17. Liberty Science Center, 222 Jersey City Blvd., will host LSC After Dark: Boardwalk that night, as well. The LSC event includes games, outdoor experiments, cocktails, boardwalk treats and more. The cost is $20 if purchased in advance. Ticket..
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  • Woman's parking problem leads to heroin bust, cops say

    Woman's parking problem leads to heroin bust, cops say
    NEWARK-- A Newark woman whose car was blocking traffic at Newark Liberty International Airport was arrested on drug charges after police found hundreds of folds of heroin, Port Authority spokesman Joseph Pentangelo said. Ana Camacho (Port Authority police)   Port Authority police were called to an area near Parking Lot Road and Entrance Bridge around 10 p.m. Thursday night on a report of a 1994 Mercury Capri parked in an active driveway. As police were speaking to the driver, 32-year-old Ana Ca..
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  • Afghan man who served US troops remains held at Elizabeth ...

    Afghan man who served US troops remains held at Elizabeth ...
    CLOSE A look at immigration arrests and deportations under President Donald Trump. Monsy Alvarado/NorthJersey.comVigil outside of the Peter W. Rodino Jr. Federal Building in Newark for Abdul on April 6. Abdul is an Afghan man who received a special immigrant visa for his service to U.S. forces and who has been detained by immigration officials since he landed at Newark Liberty International Airport on March 13. Sophia Chacon, center, holds up a tea light as her mother, Maria Chacon, st..
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  • Fairview man to be deported to Guatemala under new Trump rules ...

    Fairview man to be deported to Guatemala under new Trump rules ...
    CLOSE Jose Estrada Lopez, a father of three US born children, stands with his family outside federal court in Newark on July 7, 2017. Estrada said he was told on Friday, Aug. 4, that "I have to go." Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.comJose Estrada Lopez hugs his son Joseph outside the federal building in Newark after learning he will be deported.(Photo: Monsy Alvarado/NorthJersey.com)A Fairview man was told Friday he will have to return to Guatemala next week — leaving behind his wife and three ..
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  • 19 indicted for alleged roles in Trenton heroin, cocaine operation

    19 indicted for alleged roles in Trenton heroin, cocaine operation
    TRENTON -- At least once a week, for the 10 months the state investigated him, Shawn Davis allegedly made weekly trips to Newark to buy heroin and cocaine and drove it back to Trenton. He then allegedly distributed to dealers in an organization he ran, who sold the drugs on the street and kicked back some of the profits to Davis, who also handled some direct himself. The state Attorney General's Office made those allegations Friday in announcing the indictments of Davis, 42, and 18 other people..
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  • Archbishop blames parents for enrollment decision

    Archbishop blames parents for enrollment decision
    Posted: Aug. 4, 2017 8:00 am Updated: Aug. 4, 2017 1:22 pm KENILWORTH, N.J. (AP) — The archbishop of Newark said it was a "very difficult decision" not to allow two sisters to return to their Catholic school in New Jersey after a dispute over one of them wanting to play on the boys' basketball team. Cardinal Joseph Tobin on Thursday testified he decided not to allow 13-year-old Sydney Phillips and her younger sister, Kaitlyn, to re-enroll because their parents' behavior was not in the best inte..
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