Special Mass celebrates Cardinal Tobin's link to Pope Francis
NEWARK -- In a custom that dates back centuries in the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of Newark, received the pallium, a special garment symbolizing his link to the papacy of Pope Francis. The Imposition of the Pallium Mass was held at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark, where Tobin, the sixth Archbishop of Newark, received the garment. The woolen vestment was presented by The Most Reverend Christophe Pierre, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United S..>> view originalStudent brought gun to school, posted photo on social media, cops say
NEWARK -- Authorities have arrested two 15-year-old high school students after they say one of them took a gun to school and posted a picture of himself with the weapon on social media. At 2:42 p.m. Friday, the Newark Police SWAT team put University High School on lockdown and arrested the boy, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement. Authorities were also able to recover the gun, which was with the other student, authorities said. In a statement, school district spokeswoman ..>> view originalCorrections officer involved in shooting in Newark
NEWARK -- Authorities in Newark are investigating a shooting early Friday involving an Essex County Corrections officer, officials said. The county prosecutor's office is investigating the shooting, which did not result in any injuries, local authorities said. A spokeswoman from the prosecutor's office did not immediately respond to questions about the incident Friday. According to a CBS News report, the off-duty officer found a person trying to break into a car, which was parked near Lindsley ..>> view originalMan freed with electronic monitoring now accused of double slaying
NEWARK -- When Zabdiel R. Vargas-Soto was released ahead of trial with an electronic monitoring device for allegedly attacking a woman, he had no record of criminal convictions, and was found to be a low risk for future violent crime. But months later, Vargas-Soto stands accused of fatally shooting two brothers in Newark, slayings that he allegedly committed while awaiting trial for the earlier alleged assault. Now city's public safety director is once again blaming bail reform for allowing a d..>> view originalWATCH: Man, woman dressed as ninjas start fires in Newark ...
NEWARK -- The man and a woman who dressed as ninjas and set several small fires after entering a Newark apartment building are still being sought by police. Video obtained by NBCNewYork.com shows the pair dressed in all black with their faces covered entering the newly constructed Cherry Park apartments on the 100 block of Sylvan Avenue on Sept. 3. They made their way down hallways, entered an apartment and set multiple fires, police said. Later, they are seen dashing from the building out a ..>> view originalNewark Boys Chorus School goes high-tech with help from ...
Students at Newark Boys Chorus School (NBCS) got their first look today at a new state-of-the-art Tech Hub Lab with a gala ribbon-cutting event held at the private middle school in downtown Newark. The lab is the culmination of months of hard work and planning that turned an empty space into a room filled with high-tech equipment that will help launch the school into the 21st century. Founded in 1969, NBCS provides a comprehensive, performance-based music program, along with a core academic curr..>> view originalNewark seniors say they need more security
Newark's housing guard ordinance stipulates that in senior citizen buildings with more than 100 housing units, an unarmed guard must be stationed at the front desk 24 hours a day. But what happens if the guard takes a lunch break, uses the bathroom or escorts an emergency medical technician to an apartment when a resident needs an ambulance? Fill in any other circumstance that might require the guard to leave the front desk unmanned, and you know what is upsetting residents who live downtown at..>> view originalIN MONTCLAIR: AUTHOR TALK + CONCERT TO FEATURE ...
On Sunday, October 15 at 3 p.m., Barbara Kukla will discuss The Encyclopedia of Newark Jazz, her sixth book about the people of Newark and its rich history. This talk at Montclair Public Library includes a concert by local jazz musicians. Kukla's previous books include Swing City: Newark Nightlife, 1925-50, and America’s Music: Jazz in Newark. Kukla’s latest work includes more than 300 capsule biographies of Newark jazz musicians and singers and more than 400 photographs. The book includes musi..>> view originalJudge won't let public see files of priests accused of sexual abuse
NEWARK -- The Archdiocese of Newark received a protective order on Friday shielding the personnel files of three priests accused of sexual abuse from being disclosed to the public. Five men and one woman have alleged The Rev. Michael Walters sexually abused them between 1982 and 1995, and a former member of Sacred Heart Parish who attended Seton Hall Preparatory School claims he was abused by two priests at those institutions, the Revs. Robert Gibney and William Giblin, respectively, in the 19..>> view original85-year-old man charged with stabbing son tops Week in Crime
An 85-year-old Manchester man allegedly stabbed his 58-year-old son during an argument. A Newark woman admitted trapping a teenage girl in a "life of sexual slavery." Those two are among a group of people either charged with, indicted for, convicted of or sentenced in a wide array of crimes that made news across New Jersey in the past week. Scroll through the gallery above to catch up on any law and order news you might have missed. Here's some of what's there: Jeff Goldman may be reached at je..>> view original
Monday, October 30, 2017
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