Newark news

• New Brunswick man convicted for Bridgeton brothel murders

  18-01-2017 23:59
  
  A Cumberland County jury convicted Juan Hernandez Wednesday.
  
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• Civil Service Commission upholds layoffs of Bayonne code enforcement workers

  18-01-2017 23:36
  
  The CSC rejected a judge's opinion that the layoffs be reversed.
  
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• Hispanic org partners with Hudson County for lead paint abatement program

  18-01-2017 23:24
  
  The open house is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 24 from 5 to 7 p.m.
  
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• Police ID man killed in Route 40 crash

  18-01-2017 23:08
  
  The crash occurred Tuesday in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County.
  
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• Ex-cop testifies in trial of man charged with shooting him 13 times

  18-01-2017 23:05
  
  Taquan Ward faces an attempted murder charge in connection with the shooting outside an Elizabeth nightclub.
  
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• Man wounded in shooting at Newark public housing complex

  18-01-2017 23:04
  
  Police seek information from the public
  
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• Man beaten, robbed of $300 sneakers in Jersey City: police

  18-01-2017 22:57
  
  A 50-year-old man was knocked to the ground and beaten during a daytime robbery in McGinley Square, police said.
  
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• New York man charged in knifepoint Fort Lee bank heist

  18-01-2017 22:51
  
  The Bronx, N.Y. man threatened a teller with a large kitchen knife, officials said.
  
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• Newark unveils $100 million investment near Prudential Center - NewarkInc (registration)

  18-01-2017 22:45
  
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  Newark unveils $100 million investment near Prudential Center
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  Since Prudential Center opened in October 2007, Newark officials have been promising a tantalizing bit of green space that would have stretched from Mulberry Street to a railroad trestle that crosses over Route 21. But for the last decade, the promised ...
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• Port Authority backtracks, says South Ward station still in PATH plans

  18-01-2017 22:41
  
  Port Authority officials said the station, to be built across the tracks from the NJ Transit airport station near Weequahic Park, remains a key part of the proposed PATH extension
  
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• Man sought for questioning in grocery store theft, cops say

  18-01-2017 22:39
  
  A customer's wallet was taken as she shopped, police say.
  
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• Women's March to include 6 'sister marches' in N.J. on Saturday

  18-01-2017 22:29
  
  Satellite events to coincide with the Women's March on Washington will be held in Trenton, Asbury Park, Mount Laurel, Pompton Plains, Westfield and Wyckoff.
  
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• Murder retrial ends in disagreement over accused killer's blood found at scene

  18-01-2017 22:23
  
  A defense attorney and prosecutor disagreed about how the accused killer's blood ended up at the scene of a Trenton murder
  
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• A.C. police ask for help to identify man who assaulted 77-year-old woman

  18-01-2017 22:15
  
  The suspect is described as a white male in his thirties with a slim build. Police released a series of surveillance photos of the suspect.
  
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• Repeal and replace, or repeal and run? Neither is insurance for all | Editorial

  18-01-2017 22:03
  
  Much like everyone has access to a $10 million house, or a 40-foot yacht, or $29 cocktails at the D.C. Trump hotel, they will have access to health care under the Trump administration.
  
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• Cops seek man accused of attempted murder in Newark shooting

  18-01-2017 21:59
  
  Man, 29, shot after dispute last week, police say.
  
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• Secaucus home burglary suspect arrested in New York, cops say

  18-01-2017 21:54
  
  Police also "strongly suspect" his connection to an additional home burglary that occurred on Dec. 14, 2016.
  
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• Fulop to deliver 'state of the city' speech-a-thon

  18-01-2017 21:52
  
  These will be the last state of the city addresses of this term.
  
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• Man wanted on traffic warrant arrested for DUI, police say

  18-01-2017 21:25
  
  Calvin J. Carmichael, 43, of High Bridge, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop on Church Street on Jan. 11, 2017, Raritan Township police said.
  
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• Dozens of storage units broken into at Route 1 facility, police say

  18-01-2017 21:24
  
  Police are currently contacting the owner of the 43 storage units broken into. It was unclear what, if anything, was stolen
  
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• Ex-cop charged in drunken wrong-way crash must decide: Trial or plea

  18-01-2017 20:36
  
  For the first time since the double fatal drunk-driving crash in 2015, accused driver Pedro Abad was in court without a cane.
  
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• Wanted man arrested after chase ends with crash, Cedar Grove police say

  18-01-2017 20:20
  
  Man sought on eluding charge before crash, according to police.
  
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• N.J. center among nationwide bomb threats against Jewish groups

  18-01-2017 20:08
  
  The Jewish Community Center of Central New Jersey received the threat around 9 a.m. Wednesday.
  
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• N.J. on the hook for thousands more affordable housing units, Supreme Court says

  18-01-2017 19:50
  
  The court said towns have to take into account the 16 years when no affordable housing rules were adopted
  
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• Former President George H.W. Bush moved to ICU; Barbara also hospitalized

  18-01-2017 19:37
  
  He has 'an acute respiratory problem stemming from pneumonia'
  
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• Union man wounded in shooting outside Irvington bar

  18-01-2017 19:35
  
  Man treated and released from area hospital after early morning shooting.
  
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• Probe of Bronx limb discovery not expanded to N.J., cops say

  18-01-2017 19:34
  
  Authorities have not expanded their investigation into the discover of human limbs at a New York facility into New Jersey, police said.
  
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• Foster family sought for N.J. dog rescued from puddle

  18-01-2017 19:30
  
  Zeke, who was found on Jan. 10, 2017, in a puddle on the side of a road in Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, was released to the rescue on Jan. 18, 2017.
  
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• Woman, 91, fights back in home invasion robbery, cops say

  18-01-2017 19:12
  
  The Northfield woman struggled with the robber as she tried to call 911
  
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• 2016 was Earth's hottest year on record - again

  18-01-2017 19:10
  
  Temperatures around the world rose for the third straight year, statistics show.
  
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• Jamaican dancehall DJ indicted for allegedly attacking prison guard

  18-01-2017 19:05
  
  Andrew Davis was sentenced in 2016 to 25 years in prison for his role in an international drug ring.
  
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• Woman suing borough after child injured on slide

  18-01-2017 18:58
  
  The infant suffered from permanent injuries after falling off a hay ride during the annual borough fair, a lawsuit says.
  
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• Essex sheriff's officers charge 4, seize drugs in Newark

  18-01-2017 18:57
  
  Two alleged heroin and crack cocaine dealers arrested this week, according to authorities.
  
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• N.J. town hires PR firm to help image as mosque dispute looms

  18-01-2017 18:47
  
  The township committee passed a resolution authorizing the PR firm to be paid up to $45,000.
  
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• Cops investigating vandalism of historic trains in Boonton

  18-01-2017 18:38
  
  Ten trains were vandalized recently
  
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• 'We're sorry,' PATCO boss says to riders after days of delays

  18-01-2017 18:30
  
  PATCO's GM said staff are working on replacing motors, so there are shortages of trains.
  
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• Democrat seeks change in N.J. Senate leadership

  18-01-2017 18:26
  
  Jeff Meyer wants to challenge Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg.
  
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• Man found dead in Little Ferry house fire

  18-01-2017 18:23
  
  The man was found on the second floor of a home.
  
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• Newark officials blast controversial axing of South Ward PATH station - NJ.com

  18-01-2017 18:20
  
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  Newark officials blast controversial axing of South Ward PATH station
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  Newark officials are taking aim at the Port Authority's decision not to build a PATH station in the city's South Ward as part of a proposed extension of the rail line from to Newark Airport. Mayor Ras J. Baraka called on the authority's board to not ...and more »
  
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• Newark officials blast controversial axing of South Ward PATH station

  18-01-2017 18:19
  
  Newark's mayor called for the Port Authority to delay voting on its capital plan until it restores a proposed South Ward station to a proposed PATH extension to Newark Airport.
  
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• NJ Transit bus carrying two dozen people struck by bullets in Jersey City

  18-01-2017 18:09
  
  An NJ Transit bus carrying more than two dozen passengers was struck by bullets on Martin Luther King Drive Tuesday evening, officials said.
  
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• NJ Transit bus carrying 25 people struck by bullets in Jersey City

  18-01-2017 18:09
  
  An NJ Transit bus carrying more than two dozen passengers was struck by bullets on Martin Luther King Drive Tuesday evening, officials said.
  
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• Trump surrounding himself with N.J. people as he gets set to take office

  18-01-2017 18:01
  
  Donald Trump has a number of connections to New Jersey.
  
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• Service dogs in N.J. schools | Your comments

  18-01-2017 18:01
  
  Can anyone get a service dog? Must schools allow them? Readers had lots of thoughts on the topic.
  
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• Look inside: Rutgers-Newark opens arts incubator in old Hahne's building - NJ.com

  18-01-2017 17:53
  
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  Look inside: Rutgers-Newark opens arts incubator in old Hahne's building
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  NEWARK -- After years of anticipation, the rebirth of one of Newark's most historic buildings has started. Express Newark - the 50,000 square foot arts incubator that Rutgers-Newark officials say will connect the school with the greater community ...
  
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• Look inside: Rutgers-Newark opens arts incubator in old Hahne's building

  18-01-2017 17:50
  
  The building will also be the site of Newark's first Whole Foods, apartments, and a host of other retail spots.
  
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• N.J. revokes license of doctor convicted of groping patient

  18-01-2017 17:49
  
  The state Board of Medical Examiners suspended the license of Farooq Rehman of Colts Neck in November 2015, after his arrest.
  
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• Bergen County's largest employer eyes big expansion

  18-01-2017 17:45
  
  There is no set date to break ground if the project is approved, but construction is expected to start in 2018.
  
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• Would you Skype your doctor?

  18-01-2017 17:39
  
  An Eagleton poll shows Garden State patients are open to receiving medical care via their electronic devices - but wary about their privacy.
  
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• January weather pattern in N.J. may be extreme, but is it unusual?

  18-01-2017 17:27
  
  Forecasters say temperatures will be running about 10 degrees warmer than usual for mid- to late January.
  
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