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Seniors honored for writing talents

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senior citizens are encouraged to write essays about the people and events that have influenced their lives.

ex0605senior.jpgFront row, from left, Nancy Feigel, Robin Erlichman-Woods, Mary Azagra, Amelia Teo, Kathryn Mackie. Back row, from left, Sonny Piccoli, Essex County senior services director Jaklyn DeVore, Essex County executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr., Carol Jenkins, Irene Bilotti, Eleanor Slomkowski. 

CEDAR GROVE -- The Essex County Division of Senior Services named nine county residents as award winners in its annual Legacies Writing Contest at a luncheon in Cedar Grove on May 25.

The annual program encourages senior citizens to write essays about the people and events that have influenced their lives.

The award winners recognized at the luncheon were Eleanor Slomkowski of Nutley, Irene Bilotti of Verona, Carol Jenkins of East Orange, Alfred "Sonny" Piccoli of Bloomfield, Amelia Teo and Robin Ehrlichman-Woods of Montclair, Mary Azagra of Newark, Nancy Feigel of Short Hills and Kathryn Mackie of Belleville.

Students from the Cicely Tyson School of Performing and Fine Arts in East Orange read the winning stories during the program.

For more information on the Essex County Division of Senior Services, call 973-395-8375 or go to essexcountynj.org.

To submit news for the Senior Spotlight column, please call 973-836-4922 or email essex@starledger.com.

Greg Hatala may be reached at ghatala@starledger.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregHatala. Find The Star-Ledger on Facebook.

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Boys track & field: Predictions, stars to watch at the group meets

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Top boys storylines to follow at the NJSIAA Group track & field championshps

Girls track & field: Predictions, stars to watch at group meets

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Who will take it to the next level? Check out NJ.com's picks.

Flight into Newark airport diverted from terminal after bomb threat

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Police said the plane would be taken to a remote airport location and passengers and bags re-screened.

UPDATE: No bomb found on flight


NEWARK -- Out of "an abundance of caution," police said they were acting on a bomb threat against a flight due to arrive at Newark Liberty International Airport from London this afternoon, police said.

Upon its arrival in Newark sometime around 1 p.m., the British Airways flight was diverted away from the main terminals, and taxied instead to a remote area of the airport, said Joe Pentangelo, a spokesman for the Port Authority Police.

Pentangelo said that the plane would be met by officers and searched, and that passengers and bags would be re-screened.

There were 206 passengers and 13 crew on board, he said.

He declined to say how credible police believed the called-in threat to be.  

"Out of an abundance of caution, this protocol is being put into place," he said Pentangelo did not immediately have specific information on the flight, including the airline or how many passengers were on board.


Steve Strunsky may be reached at 
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Gun advocates are target of ire at Jersey City gun violence panel

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Rep. Donald Payne Jr. hosted the panel to mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day.

JERSEY CITY -- Andrew Kemp, whose adopted son was murdered two years ago on Grove Street, is mystified by the nation's struggle to put an end to urban violence.

The nation has trillions of dollars to send drones to Iraq and Afghanistan, Kemp told The Jersey Journal today, but can't develop technology that would help fight crime in its own streets.

"We're sending money all over the place," he said. "There has to be something we can do."

Kemp, 59, was one of 14 panelists who gathered at the Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center this morning to discuss gun violence and mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., D-10, who hosted the event, told panelists he wanted to get their thoughts on gun violence so he can argue on the floor of Congress in favor of tighter gun restrictions.

Payne, who is seeking his second full term in November, said he became "very disheartened" when federal lawmakers defeated a gun-control measure proposed after the 2012 massacre of 20 children and six adults inside a Newtown, Connecticut school.

If "we can't move something like this in this country when, you know, 23 babies are slaughtered then I'm very concerned about where we're headed in this country," he said.

The panel convened as Jersey City is still recovering from a six-day spasm of violence starting May 25 that saw 10 people shot. Panelists included Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez, Sheriff Frank X. Schillari, Jersey City Schools Superintendent Marcia V. Lyles, top officials with the Jersey City Police Department and more. The group seemed mostly if not entirely in favor of tighter gun restrictions.

Police Chief Phil Zacche said he's a proponent of a 30-day waiting period for gun purchases. Zacche said he "hates" guns and slammed National Rifle Association members, who he said "take the Second Amendment and they just abuse it."

Zacche mentioned the March 8 incident at Hudson Mall where police arrested a 50-year-old man who was spotted inside the mall carrying a handgun and wearing a police-type uniform. Today, Zacche said cops recovered 56 guns inside the man's home (at the time city officials said two weapons were recovered).

"His cognitive ability at that point -- he was a bright individual but delusional," the chief said. "Now we're fighting to keep those guns off the street."

Asked to comment, Alexander P. Roubian, president New Jersey Second Amendment Society, slammed Payne's comments about the Newtown shootings. Roubian was not on today's panel.

"The problem with that logic is the Newtown massacre occurred in a gun-free zone," Roubian told The Jersey Journal. "As he exploits tragedies to push his anti-gun agenda, people throughout the rest of the country are actually protecting and defending life with the use of firearms."

Kemp's son, Darren "Reese" Talington, was gunned down outside a Grove Street deli on April 26, 2014. A clerk at the store said the 25-year-old was murdered after coming to the defense of a woman who had been hit with a beer bottle. Sammy K. Mixson, 31, has been charged with Talington's murder.

Asked today how he's coping two years after his son's killing, Kemp said the family is "dealing."

"His picture's all over the house," he said. "It never leaves. By the grace of God, we keep moving on."

Terrence T. McDonald may be reached at tmcdonald@jjournal.com. Follow him on Twitter @terrencemcd. Find The Jersey Journal on Facebook.

 

Baseball: 20 storylines to watch heading into Friday's sectional finals

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A bracket-by-bracket breakdown with the key to each sectional final

No bomb found on flight from London to Newark airport

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A search of the plane after it landed in Newark and was taken to a remote part of the airport proved negative, after a bomb threat had been phoned in, police said

NEWARK -- No bomb was found on a flight from London that arrived at Newark Liberty International Airport Thursday afternoon after a bomb threat was called in, police said.

"K-9 has swept the cabin of the aircraft, negative results," Port Authority Police spokesman Joe Pentangelo said in an email. "Passenger luggage has been off loaded and is being screened by US Customs."

Pentangelo also said that all cargo areas had also been cleared, and that the aircraft had been turned back over to British Airways. 

The flight was making its way across the Atlantic carrying 206 passengers and 13 crew, when police said the threat was phoned in.

After landing, in what police called "an abundance of caution," the plane taxied to a remote area of the airport, where it was searched with the aid of bomb-sniffing dogs, and no bomb or other threat was found, Pentangelo said.

Passengers and bags were also being re-screened before normal customs processing, Pentangelo said.

Steve Strunsky may be reached at sstrunsky@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @SteveStrunsky. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

  

Jersey City schools take this week's prom honors

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It's our biggest week of proms so far this season. Watch video

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NJ.com voters have spoken, and this couple from Lincoln High in Jersey City was picked last week's best dressed. They edged out another great-looking couple from Jersey City's Ferris High School, who finished second.

Prom of the Week went to Infinity Institute, also from Jersey City. Look for its prom photos on NJ.com's homepage Friday after Thursday night's prom.

This is our biggest prom week of the year. We will have photos from more than 40 proms on our prom page this week. We try to go to as many proms as we can, but there are plenty of proms we can't attend. Post your prom pictures in comments, or tweet them with #njprom.

We'll be back Monday afternoon with the best looks from this week's proms. And Tuesday, a new Prom of the Week vote goes live.

John Shabe can be reached via jshabe@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter and find NJ.com on Facebook.

 

Passengers on bomb-scare flight 'have a story to tell now'

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Passengers said they remained calm after being told there had been a threat against their flight from London to Newark. One said she still loved flying.

EWR from the tower.jpgPassengers were re-screened after arriving at Newark Liberty International Airport following a bomb threat on Thursday.  

NEWARK -- Guia Castro now has a story to tell.

Castro, who lives in Texas, was flying home from her first overseas trip, a leg of the transatlantic journey that took her from London to Newark Liberty International Airport on Thursday, when she and other passengers were told there had been a security threat.

What she and the 205 other passengers on the British Airways jet didn't know up until then was that someone had called in a bomb threat while the plane was still over the Atlantic, prompting authorities to divert the plane away from the terminal once it landed and instead have it taxi out to a remote part of the airport where it would be searched and the passengers and their bags re-screened. Police later deemed the threat to be hollow after a sweep by bomb-sniffing dogs turned up nothing.

"We had to divert to the back," of the airport, Castro told NJ Advance Media, after getting off the plane in Newark. The crew's advice, she said, was to, "just to stay calm, stay in our seats. I guess it was a little nerve-wracking, but I knew I was going to get out eventually."

"Before we got off the plane, they reminded us not to have our phones out and that type of thing," Castro said. "They were just trying to keep us safe. They just checked our bags. A dog came around and checked our carry-ons. And, obviously, they checked our checked items."

Even so, she wasn't nervous.

"I love flying," Castro said. "This was my first international flight. It's a memorable one. I have a story to tell now."

The plane had landed without incident at around 1 p.m., and a Port Authority Police spokesman said the aircraft was cleared and turned back over to British Airways less than three hours later. British Airways did not respond to a request for comment.  

The passengers were eventually transported to Terminal B, where they were greeted by a throng of reporters as they emerged from the international arrivals area.

A passenger from New Jersey, Sean Fitzgerald of the Port Monmouth section of Middletown, was coming home from a trip to the Indian Ocean, where he was working on a vessel as an officer in the Merchant Marine. He also took the ordeal in stride, even after more than two solid days of traveling.  

"My flight home is there to Singapore, Singapore to London, and London to Newark, which, all told, is about two and a half days of travel. So I am on hour 53 of travel right now," Fitzgerald said. "They very specifically said that we shouldn't take any video. Everyone was really diligent. They really specifically told us, 'If you take your phone out, they're going to take your phone, so don't do it.' And I can understand that for a security threat, security risk, things like that. In my line of work we go through the same kind of stuff all the time."

A Londoner who was on the plane, Martin Koderisch, said fellow passengers maintained a stiff upper lip despite the anxious circumstances.

"They said there were some threats made to the flight, several calls made," Koderish said. "We were all very calm. We were kind of surprised. But the captain said, 'This is an important message, please listen,' and then they informed us."

"We had no idea if this is a regular occurrence, or how often it happens, if it happens," Koderish said. "So we didn't know what to make of it."

 
NJ Advance Media staff writer Steve Strunsky contributed to this report.

Marisa Iati may be reached at miati@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @Marisa_Iati. Find NJ.com on Facebook.


 

Take this week's New Jersey news quiz

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There's a new wrinkle that should cause quiz scores to spike.

Big change in this week's NJ.com news quiz. You're going to get links to the stories that were the inspiration for each of the questions in this week's quiz. So if you feel you need to prep, all you need is right here. I took the liberty of changing one headline that totally gave away the answer to one question, but the rest are legit.

I expect this new feature to cause a huge spike in quiz scores.

 Ready? Let's go ...

John Shabe can be reached via jshabe@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter, and find NJ.com on Facebook.

 

Use of force by police in North Jersey town up sharply, report says

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An advocacy group has prepared a report claiming that the use of force by one town's police has spiked and that blacks are often on the receiving end of it

BLOOMFIELD -- An advocacy group has prepared a report claiming that the use of force by Bloomfield police has spiked in the last couple of years and that blacks are often on the receiving end of it, News 4 New York reported.

The Latino Leadership Alliance analyzed data from several police departments and found that in Bloomfield, incidents where police used "compliance holds" and other types of physical force rose 87 percent between 2014 and 2015. In the first four months of this year, incidents are up 187 percent versus the same period in 2015, they said.

Richard Rivera, a board member of the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey and a former Hudson County police officer described the increases as "off the charts."

Profiling report coming under review

Samuel DeMaio, the police director and former head of Newark's police department, didn't dispute the figures in the report, but attributed them to a large, corresponding spike in arrests, which have nearly doubled in the last two years.

DeMaio, who strongly denied that non-white people were targeted, also said that more than 90 percent of force incidents involved compliance holds and not more aggressive tactics like tackling.

The department has instituted several procedural changes following the arrest and conviction of two former officers, Orlando Trinidad and Sean Courter, who were caught on dashcam violently subduing a motorist in 2012 and later lied about the incident in official reports. Use of force incidents are now tracked and individual officers may be sent for retraining or pulled from the street if they're flagged for inappropriate conduct.

This week, the department also announced that all officers would be equipped with body cameras "in an effort to continue improving police accountability and community relations," a department spokesman said.

The move comes just a month after the release of another report, by the Seton Hall University School of Law Center for Policy and Research, alleging that a "disproportionate number" of tickets were issued to drivers who appeared to be black or Latino.

But DeMaio criticized that study's methodology and also noted that the Bloomfield department was one of the few in the state that tracked racial data.

Paul Milo may be reached at pmilo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter@PaulMilo2. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

 

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Sister cats should be adopted together

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Audrey and Edna are strongly bonded and ideally should be adopted together.

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BELLEVILLE -- Audrey and Edna are 11-month-old sister cats in the care of DAP's Animals.

Rescued as strays from a yard in Newark, they are strongly bonded and ideally should be adopted together.

They are both FIV/FeLV negative, spayed and up-to-date on shots.

For more information on Audrey and Edna and other adoptable pets, call 973-902-4763 or email dapsanimals@gmail.com. Dap's Animals is a volunteer foster/rescue organization currently caring for 47 animals. For information on other animals adoptable through Dap's, go to petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=NJ694.

Shelters interested in placing a pet in the Paw Print adoption column or submitting news should call 973-836-4922 or email essex@starledger.com.

Greg Hatala may be reached at ghatala@starledger.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregHatala. Find The Star-Ledger on Facebook.

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After 70-year wait, WWII vet finally gets his high school diploma

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When this World War II veteran returned home from the war, he was told by school administrators that he was too old to enroll again.

MONTCLAIR -- Luke Walsh waited more than 70 years for this. 

On Thursday evening, the 90-year-old World War II veteran from Montclair walked through Immaculate Conception Church, with an American flag pinned on his shirt, to receive an honorary high school diploma from the Catholic school he considers home.

"While his classmates were struggling with geometry, Luke was dodging bullets on the beaches of Okinawa," Patrick Dyer, Immaculate Conception High School's assistant principal, told the crowd of 40 graduating seniors and their families during the school's 87th graduation commencement. "While his friends were practicing for Saturday's football game, Luke's ship was laying down a smoke screen to protect the fleet from Japanese Kamikaze pilots."

In cap and gown, Walsh was escorted down the church's aisle with three marines. 

Rachel Colon, who also graduated Thursday night and plans to start active duty in the Army in August, presented Walsh with his diploma. 

"Congratulations," said another graduate, Teshawn Moore, a 17-year-old from Newark. Moore called Walsh "walking history," saying he is glad he received an honorary diploma -- even though it's more than 70 years late. 

"Congratulations to you too," Walsh responded with a smile. "It's about time for me."

As a 17-year-old freshman in March 1943, Walsh decided to leave the high school to serve in the Navy alongside his five brothers. 

He went by the nickname "Irish Walsh" during the war, and served in Iwo Jima and Okinawa. 

His brother Jimmy, who was 22 at the time, died after a plane he was in crashed into a mountain -- one of more than 400,000 U.S. military personal to die during the war. 

"We think we got his body back, but we'll never know for sure," Walsh said.

Walsh returned home from the war in March 1946, hoping to re-enroll at Immaculate and earn his diploma, but was turned down by the administration at the time because he was too old, something Walsh described as very discouraging. He tried enrolling at several other nearby schools, but was declined each time.

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About four years later, Walsh received a diploma from Bloomfield High School. But he has always felt close to Immaculate Conception High School, where he is an "active alumni" and often attends fundraising events, Patrick Dyer's wife, Susan Dyer, said during a phone interview Thursday.

"I've known Luke for over 20 years, but a few years ago I heard from a different alumni that he hadn't graduated," said Susan Dyer, who used to work in public relations at the high school. "I just assumed he graduated. When I found out he hadn't, I said, well this guy needs a diploma."

Walsh said he enjoys staying active, playing golf or tennis in his free time. He jumps every day on a trampoline in his home, something he said he has been doing for about 20 years.

"He's like no other 90-year-old man I've ever met," Patrick Dyer said of Walsh.

Luke Nozicka may be reached at lnozicka@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @lukenozicka. Find NJ.com on Facebook.


Barringer High School Prom 2016 (PHOTOS)

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Former New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford joined students from Barringer High in Newark at their prom Thursday night.

NEWARK -- City students from Barringer High School enjoyed the traditional walk down the blue carpet Thursday evening before heading off to celebrate the 2016 prom with a Super Bowl winner at Nanina's in the Park in Belleville.

A big crowd clicked smartphone snapshots from behind bright blue police barricades as the attendees - dressed to the nines - stepped out of fancy cars and stretch limousines on Victoria Avenue.

After the blue carpet festivities, several couples posed for photos on the steps of the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, which is located right across Ridge Street in the city's North Ward.

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Former New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford made a guest appearance at Nanina's in the Park to meet the Barringer winners of his Project Prom initiative, Amanda Dominguez and Grace Appiah.

weatherford.jpgFormer New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford (center) with his Project Prom essay winners Grace Appia (left) Amanda Dominguez (right) of Barringer High School.  

Each winner receives an all-expense paid prom makeover - everything from dress and tuxedo, to hair & makeup and transportation - compliments of Weatherford and his team of supporting businesses.

'My dream of Project Prom has come together better than I dreamed it 4 years ago,' Weatherford posted on his Instagram account.

'For the past 4 years my foundation has been able to identify schools with students deserving of Senior Prom but can't afford the cost. My foundation is able to get them everything they need to enjoy this once in a lifetime opportunity.'

Project Prom picks the top six winning contestants in an essay contest on the topic of overcoming adversity. This year's subject was cyber bullying.

'God has blessed my path with blessings on blessings,' Weatherford said. I am so honored to leverage my influence to reach those who truly need it.'

BUY THESE PHOTOS

Are you one of the people pictured at this prom? Want to buy the photo and keep it forever? Look for a link in the photo caption or click here to purchase the picture. You'll have the ability to order prints in a variety of sizes, or products like magnets, keychains, coffee mugs and more.

SHARE YOUR PROM PHOTOS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Let's see your prom photos. Post your pictures on Twitter and Instragram with #njprom. We'll retweet and repost our favorites on Twitter @njdotcom and Instagram @njdotcompix.

Andrew Mills may be reached at amills@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @AndyMills_NJ or Instagram @andrew_mills. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

Road to Omaha: Ex-N.J. stars in the NCAA baseball tournament

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A look at New Jersey players in the NCAA Tournament

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Selena Gomez is irresistible in thumping return to N.J. (PHOTOS)

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Smoldering confidence coupled with some welcome authenticity scored the pop star a win in Newark Thursday

NEWARK -- In what was perhaps her performance's lone unscripted moment, Selena Gomez uttered an incredulous "whoa."

The young pop singer was shocked to hear the Prudential Center crowd's reaction, to her prodding of how many audience members were seeing her concert for the first time -- most were new to the scene.

Though an observer of Gomez's burgeoning music career-- a follow-up to her run as a Disney television star -- would be unsurprised to learn most of the 23-year-old's fans Thursday night were fresh. Gomez was merely a footnote on the Billboard Hot 100 chart this time last year, and was known to many as an ex-girlfriend to pop leviathan Justin Bieber's, or Taylor Swift's squad-mate. 

But like her former beau, the Texas native has enjoyed a swift climb to the mainstream summit, largely by discarding her pop-rock bubblegum for the pulse of sultry, dance-club bangers.

Gomez's sophomore LP "Revival," released in October, yielded the cherubic singer's first three Top 10 singles, and birthed her second eponymous arena tour, an 80-date global trek that kicked off last month. 

But as "Revival" the album is jacketed by a nude, gray-scaled Gomez -- in homage to Christina Aguilera's 2002 "Stripped," an influence on the record -- her new tour was the first to show the artist in a state of true exposure. 

With welcome authenticity -- a pop star actually sang live, you guys! -- and confident smolder, Gomez reiterated what her latest, greatest tunes desperately work to achieve: continued self-discovery through a roaring dance blowout. 

The Breakdown

The good:

- Visible maturity: The moniker "Revival" was surely chosen to signify Gomez's push toward greater pop credibility -- she all but screams "forget about Disney!" beneath the LP's undisguised sensuality and daring, dancehall minimalism -- and in the live setting, a sense of growth was apparent.

"You've seen my ups and downs, this album is my words," she told the crowd, comprised almost entirely of teen girls and parents. 

Selena Gomez live at Prudential Center 6/2/16Selena Gomez performs at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ 6/2/16 (Alex Remnick | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) 

Her first four outfits were restricted to muted colors (sequins notwithstanding), and her troupe of eight dancers utilized fewer flashy props on the relatively modest, catwalk-less stage. Glowing geometric shapes were rolled around for opener-smash "Same Old Love," and four leotarded dancers were tethered together for an interpretive dance during bonus track "Nobody." No pyrotechnics, no candy-colored visual assaults. 

- Sing it!: Gomez is not a particularly virtuosic singer. Though her breathy delivery can play seductive, contemporaries Demi Lovato, Rihanna and Taylor Swift are all stronger vocalists. But kudos to Gomez nonetheless, as she sang most of her thumping tunes live -- early set numbers like the impassioned track "Sober" were delivered with no backing track at all -- and did a fine job balancing her commitment to the microphone and her choreography, especially on "Me and The Rhythm," and the latin-infused "Body Heat." That's more than can be said for Rihanna and Bieber's listless, recent area performances. 

Selena Gomez live at Prudential Center 6/2/16Selena Gomez performs at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ 6/2/16 (Alex Remnick | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) 

- Glad to be back: Though this was her 18th show in less than a month, Gomez showed through plenty of toothy grins and thanks to the crowd that she was truly happy to be back in New Jersey, for the first time since 2013. 

"I feel like I've grown up with you guys," she told the audience. And though "Revival" was the night's focus, the reimagined renditions of early hits "Slow Down" and "Love You Like A Love Song" were among the night's most danceable jams. 

The bad:

- Made for Macy's: Plenty of pop stars employ pseudo-avant-garde visual interludes to occupy the crowd while they change costumes. But Gomez's first of four tapes, of her posing in different clothes in front of a whitewash, was too akin to a JC Penney commercial not to chuckle. 

Selena Gomez live at Prudential Center 6/2/16Selena Gomez performs at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ 6/2/16 (Alex Remnick | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) 

- Dry eyes?: Initially, it was captivating to see Gomez doubled over the stage fan, singing while the wind messed her Pantene-sponsored, wavy locks. But she returned to that well a few too many times, as if the visual would save what was at times a mediocre vocal performance. All it accomplished was a night of frizz.  

- Be abused: Gomez's choice to cover the Eurthymics' "Sweet Dreams" was unmemorable at best. She sang it straight-away, with little alteration from the original rendition, and it added nothing but an odd annotation to the performance.  

The Set List

  • "Same Old Love"
  • "Come & Get It"
  • "Sober"
  • "Good for You"
  • "Survivors"
  • "Slow Down"
  • "Love You Like a Love Song"
  • "Hands to Myself"
  • "Who Says"
  • "Transfiguration" (Hillsong United cover)
  • "Nobody"
  • "Feel Me"
  • "Me & My Girls"
  • "Me & the Rhythm"
  • "Body Heat"
  • "Sweet Dreams" (Eurythmics cover)
  • "Kill Em With Kindness"
  • "I Want You To Know" (Zedd cover)
  • "Revival" (Remix)

Best birthday ever #birthday #selenagomez #revivaltour #sameoldlove #prudentialcenter #idol #amazing #thankyou @selenagomez

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Bobby Olivier may be reached at bolivier@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @BobbyOlivier. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

Cops seek driver after apparent hit-and-run death in Maplewood

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Unclear if victim has any links to the township

MAPLEWOOD -- The person found dead on a Maplewood street was apparently hit by a vehicle that left the scene, authorities announced Friday.

The victim, identified only as a male, was discovered at the intersection of Wyoming Avenue and Hickory Drive around 4 a.m. Monday, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.

Authorities were withholding the victim's name until his next of kin could be notified, the prosecutor's office said. Investigators have not identified the driver.

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"It is unclear what links, if any, the victim has to Maplewood," the prosecutor's office said in a statement.

Township police and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force were handling the case. 

Anyone with information was asked to contact county investigators at at 1-877-TIPS-4EC or 1-877-847-7432.

Noah Cohen may be reached at ncohen@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @noahycFind NJ.com on Facebook.

 
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