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North Jersey restaurant news: Southern cooking is specialty at Belmar eatery
Former NFL player dishes up Mom's Meatloaf and other Southern comfort foods. "We dare you to leave here hungry." That's the motto of Simply Southern, a restaurant in Belmar opened by former NFL player...
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Rescued kitten is ready for a home
Asia has been described by her fosterer as "sweet and affectionate." Asia MILLBURN -- Asia is a tabby/Bengal mix kitten in the care of the Homeless Animal Rescue Team. She was rescued last year and...
View Article$11M for N.J. flood control included in U.S. Senate spending bill
The money is part of a $37.5 billion energy and water appropriations measure. WASHINGTON -- An energy and water development spending bill approved by the U.S. Senate Thursday includes $11 million in...
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13 haunted N.J. spots to visit on Friday the 13th
Use this list of 13 haunted locations in New Jersey to plan your own spooky Friday the 13th ghost tour. Watch video Some say if you cut your hair on Friday the 13th, someone in your family will die....
View ArticleWeather holds at festival celebrating Newark's 350-year history
Newark celebrated its 350-year history with a weekend with a festival and superstar musical performances. NEWARK -- It was a little overcast, and the turnout was lighter than expected, but Brick City...
View ArticleGrammy winners headline Newark's birthday bash
Hundreds gathered in downtown Newark to see a slew of Grammy Award-winning artists who were Newark natives to celebrate the city's 350-year history. NEWARK -- Wearing a black hoodie and white shorts,...
View Article15-year-old boy caught with loaded gun, Newark police say
Marijuana, cocaine also seized NEWARK -- Police officers on a foot patrol in the city's Vailsburg section arrested a 15-year-old boy with a loaded gun and drugs Saturday afternoon, authorities said....
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Newark kids choking on Port Authority's diesel exhaust | Editorial
This $8 billion agency has the means to fix it. It just chooses not to. Watch video In the Ironbound district of Newark, where there are 200 trucks thundering through the streets leading in and out of...
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Livingston High School robotics team brings home award
Lancers Robitics win the "Think Award" in the First Tech Challenge. Members of the Lancers Robotics team at the FIRST Robotics Championships, top row, coach Lauren Atkins, Matt Quan, Forest Song,...
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NJPAC announces 2016-17 season schedule; 8 must-see performances
A wonderfully diverse series of performances is set for the Newark venue, including Steve Martin and Martin Short NEWARK -- Upon a new, eclectic series of performances at New Jersey Performing Arts...
View ArticleMan shot in East Orange in apparent 'drug deal gone bad'
He was shot in the leg. EAST ORANGE -- A 23-year-old man was shot Saturday night on Prospect Street, city spokeswoman Connie Jackson said. The man was shot in the leg, Jackson said. He was treated at...
View ArticleCissy Houston joins chorus of celebrants on Newark's 350th birthday
The state's largest city celebrated its musical history on Sunday, with appearances by artists including Cissy Houston, to cap a three-day festival at Military Park. Watch video NEWARK -- The birth of...
View Article'The Wire' star arrested days before Rutgers-Newark graduation speech
Wendell Pierce is scheduled to pick up an honorary degree from Rutgers-Newark on Wednesday. Wendell Pierce, star of HBO's "The Wire," was arrested over the weekend and charged with battery after a...
View ArticleMore high-paying Port Newark jobs should go to Newark residents | Opinion
Just 6 percent of some 3,000 longshore workers at the Port live in Newark. By Ryan P. Haygood My staff and I joined Mayor Ras J. Baraka and more than 500 other local residents in the powerful...
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N.J. pets in need: May 16, 2016
Dogs and cats in need of adoption from northern and central New Jersey. Some notes on homeless animals in New Jersey: * According to the State of New Jersey Office of Animal Welfare, "it is estimated...
View ArticleRecord-setting cold in parts of N.J. this morning
Rain could return Tuesday and Wednesday It's not supposed to be this cold in the middle of May. Temperatures normally don't fall below to the upper 40s in most of New Jersey this time of year. This...
View ArticleNJ.com boys lacrosse Top 20, May 16: Statement wins before states
Plenty of teams made statement wins in the final week of the regular season heading into the state tournament.
View ArticleFreshman phenoms: A look at the best first-year softball players in N.J.
Freshman phenoms: A look at the best freshmen softball players in N.J.
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Former student honors West Orange teacher
Dara Brevard receives the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Inspirational Teacher Award for 2016. /div WEST ORANGE -- It's been nearly a year since Isabel Kaspriskie graduated from West Orange...
View ArticleArrested star of 'The Wire' withdraws as Rutgers-Newark graduation speaker
Wendell Pierce, star of HBO's "The Wire," was arrested Saturday, days before he was scheduled to pick up an honorary degree at Rutgers-Newark. NEWARK -- Rutgers-Newark is switching commencement...
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