Presumed successor to Newark Archbishop Myers just got another job
Bernard Hebda has been named the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. NEWARK -- A papal appointment to a post halfway across the country has got local Catholics questioning who...
View ArticleWhy Rutgers' African American grad rate is drawing attention
A study of college graduation rates highlights Rutgers University. NEW BRUNSWICK -- Rutgers University's campuses in New Brunswick and Newark are not only improving their overall graduation rate but...
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Woman sent to prison in prostitution case, human trafficking charges dropped
Patricia Munoz was one of four people charged in a human trafficking case involving a 15-year-old prostitute Patricia MunozEssex County Correctional Facility NEWARK -- A Jersey City woman was...
View ArticleBaraka to hold forum on Newark water crisis, education issues
The Monday event will also address charter school expansion, the return of local control and state education funding NEWARK — Mayor Ras Baraka will host a forum Monday to discuss the ongoing...
View ArticleNewark eyes new life at long-vacant former Pabst brewery
The 4-acre site along the Irvington border has fallen into disrepair since the brewery left in 1986 NEWARK -- There may soon be something brewing at a long-vacant building in the city's West Ward. The...
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3 arrested in fatal shooting of Orange township man
Officials have arrested and charged three men with the 2015 killing of a Naji Everett. Zaki Jones (photo provided) NEWARK -- Officials have arrested and charged three men with the 2015 killing of a...
View ArticleReputed gang leader with 'reign of terror' past admits to fatal drive-by...
Al-Shareef Metz pleaded guilty to the July 2011 shooting in Newark that killed Kenyon Simon NEWARK -- A reputed gang leader serving a 65-year state prison sentence in one homicide case pleaded guilty...
View ArticleN.J. Catholics 'devastated' after Archbishop's successor moves west
Archbishop Bernard Hebda will head the Archdiocese in the Twin Cities, not in Newark. NEWARK -- News that Archbishop Bernard Hebda has left New Jersey for good has left Catholics in the Garden State...
View ArticleMillburn seeing spate of luxury car thefts, report says
A half-dozen vehicles have been taken in less than a month MILLBURN -- Six cars, including BMWs and Mercedes, have been stolen in the township since March 10, CBS 2 New reported Wednesday. Cars were...
View ArticleNewark woman faces weapons, drug charges
Essex County Sheriff's officers allegedly found a gun and drugs at a home Thursday. NEWARK -- A 45-year-old resident faces weapons and drug charges following an early-morning search at her home...
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This is the week you're going to get a perfect score. Atlantic City's running out of money, Eli Manning's condo is for rent and the Easter Bunny brawled in a New Jersey mall. Such is New Jersey's news...
View ArticleCold night on Newark pavement raises awareness of homeless youth plight
Underneath skies still dark at 5:30 a.m., more than 100 young professionals rose from their cardboard boxes and sleeping bags, holding onto an experience they'll never forget. They were homeless for...
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Senior dog has lots of energy
Charlie is a "high-energy dog" despite his age who likes to be walked and play fetch. Charlie BLOOMFIELD -- Charlie is a 10-year-old cairn terrier at the North Jersey Humane Society Rescue Center....
View ArticleWATCH: 18 spectacular views of N.J. from drones
Drones give us a bird's-eye view of Newark, Atlantic City, the Shore and many other corners of the Garden State.
View ArticleN.J. doc has elaborate excuse for how his semen got on patient, report says
The Montclair resident, Dr. David Newman, 45, has been charged with two counts of sexual abuse A doctor from Montclair accused of ejaculating on one of his patients claims that his semen may have...
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After almost 3 years in jail, woman released after being cleared in murder case
Zakia Merrill was acquitted on Wednesday of murder and weapons offenses in a 2013 stabbing death Zakia MerrillEssex County Correctional Facility NEWARK -- After spending 933 days in custody, a Newark...
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Seton Hall University researcher joins '40 Under 40'
Eilish R. Harrington, who works at Seton Hall's Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology as an institutional research specialist, was inducted into the Irish Echo's "40 Under 40" list. Seton...
View ArticleEx-juror faces contempt for cafeteria chat that caused mistrial
Richard Beam has been ordered to appear in court to explain why he should not be held in contempt NEWARK -- A Superior Court judge has ordered a former Essex County juror to appear on Monday on a...
View ArticleNewark police arrest shooting, burglary suspects
A man who allegedly shot at a repo crew among those arrested in Newark this week. NEWARK -- Three people have been arrested in connection with two shootings and a fourth person for a burglary,...
View ArticleInside one of the largest tulip greenhouses in N.J.
Take a behind the scenes look at Holland Greenhouses Inc., one of the Garden State's largest producers of cut tulips. Watch video MONROE TWP. -- The vivid colors and smell of fresh cut tulips can only...
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