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Newark NJ, Superior Court Judge has granted NJ TRANSIT’s request to suspend for a period of one year the riding privileges of an individual who had been charged with at least seven separate lewd acts aboard NJ TRANSIT buses in the past two years.
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New Brunswick NJ, classes at the three campuses of Rutgers University may come to a halt for its 67,620 students as faculty members gave their union leaders the authority to call for a strike a week from now.
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Newark NJ, The New Jersey-Israel Commission has launched a first-ever promotional video that is now available on EL AL Airlines which highlights the special and growing relationship between the State of New Jersey and the State of Israel while introducing passengers to the Garden State.
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Newark NJ, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped 39 handguns at New York City area airport checkpoints in 2022, an increase from the 26 guns caught in 2021. Each of the firearms were discovered by TSA officers during the routine screening of carry-on property at airport security checkpoints.
Continue reading Newark Liberty International Airport Leads NYC-Area Airports In Gun Seizures
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Newark NJ, fans of the hit TV show the “The Sopranos” now have the opportunity to live every day like one of their favorite mob bosses. The Newark home that was used as the set location for the residence of “Uncle Junior” is back on the market .For a mere $585,000 you could live like a kingpin . The four-bedroom home located at 380 Highland Avenue was last purchased in 2019 for $420,000.
Continue reading “Uncle Junior’s” Home featured on ‘The Sopranos’ up for sale in Newark
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Englewood NJ, Englewood Police attempted to pull over a vehicle at 2:50am on Monday , the driver Joshua Alcantara, 30, sped away in a stolen Audi. Alcantara attempted to flee using the Palisades Parkway where he crashed the car and was picked up after he attempted to run by Palisades Interstate Parkway police. According to officials Alcantara who lives in Newark is suspected of committing several Belleville burglaries that include ATM theft. The Audi he was driving was stolen out of Lyndhurst.
Continue reading Police Chase of Stolen Vehicle leads to Crash and Arrest
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Newark NJ, Governor Phil Murphy joined Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole, Executive Director Rick Cotton, airport stakeholders, and New Jersey elected officials today to celebrate the opening of the new Terminal A, the centerpiece of an airport-wide renaissance designed to establish Newark Liberty International Airport as a world-class gateway for the New Jersey and New York region. The new terminal represents the largest design-build project in New Jersey history and testifies to Governor Murphy’s ongoing commitment to critical infrastructure and transportation projects that will benefit New Jerseyans for generations to come.
Continue reading NEW $2.7 BILLION TERMINAL A IS COMING TO NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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Newark NJ, the Mercy House, a resource and referral center operated by the Archdiocese of Newark’s Respect Life Office, will distribute approximately 200 free turkeys to families in need during its Fifth Annual Thanksgiving Giveaway on Tuesday, November 22, at 11 a.m.
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Newark NJ, the Archdiocese of Newark’s Hispanic Ministry is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with a commemorative Mass on Friday, Oct. 14, at 8 p.m. in Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
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Newark NJ, the Archdiocese of Newark’s African American, African, and Caribbean Apostolate will celebrate a special Mass on Saturday, Oct. 8, at 10:30 a.m. in Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart to commemorate two major milestones — the 40th anniversary of the Apostolate’s founding and the 25th anniversary of the death of Bishop Joseph Abel Francis, SVD, the titular Bishop of Valliposita and the first and only Black auxiliary bishop in archdiocesan history.
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Newark NJ, Newark Housing Authority (NHA)’s former director of information technology was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for using his position to embezzle NHA funds to purchase cellular telephones and other electronic devices, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
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Newark NJ, High school students across the Archdiocese of Newark were recently recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) for outstanding achievement on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in 2021. The PSAT/NMSQT is the qualifying test for entry to the National Merit Scholarship Program.
Photos courtesy of the Archdiocese of Newark
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Newark NJ, the Mercy House, a family-oriented resource and referral center operated by the Archdiocese of Newark Respect Life Office, distributed dozens of backpacks and hundreds of school supplies to families in need during its annual Back-to-School Day giveaway at its Newark location (620 Clinton Ave.) on August 30.
Continue reading Archdiocese of Newark Distributes Hundreds of School Supplies to Students in Need
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Newark NJ, the Federal Aviation Administration caused significant delays in the New York area on Monday after it forced ground delays due to staffing shortages, marking another disruption in a summer already marked by unusually high levels of flight delays and cancellations.
Continue reading FAA-Caused Flight Delays at Newark Airport , Blames Staffing Shortages
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Newark NJ, Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced prison sentences for the last three defendants convicted in a Newark-based stolen auto trafficking ring that fenced stolen luxury vehicles worth more than $1 million.
