Monday, 20 October 2008 – 9:01 am
The speculation ends today on whom Booker will back for Central Ward councilman for the special election to be held next month.
The elected candidate will replace Councilwoman Dana Rone, who was removed from office after a state judge ruled she abused her office trying to intervene in a traffic stop involving a family member.
Mayor Cory [...]
Friday, 17 October 2008 – 9:27 am
Workers say group is paying low wages to build school in Newark
More than 150 construction workers rallied on the steps of Newark City Hall today to protest a nearby building project that they say is not hiring union workers.
The workers — who included plumbers, carpenters and other tradesmen — waved placards and distributed leaflets criticizing [...]
Thursday, 16 October 2008 – 1:07 am
Credit: sfd911 on MSN Groups
From City Hall:
The two new trucks are equipped with “Jaws of Life” tools, which means that nine Newark Fire Department truck companies and two heavy rescue units will be equipped with these tools, providing the City with its highest level of coverage ever.
Newark Fire Department rescue teams will be able to [...]
Wednesday, 15 October 2008 – 10:59 pm
Photo Credit: MSNBC
If you didn’t catch the record-breaking, high-rise, bicycle-riding derring-do of Nik Wallenda of the Flying Wallendas, fear not: through the miracle of YouTube, you can relive the moment.
The crossing, which took Wallenda across a 128-foot-long wire at a height of 235 feet, won the world record for “longest distance and greatest height by [...]
Wednesday, 8 October 2008 – 12:52 pm
Good news for New Jersey’s largest paper: the paper will not be sold or closed. Brian Donohue with the Ledger Live podcast today has an interview with the paper’s editor.
We’re grateful to see the Ledger will continue to provide news and insight, but still sad to see the amount of scaling back at the [...]
Tuesday, 7 October 2008 – 5:34 pm
The Center for New York City Affairs at the New School and Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration will be hosting an open forum to consider: can we maintain Newark’s revival in the face of the economic downturn? This timely discussion promises to be both informative and thought-provoking as participants will be invited to consider difficult issues with some of the leaders tackling these very questions.
Tuesday, 7 October 2008 – 5:03 pm
Mildred Crump will be featured in the November issue of Oprah’s “O” magazine in partnership with the White House Project, a non-profit focused on empowering women. Watch your news stand (or this space!) for the issue, coming out in a couple of weeks.
Newark City Councilmember and creator of an innovative program to empower young women [...]
Tuesday, 7 October 2008 – 12:21 pm
Latino/a Arts Festival at Rutgers-Newark
Rutgers-Newark will host its second day of the two-day Latino/a Arts Festival tomorrow. Admission to the festival is free to the public.
A festival and community resources fair will be held Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 2:30 p.m. to 4 pm, on Samuels Plaza, in front of the Paul Robeson Campus Center, 350 [...]
Monday, 6 October 2008 – 11:02 pm
Tentative agreement would end Newark police feud
The agreement struck between the Superior Officers Association and McCarthy appears to cede more day-to-day control to the police director. In exchange, Campos will serve in an emergency management capacity, reporting to the mayor.
Doesn’t seem like the most efficient system, and I question the likelihood that McCarthy wouldn’t continue [...]
Sunday, 5 October 2008 – 5:36 pm
The annual Open Doors gallery tour in Newark will take place this month, starting October 23. If you’re interested in the arts scene in Newark, this four-day event is the single best way to get familiar with the galleries in the city, meet the artists who are working here, and get acquainted with what the city has to offer.
Sunday, 5 October 2008 – 3:40 pm
Ferry Street, the dining and shopping destination for the Ironbound, will be getting a facelift over the next several months. Fascade improvements include planters, lamps and brick crosswalk, similar to the work just completed at Broad and Market.
I have to admit: after living in the Ironbound for four years, the neighborhood definitely has a [...]
Thursday, 2 October 2008 – 2:45 pm
Remind yourself what smart people sound like before the Veep debates! Cory Booker will be giving a speech tonight at Princeton University. You can watch it live via webstream at 8pm this evening.
Sponsored jointly by the Center for African American Studies and Princeton University Press, the Toni Morrison Lectures will be held annually and [...]
Thursday, 2 October 2008 – 12:57 pm
Woman hit by train, trapped for 30 minutes at Newark Penn Station
Yikes. Keep away from those tracks, people.
A woman was rescued and rushed to the hospital after spending 30 minutes trapped under an Amtrak train at Newark Penn Station today, officials said.
The woman was struck by the the train, headed from New York to Washington, [...]
Wednesday, 1 October 2008 – 4:57 pm
A Corner Bar Cashes In as Newark Redevelops
One of many success stories about Newark’s resurgence since the opening of the Rock.
Chip Hallock, president of the Newark Regional Business Partnership, said of the neighborhood: “What I’ve heard is people saying, ‘This isn’t what I expected.’ There’s kind of a good will and a good feeling. People [...]
Friday, 26 September 2008 – 2:04 pm
The Star Ledger, established in 1832, is the 15th largest paper in the country by circulation, delivering a half-a-million papers on any given Sunday. The paper received a Pulitzer in 2005 for its coverage of Governor McGreevy’s resignation.
Despite its success, the Ledger has been losing as much as $30 to $40 million a year due to [...]
