The Daily Newarker

* ??Katie Wang?? (??Newark Star Ledger??): “Candidate pushes worker rights in Newark race”:http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1146545660102330.xml&coll=1. Favorite quote: She said she does not have a solution for the crime problem, but said she is against police brutality. ‘I would take the cops off the streets,’ she said. Instead of having cops patrol Newark, she said working class citizens would guard the streets. Yeah, she’s not winning.
* ??WBGO??: “Applebees to Open in Central Ward”:http://www.wbgo.org/news/articles.asp?newsid=1405. Not really news, but news for Newark. Corporate brands are starting to make their way into the city–brands which are run by companies that are risk-adverse. If they’re here, then the city is doing well (or so goes the thinking).
* ??Urban Land Institute??: “Hoboken is Model for Newark Plan”:http://www.uli.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Search&template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=27250 (originally from the ??Newark Star Ledger??). On the developer planning to revitalize Mulberry Street with condos, shopping and a new park.
* ??Jeffrey Gold?? (??Newark Star Ledger??): “Exhibit showcases men and their cars”:http://www.nj.com/business/ledger/index.ssf?/base/business-3/1146545266102330.xml&coll=1. For much of the latter 20th century, Cadillac signified not only a pinnacle of automotive engineering, but proclaimed the success of its driver.
* ??Brian Donohue?? and ??Jonathan Casiano?? (??Newark Star Ledger??): “Urban myth strikes fear in illegal immigrants”:http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-6/1146479449217380.xml&coll=1. I’m not sure what the answer to dealing with illegal immigrants is, but I’m pretty sure that terrifying them isn’t it.
* ??Brad Parks?? and ??Robert Gebeloff?? (??Newark Star Ledger??): “Of Newark’s new voters, most live in North Ward”:http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1146545651102330.xml&coll=1. The Ledger takes a look at the voting registration vs. population trends in the city.
* ??Katie Wang?? (??Newark Star Ledger??): “‘Outsider’ Booker slowly makes way into Newark”:http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-0/114637115850760.xml&coll=1&thispage=1. In-depth back story on Booker’s youth and draw to the city of Newark. As they say: slow and steady wins the race.
* ??Barry Carter?? (??Newark Star Ledger??): “It’s a new ballgame in Newark campaign”:http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-0/114637117850760.xml&coll=1. ‘Crime is a disease,’ he said. ‘I am the cure. The antidote is vote Dwayne Smith.’ I think Mr. Smith might have himself confused with an action movie star — like The Punisher, or maybe Batman.
* ??Jeffery C. Mays??: “A Newark upstart eyes an upset”:http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1146633947297920.xml&coll=1. Good story on a fourth candidate for Mayor of the city. The job is probably a bit too big for him, but his commitment to local neighborhoods is admirable.