Newark News

Share + Jul 5, 2009 7:15 pm US/Eastern IRVINGTON, N.J. A young girl sitting on her porch with family members was wounded Sunday afternoon when shots rang out on a street in northern New Jersey.

Newark's Military Park, home to famed Mount Rushmore sculptor Gutzon Borglum's "Wars of America," was to get a cash infusion to begin a transformation of "extremely underutilized" acreage into a destination in the heart of New Jersey's largest city.

Reading Eagle A box truck stolen in Bethel Township this week has been recovered in Newark, N.J., minus $9,500 worth of truck wheels and tires the thieves had loaded into it, township police reported Friday.

Habitat for Humanity Newark honored Rahway resident Allan Martin at its second annual Raising Roofs Gala held on Thursday, May 28 at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in West Orange.

In this January 1977 file photo,Yoko Ono, center, and John Lennon, right, are shown with Allen Klein, president of ABKCO Industries Inc., and former Beatles manager.

Two suspects were in custody after an early-morning car chase that began in Bellville and ended here, police said.

JetAmerica says it is delaying this month's launch of service between Toledo Express and Newark, New Jersey until August 14.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, speaking today at Mayor Peter Cammarano's inauguration, said "all Hoboken residents have "a sacred obligation to unite for our country." Newark mayor Cory Booker introduced Hoboken's new mayor, Peter Cammarano, before the Mile Square City's 37th mayor took the oath of office.

On the eve of the July 4th weekend, the city of Newark today said it would enforce a curfew prohibiting unaccompanied minors, in most cases, from straying more than 100 yards from their homes between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. In a joint statement, Mayor Cory A. Booker and Police Director Garry F. McCarthy said they were issuing the yearly reminder ahead ...

NEWARK, N.J. - A fledgling discount airline is having trouble getting off the ground.

The Essex County Prosecutor's Office, Belleville Police Department and Newark Police Department are continuing with their investigation into the circumstances surrounding a police pursuit that began in Belleville and ended in Newark shortly after 2 a.m. this morning.

The city's schoolchildren will spend their summer vacation with Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Judy Blume and J.D. Salinger.

Police were investigating a fatal shooting Wednesday night of a 34-year-old resident.

A city man was arrested and charged today for fatally shooting a 17-year-old resident and wounding a 19-year-old man on Saturday, according to police.

Let's face it: Children have a lot of needs. And they can't take care of themselves, so adults have to do it for them.

An Edison firefighter filed a federal lawsuit against Mayor Jun Choi and Fire Chief Norman Jensen, saying they violated his Constitutional rights by suspending him over a poster on his pickup truck that criticized the mayor.

A city man was taken into custody Friday for his connection with the fatal shooting in May of a 15-year-old , police said.

Hearing postponed for blogger accused of threats NEWARK, N.J. - A power failure has postponed a bail hearing for a New Jersey blogger charged with threatening three federal judges in Chicago.

A PSE&G spokeswoman says power has been restored to most of the 250 customers who lost service after a transformer fire in Newark.

Newark Man Convicted of Felony Murder; Faces 30 Years to Life in Prison By The Alternative Press Staff 6/30/2009 Jeffrey Ayers, 21, was found guilty, late on Friday, of robbing and slaying Quenting Scott Lacewell of Newark in 2007.