Monday, January 28, 2013
PATH trains will run around-the-clock to the World Trade Center from Newark, but work is still being done to resume service from Hoboken.
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced on Monday that around-the-clock service has been restored on the WTC to Newark line. The WTC to Hoboken line remains out of service, but construction is ongoing, the Port Authority announced. "Crews continue to work around-the-clock to return weekday Hoboken to World Trade Center service and weekend service between Newark and the World Trade Center," the press release stated. "Those are the final segments of service yet to be restored." The Exchange Place and World Trade Center Stations remain closed weekends from 10 p.m. Fridays through 5 a.m. Mondays during the month of February. This measure is to allow crews uninterrupted time to complete necessary repairs.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Mayor wants senator's blessing for 2014 campaign
Despite declaring interest in Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s job and registering a “Booker for Senate” campaign with federal election officials last week, Newark Mayor Cory Booker said Monday he was not trying to poach any of the veteran lawmaker’s support. Speaking on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Booker said his focus during the next year will be on his current job, including hiring more police officers and overseeing an estimated $1 billion in investment destined for the state’s largest city. His campaign for Senate in 2014 is only in the “preliminary stages,” he said. After months during which Booker deliberated over whether to run for governor against Republican Chris Christie, the 43-year-old mayor announced in December his decision to instead …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Two wanted for homicides occurring in the final days of 2012
- POLICE & FIRE
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Wednesday, January 9
Authorities are asking the public’s help in locating two suspects wanted in two different Newark murders late last year. Tyquaah Mayse, 33, of Newark is wanted for the murder of Wesley L. Howard, 38, also of Newark. Howard was shot multiples times in the first floor hallway at 860 South 11th Street in Newark Dec. 24, 2012. Mayse has been charged with murder and weapons offenses. Dwayne Edwards, 35, of East Orange, is a suspect in the shooting death of Raymar Kadeem Lecky of West Orange. Lecky, 22, was shot at Sanford and Lanark avenues in Newark on Dec. 31, 2012. Bail for both men has been set at $1 million. Both men are presumed to be armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s …
Thursday, January 3, 2013
The Newark Museum exhibits Angels & Tomboys: Girlhood in 19th-Century American Art -- extended run until January 20
Dr. Holly Pyne Connor, Curator of Nineteenth-Century American Art, has girls on her mind. She has curated Angels & Tomboys: Girlhood in 19th-Century American Art, a major traveling loan exhibition, which is the first to examine nineteenth-century depictions of girls in paintings, sculpture, prints and photographs. The exhibit is at the Newark Museum until January 20. This is an extended run due to popular demand. Connor explains that the exhibit includes works by John Singer Sargent, Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, Cecilia Beaux and William Merritt Chase. The range of artists mirrors the range of perceptions of girlhood -- from "angelic, passive and domestic" to tomboys, working girls, and awkward adolescents. Girls portrayed in the …
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
If you miss the Crawleys, here's a trip that feels like home
Desperate for Downton Abbey? (Yes!) As fans prepare for Season 3 to reach American shores and television stations on January 6, here's a daytrip to put viewers in the mood. The lush and lavishly-decorated Ballantine House at the Newark Museum was built in 1885. Jeannette and John Holme Ballantine built the home with 27 rooms, including eight bedrooms and three bathrooms. Part of The Newark Museum since 1937, the house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985. The period rooms are restored to 1891, representing the "ideal home" in America over a century ago. The first-floor rooms include the Billiard Room, the Parlor, the Reception Room, the Library and the Dining Room. The Music Room offers an interactive experience called …
Monday, December 24, 2012
A daytrip destination with special events
Time to get out of the house? Ready for a new and nearby adventure? The Newark Museum is hosting Holiday Fun Days on Dec. 28, 29 and 30. The museum will be open from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. each day. Here are the activities: Celebrate the end of 2012 with a top 10 list at the Newark Museum! 10. Take photos: Take pictures on a gallery scavenger hunt 9. Dance: Get fit while learning a new dance move 8. Make Noise: Make a musical instrument and play a tune in the galleries 7. Eat: Cooking lessons for young chefs-in-training 6. Touch: Get a close up look at some of our teaching collection objects 5. Watch a movie or performance 4. Play computer games: Try our Fire Museum, Generation Fit and Nature & Art computer games 3. Break something: be a …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
A judge ordered Wednesday for the City of Newark to make public 36 emails about the $100 million donation Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg made in 2010.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
An Essex County Superior Court judge has ordered Newark officials to handover emails about the $100 million donation Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg made to the city’s schools in 2010. The Wednesday ruling said the city must release 36 emails exchanged between Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Superintendent of Schools Cami Anderson and other public officials about the donation. City officials did not immediately repsond to a request for comment Thursday. The ruling, issued by Judge Rachel Davidson, came after the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey sued the city in August 2011 calling for more transparency about the $100 million pledge. The ACLU sued the city on behalf the Secondary Parent Council, a group of Newark parents. The …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Mayor would go for Lautenberg's seat in '14, paper says
- ELECTIONS
- Paul Milo
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Newark Mayor Cory Booker appears likely to seek the US Senate seat currently held by fellow Democrat Frank Lautenberg. At a July appearance in Bergen County, Booker confirmed long-held suspicions he might be seeking higher office, announcing his interest in running either for Senate or against popular Republican Gov. Chris Christie. Earlier this month, Booker vowed to make his decision before Christmas. In an October poll, Booker had the strongest showing among a hypothetical field of Democrats against Christie, with the mayor coming within a few percentage points of the first-term governor. But a subsequent poll, taken after Christie’s widely praised performance during Hurricane Sandy, …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Mayor preparing for 'Food Stamp Challenge' beginning Tuesday
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- Paul Milo
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Mayor Cory Booker said Saturday he has completed his weekly grocery shopping in preparation for the “SNAP challenge,” a pledge to temporarily live off a food budget equal to that received by people enrolled in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Booker, who will be taking the challenge from Dec.4 to Dec. 11, said he spent exactly $29.78, a shade less than he was entitled to based on 2011 data from the program. In New Jersey last year, the average SNAP participant received about $133 a month, or a little more than $4 a day. Booker’s involvement arose out of an exchange last month on one of the mayor’s preferred methods of communication, Twitter. Responding to a North Carolina woman who tweeted “nutrition is not the …
Friday, November 30, 2012
New restaurant specializes in the ultimate comfort food – macaroni and cheese – with a twist.
Halsey Street in Newark has made way for Elbow Room, a restaurant that got its start in comfort food concoctions right across the Hudson River, thanks to New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck and former Giant Michael Strahan. Elbow Room, located at 41 Halsey Street, is close to downtown attractions, such as train stations, NJPAC and the Prudential Center. The casual corner joint, near Bleeker Street, recreates down-home macaroni and cheese using kicked-up flavors, like fiery buffalo chicken macaroni with Black River blue cheese and Frank's hot sauce, and heart-stopping poutine mac with short rib gravy, Yukon french fries and fresh cheese curds. Restaurateur Joel Bolden celebrated Tuesday the grand opening of Elbow Room's second …
Townie
8:25 pm on Tuesday, January 15, 2013
No need to get all walking-on-eggshells around the venerable incumbent, who might decide on his own that he doesn't need to to work until he is 94 years old. I'd go rogue and propose renaming the "Frank R. Lautenberg Rail Station at Secaucus" to something more local, like the "Naked Cowboy Rail Station at Secaucus" (he's a famous son) or "The former Pig Farming Capital of NJ Rail Station." more ›