Newark Mayor: City Crime Fighting Heating Up For Summer
A spike in violent crimes since last year and fears of a hot summer to come in Newark, Mayor Cory Booker told the crowd inside Calvary Gospel Church the city will strictly enforce curfew laws.
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A spike in violent crimes since last year and fears of a hot summer to come in Newark, Mayor Cory Booker told the crowd inside Calvary Gospel Church the city will strictly enforce curfew laws.
Criminal background checks for school board members is now the law in New Jersey.
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It is a life changing experience for any family to deal with cancer but when the patient is a child it can be overwhelming. That's where organizations like the Valerie Fund come into play.
A Jersey shore boardwalk amusement park that closed after an 11-year-old girl on a class trip tumbled from a moving Ferris wheel to her death was to reopen Saturday while investigators tried to figure out what caused her fall.
The plane that landed safely on the Hudson River more than two years ago is about to begin the slow journey to its final destination.
One of the six men and boys charged with the execution-style murders of three friends in Newark, N.J., in 2007 is mulling a plea offer from prosecutors.
The two wars being fought in the Middle East are causing a shortage of ammunition for local police departments back home.
Police said the ride on Mariner's Landing at Morey's Piers was turning when the girl fell more than 100 feet to her death.
Taxi drivers staged a five-hour shutdown at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, refusing to pick up passengers to protest the arrest of a fellow cabbie Ahmed Deraz.
New Jersey's governor finds himself in the middle of a name-calling controversy, this as he tries to leave behind what some have dubbed "chopper-gate."
Jersey City police have been cracking down on illegal guns in the hopes of a safer summer with Operation Summer Shield.
Leonia police said the suspect dropped a shirt and sock while fleeing when the resident came home.
Previously, Booker said all city agencies would be involved in offering recreational and employment opportunities for youths this summer. He also has said more police will be deployed.
