From Watts to Ferguson
In 1967, the most tumultuous year, the first riot came after cops in Newark beat a cabdriver because they thought he was a Black Muslim. The parallels with this summer’s uprising in Ferguson, Missouri, following the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed ...
FBI seeks help identifying Newark bank robbery suspect
The Newark FBI Violent Crimes Task Force is asking for the public's help in identifying the person responsible for an armed bank robbery in Newark. Authorities say the robbery happened Friday afternoon at the Capital One Bank on Springfield Avenue.
Newark police seek man who started 2 house fires
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — Police in Newark are looking for a man they say started fires in two homes, one while the residents were in their bedrooms. Police say the man walked into an unlocked back door of a Newark home early Saturday while two 21-year-old ...
Newark police look for man who started 2 house fires
Surveillance photo shows possible suspect in two attempted arsons in Newark. Both fires happened early Saturday morning in apartments on the 100 block of Victoria Court. Police report responding to the first fire around 12:17 a.m. and learning an unknown ...
East Newark's school breakfast program wins $1,000 prize
EAST NEWARK — A campaign aimed at increasing participation in the federal school breakfast program has awarded East Newark's school district third place in the NJ Food for Thought School Breakfast Challenge. The district, which will receive a $1,000 ...
Newark's historic commission upset over demolition of buildings
Newark has an ordinance on the books that is ridiculously clear about what should happen if a building is slated to be demolished in one of its historic districts. Before any demolition permits are issued by the building department, the city’s Landmarks ...
Earleville man arrested for Newark robbery
NEWARK, Del. — Police are investigating two armed robberies targeting University of Delaware students that occurred in Newark within a period of 24 hours. The latest happened on Tyre Avenue at 2:30 p.m. Sunday and came while 10,000 people celebrated ...
From Newark to Yale: a true story of near-success
2 hours ago • By Amanda St. Amand astamand@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8201 The title of the book tells you it’s not going to be a happy ending for a young man reared in the slums of Newark, N.J., but the tale is a riveting one. Robert Peace had the ...
Newark Police Investigate Two Attempted Arsons
NEWARK, Del. (CBS) — The Newark Police Department is investigating two arson attempts that occurred early Saturday. Investigators have surveillance photos of the suspect, and police describe him as a college-aged white male with dark, short hair.
