Newark NewsLocal news for Newark, NJ continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.A year later, triple slayings still echo in Newark- July 18, 2008 In this April 7, 2008, file photo, Shalga Hightower looks at a memorial garden dedicated to three slain college students in Newark, N.J. Hightower lost her daughter, Iofemi Hightower in the attack which also ...http://www.topix.net/city/newark-nj/2008/07/a-year-later-triple-slayings-still-echo-in-new... Negro league pioneer dies- July 18, 2008 West Chester, Pa. -- Sherman 'Jocko' Maxwell, the pioneering black sportscaster who chronicled Negro league baseball players before the racial barrier fell, has died.http://www.topix.net/city/newark-nj/2008/07/negro-league-pioneer-dies?fromrss=1 Chanteuse Josephine Baker honored with US stamp- July 18, 2008 The US Postal Service , which last year lost a legal battle after refusing to mail postcards with a topless image of US-born chanteuse Josephine Baker, is honoring the late African-American with a stamp of her ...http://www.topix.net/city/newark-nj/2008/07/chanteuse-josephine-baker-honored-with-us-stam... Polish priest charged with groping girl on plane- July 18, 2008 NEWARK - A Roman Catholic priest from Poland has been indicted on charges he fondled a 16-year-old girl while aboard a flight to New Jersey.http://www.topix.net/city/newark-nj/2008/07/polish-priest-charged-with-groping-girl-on-pla... NJ woman sues Spitzer call girl over 'Wild' video- July 17, 2008 NEWARK, N.J. - A New Jersey woman is suing the call girl linked to the downfall of New York Gov.http://www.topix.net/city/newark-nj/2008/07/nj-woman-sues-spitzer-call-girl-over-wild-vide... Newark man found guilty of murder, robbery, carjacking- July 17, 2008 Jermaine Sanders, 24, faces life in prison after a jury of six men and six women convicted him of almost every charge he was facing, including the fatal shooting of the son of a Newark police officer.http://www.topix.net/city/newark-nj/2008/07/newark-man-found-guilty-of-murder-robbery-carj... Forecast for N.J.: Recession to last through early 2010- July 17, 2008 NEWARK -- New Jersey is more than a half-year into a mild recession that should end in early 2010, according to a Rutgers University economic forecast released Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/newark-nj/2008/07/forecast-for-n-j-recession-to-last-through-ear... New Jersey's largest city sees drop in homicides- July 17, 2008 In this Aug. 24, 2007 file photo, Newark Director of Police Garry F. McCarthy speaks in his office in Newark, N.J. about the murder of three college students in Newark.http://www.topix.net/city/newark-nj/2008/07/new-jerseys-largest-city-sees-drop-in-homicide... UMDNJ probing extent of 'KKK' hazing incident- July 17, 2008 The president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey says the school is looking into whether more people were involved in an apparent racist hazing incident.http://www.topix.net/city/newark-nj/2008/07/umdnj-probing-extent-of-kkk-hazing-incident?fr... NJ Transit cop faces marijuana charges- July 16, 2008 An NJ Transit police sergeant was arrested last week after authorities found 4 pounds of marijuana in the back seat of his vehicle in Newark, according to a State Police spokesman.http://www.topix.net/city/newark-nj/2008/07/nj-transit-cop-faces-marijuana-charges?fromrss... |