Newark

Newark
  • NEWARK, NJ - NOVEMBER 14: Zach Parise #9 of the New Jersey Devils is mobbed by his teammates after scoring a second period goal as David Steckel #38 of the Washington Capitals skates away at the Prudential Center on November 14, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey.

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  • Holidays will again test NYC air travel bottleneck

    ...third worst in on-time arrivals among major U.S. airports for the first nine months of the year.About a third of all flights into Newark and LaGuardia have come in late this year, with things just a little better at JFK.Aviation officials have been working... |more

  • Overnight thunderstorm booms through area

    ...if all were storm-related.The Federal Aviation Administration had no reported delays at Kennedy, LaGuardia, Long Island MacArthur or Newark -Liberty on Friday.The Long Island Rail Road was reporting minor weather-related delays, including slowdowns caused... |more

  • 3 charged in Pa. with redirecting Comcast traffic

    ...Web site of Philadelphia -based telecommunications provider Comcast Corp.Authorities on Thursday charged a 19-year-old from Newark , Del., a 20-year-old from Tumwater, Wash., and a 27-year-old from Kalamazoo, Mich. The men are accused of conspiring to disrupt... |more

  • NJ governor-elect: Expect no fiscal miracles

    ...which Christie won by about 100,000 votes. Christie and Corzine appeared together at a Mass for police officers last week in Newark , and later met behind closed doors, but neither addressed the crowd.On Thursday, the men complimented each other for helping... |more

  • Top 10 busiest airports during Thanksgiving week

    ...(SFO) 5. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 6. Boston Logan International (BOS) 7. New York LaGuardia (LGA) 8. New York John F. Kennedy International (JFK) 9. Newark Liberty International (EWR) 10. Seattle -Tacoma International (SEA)... |more

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  • Among the 2009 Rhodes Scholar from New England are (from left) MIT’s Ugwechi Amadi and Caroline Huang, and Harvard’s Darryl Finkton.
    Dozen from New England named Rhodes Scholars

    ...But the senior found through her experiences there that the public policy aspect of science was equally compelling. Huang, of Newark, Dela., now has a torrent of ideas. She talks about “establishing guidelines to figure out how families should decide whether... |more

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    Anti-violence 'Brick City' stars arrested on drug charges

    ...-- Two former Newark gang members whose anti-violence efforts were profiled in the nationally broadcast "Brick City" documentary were arrested on drug possession charges, authorities said. Jessica Jacques, 26, and Darel Evans, 27, both of Newark, were charged... |more

  • Getting Around: Last-minute travel may be best

    ...International,  San Francisco International, Atlanta, Boston Logan International, LaGuardia and  Kennedy International in  New York, Newark Liberty International and  Seattle-Tacoma International, according to Orbitz. Midway Airport did not even make the... |more

  • Rhodes Scholars Named For 2010

    ...N.Y., Swarthmore College Alexandra P. Rosenberg, New York, N.Y., United States Military Academy District 4: Caroline J. Huang, Newark, Del., Massachusetts Institute of Technology Henry L. Spelman, Swarthmore, Pa., University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill District... |more

  • James Madison uses late run to defeat Tech, 66-59

    ...minutes to go. JMU, which briefly led by a single point in the first half, took the lead for good on an Evans layup. Alyssa Fenyn (Fr., Newark, N.Y.) made one of two free throws to narrow the gap to 58-57. However, the Dukes scored eight of the final ten points... |more

About Newark

Newark, nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city in New Jersey, United States, and the county seat of urban Essex County. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 273,546, making it the largest municipality in New Jersey. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2004 population estimate is 280,451, an increase of 2.5% from 2000.

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