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Ramzi Saber graduated from Union City’s Jose Marti STEM Academy in 2021. Now a senior at CAL TECH in Pasadena, the astrophysics major has returned home this summer to mentor students at his former high school. Ramzi was born in Morocco and came to the United States at the...
Homes at or under $400,000 in Hudson County
For prospective homebuyers eyeing the real estate market in areas of Hudson County, here’s what sold for or under $400,000 between June 24 and June 30. Here, we provide a breakdown of the top 10 properties in each area, selected based on their proximity to the desired price range and the most spacious living areas available.
See homes sold in the Newark area, June 24 to June 30
The following is a listing of all home transfers in the Newark area reported from June 24 to June 30. There were 94 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 2,016-square-foot home on North Ninth Street in Newark that sold for $530,000.
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On June 28, 2024, AFROTECH™ held its first-ever event in Brick City. Hosted at Prudential Tower, AFROTECH™ Executive hit Newark, NJ, in partnership with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). For AFROTECH™ Executive Newark, attendees convened for discussions about tech innovation, financial responsibility, and creating wealth in...
Is CVS open on July 4th, 2024? Store hours for 4th of July holiday
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O’Shaquie Foster, hungry for big fights at junior lightweight, must shine against Conceicao first
NEWARK, N.J. — O’Shaquie Foster understands that making a title defense on ESPN means a lot more than just building a record. It’s also an audition of sorts for the bigger opportunities that he hopes the WBC junior lightweight title will afford him. The 30-year-old Foster (22-2,...
Related in talks to take over Pacific Park megaproject
The Related Companies wants to do for the Pacific Park project what it did for Hudson Yards. The firm, chaired by Stephen Ross and run by Jeff Blau, is in talks to take over the behind-schedule and over-budget Brooklyn project, The Real Deal has learned. Pacific Park’s developer, Greenland USA,...
City of Newark City Hall will be Closed on Thursday, July 4, in Observance of Independence Day
Mayor Ras J. Baraka reminded residents today that City Hall will be closed and most non-emergency Newark municipal services will be suspended on Thursday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day Holiday. Police, Fire, and other uniformed emergency services will be unaffected. Refuse and recycling will not be picked...
Hurricane Beryl's destruction hits home in Brooklyn's Little Caribbean
NEW YORK -- Historic Hurricane Beryl was barreling through the Caribbean on Tuesday after devastating parts of Grenada on Monday.CBS New York went to Little Caribbean in Brooklyn, where family ties to the island chain are strong.Trees were swept away by 9-foot surges and winds of 150 mph ripped off roofs, as the Category 4 storm thrashed Grenada and made a direct hit on the tiny island of Carriacou."There's no place to hide," said McDonald Romaine, who is the owner of Little Caribbean mainstay Labay Market. "Very emotional, not too good, but I'm trying to hold up."Beryl stole two...
Orion Bar brings Korean drinking culture to Bushwick
Chef Irene Yoo has been publicly hyping her love of Korean drinking culture since at least 2013, when she and her husband and partner Nick Dodge launched a series of popup dinner (and drinking) parties called Yoo Eating. When she moved it all online during the early pandemic (think: YooTube cooking videos), Yoo’s infectious enthusiasm for Korean comfort food — and the booze that goes with it — brought her even more attention. So she and Dodge decided it was time to give this thing a permanent home where we could all gather together and eat and drink and get happy on a regular basis.
New skate park opens in Red Hook, Brooklyn
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Newark students can benefit from free meal programs, summer activities
Sign up for Chalkbeat Newark’s free newsletter to keep up with the city’s public school system.Free city and school programs are available to Newark families this summer to keep students academically engaged and reduce hunger, which is more pronounced when kids are out of school.Studies show summer learning programs can prepare students for the upcoming school year. In Newark, more than 6,000 public school students are attending summer programs, a combination of mandatory academic programs and specialized and recreational programs.Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger León said summer school is about “moving kids forward” by helping students refine basic skills in...
More delays at Newark Airport due to air traffic controller staffing issues
Another day, and more delays at Newark International Airport.For a second straight day, an air traffic controller shortage caused backups at the New Jersey airport -- at one point leading to a brief pause in arrivals Tuesday afternoon."The FAA briefly paused arrivals into Newark Liberty International Airport this afternoon due to air traffic controller staffing issues at the New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (N90)," the FAA said in a statement.But there was some good news for travelers -- at least for Tuesday. More air traffic controllers were found to staff the Newark sector, so the ground delay that was...
Video shows man accused of punching woman at Pride event was acting in self defense, attorney says
NEW YORK - The attorney for a Manhattan banker accused of punching a woman at a Brooklyn Pride event says additional video of the incident shows Jonathan Kaye was acting in self defense. Kaye, 52, turned himself into police Monday and was charged with assault and menacing in the third degree and harassment in the second degree. "Our client, Jonathan Kaye, was wrongly charged, based on a curated video published by professional agitators seeking to destroy him professionally and personally. New video has now emerged that clearly shows, moment by moment, what occurred on June 8th. These videos show more context prior...
Abdullah Mason vs Luis Lebron kicks off Stevenson-Harutyunyan telecast
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