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Hassan Sharif, an imam at Masjid Muhammad-Newark, was hospitalized in critical condition. He died from his injuries around 2:20 p.m., law enforcement sources said. Police vehicles outside Masjid ...
Amanda Geffner. March 26, 2024 at 4:30 PM. NEWARK - Two teenagers were shot outside of West Side High School in Newark Tuesday afternoon, according to witnesses. Officers found a 17-year-old boy ...
1,465. The 1967 Newark riots were an episode of violent, armed conflict in the streets of Newark, New Jersey. Taking place over a four-day period (between July 12 and July 17, 1967), the Newark riots resulted in at least 26 deaths and hundreds more serious injuries. Serious property damage, including shattered storefronts and fires caused by ...
Murder victim. Sakia Gunn (May 26, 1987 – May 11, 2003) was a 15-year-old African American lesbian who was murdered in what has been deemed a hate crime in Newark, New Jersey. Richard McCullough, was charged with her death and sentenced to 20 years in prison. [1] In 2008 a documentary was released about Gunn's murder, titled Dreams Deferred ...
The Star-Ledger. The Star-Ledger is the largest circulation newspaper in New Jersey. It is based in Newark, New Jersey . In 2007, The Star-Ledger ' s daily circulation was reportedly more than the next two largest New Jersey newspapers combined, and its Sunday circulation was larger than the next three papers combined. [4]
Sharpe James (born February 20, 1936) is an American former Democratic politician who served as the 37th mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1986 to 2006, and as a state senator for the 29th legislative district from 1999 to 2008. He is a subject of the 2005 feature-film Street Fight . On July 12, 2007, James was indicted on federal corruption ...
Anti-law enforcement sentiment [4] Domestic terrorism. On December 10, 2019, a shooting took place at a kosher grocery store in the Greenville section of Jersey City, New Jersey. Three people were killed at the store by two assailants, David N. Anderson and Francine Graham. The assailants also wounded one customer and two police officers before ...
1883. Ceased publication. 1972. The Newark Evening News was an American newspaper published in Newark, New Jersey. As New Jersey's largest city, Newark played a major role in New Jersey's journalistic history. At its apex, The News was widely regarded as the newspaper of record in New Jersey. [1] It had bureaus in Montclair, Elizabeth, Metuchen ...