Newark council again defers vote on Mayor Booker's municipal utilities authority

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Heated debate over Newark MUA continues at second public hearing

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No budge in Crump on Booker's MUA

By Max Pizarro | July 26th, 2010 - 1:02pm

Newark art walk continues to offer fresh persepectives

By Alyson Nash

The Newark Arts Council continues its recently introduced program, Newark Art Walk, on Saturday, July 24, highlighting galleries, restaurants and cafes within Lincoln Park Arts District. Taking place on the fourth Saturday of each month through October, the Art Walk features a cluster of Newark’s art-focused spaces, typically within walking distance of each other. Previous monthly walks have centered on the Halsey Street Village and the Market Street Corridor.

Authorities arrest Irvington man in hit-and-run of 5-year-old girl in Newark

NEWARK — Dwight Willis, who heads up the block association on Newark’s Columbia Avenue, Friday stood a few feet from where 5-year-old Julianne Vega perished in a hit-and-run incident and had this lament: His pleas for speed bumps on what he called a "racetrack" went unheeded. Ironically, it turns out his narrow one-way street was on a list of 43 stretches in Newark’s West Ward to get "speed-calming" measures.

Help for Disabled at Newark Special Care Clinic

Did you know that 20 percent of the American population has some kind of disability? It’s true. In fact, 12 percent of Americans are severely disabled. In New Jersey, this translates to 1.8 million disabled residents, and of those, 216,000 have severe disabilities.

Newark cutting toilet paper to help close $70 million budget deficit

Newark council slams Mayor Booker for 'savage' proposed budget cuts

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