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In Newark, 16-year-olds ‘with skin in the game’ will get the vote

Sabir Ansary Jan 10, 2024 0

The City Council of Newark, New Jersey's largest city, is expected Wednesday to give residents 16 and older the right to vote in school board elections that begin in April.If implemented, the measure would make Newark the largest community…
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2 Newark firefighters put years of service on their last fire

Sabir Ansary Jul 6, 2023 0

When flames swept through a massive freighter in New Jersey's Port Newark on Wednesday, it wasn't some specialized nautical team venturing onto the blazing upper decks. They were city firefighters, whose last job might have been to run to…
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Ship burns in Newark harbor

Sabir Ansary Jul 6, 2023 0

A ship caught fire Wednesday while docking in New Jersey's Port Newark, a spokeswoman for the New York and New Jersey Port Authority said.The spokeswoman, Lenis Valens, said by telephone Thursday morning that Port Authority police officers…
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