Week in Review: 15-Year-Old Stabbed, Two-Alarm Fire Damages Former Circuit City Building

Here's a round-up of some of the notable stories covered by Newark Patch last week:

A 15-year-old boy was stabbed on Sept. 24 in the 6300 block of Baine Avenue. Newark police officers found the teen, who they said did not cooperate with the investigation, suffering from what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. The incident was reported in .

Firefighters contained that sparked inside of a vacant building near on Sept. 24. The fire began around 2:30 p.m. in one corner of the 20,000-square-foot building that used to house a Circuit City store at Mowry Crossing, fire officials said.

A Newark Peace Corps volunteer returned to a small village in Bulgaria this week to completed his third and final year with the Peace Corps. , Bulgaria, comes after he appeared on the hit TV show X Factor Bulgaria, where he publicly decided to leave the show to finish his Peace Corps service.

Scott Pace, ’s safety patrol officer for two decades, impressed Newark Patch readers, who commented on the site about his philanthropy and dedication. Pace spent a year working without pay due to budget cuts.

A was held to celebrate the life of on Tuesday, four months after the nursing student went missing. Family and friends held a moment of silence for her and shared memories and photos of the 26-year-old San Mateo resident. On Wednesday, Giselle Diwag Esteban of Union City, the suspect in Le’s murder, did not appear in court but an attorney representing her announced that s.