Violence Claims Several, a Devastating Fire, Anderson Overrides Board and Booker Gets Party Role

A Jersey City girl in Newark turned up safe July 21. Brittany Navarro, 14, was returned to Youth Consultant Service (YCS) on Broadway by city police.

Five people, including three children under the age of six and a teenage boy, . The mother of two of the victims was hospitalized delivering another child when the fire occurred.

A number of people were killed in shootings throughout the city last month. A man , while t, including a college student. Another shooting July 8 . The following day, and on July 7, while on the job early that morning.

Law enforcement also captured several suspects in July. July 10 in collaborative efforts by Newark police, Essex County Prosecutor’s Office investigators and US Marshals. In late June, six men . Four males .

Mayor Cory Booker July 13, when the charismatic pol was chosen to help craft the party platform ahead of the Democratic National Convention in September.

During a July 2 press conference, Booker declared that , strengthening Newark’s place as a center for medical education and research.


On July 3, Superintendent of Schools Cami Anderson, vetoing a vote by the board against allowing charter schools to lease space in public facilities. Anderson’s decision   rejecting the leasing of space within public schools.

In other charter school news, state officials July 16 gave the green light for nine additional charters. Four of the schools .

Politics and pastry made for an interesting mix July 2, ” which is filmed in nearby Hoboken. In the episode, Booker asks Buddy to create a confection in honor of Read Across America Day.

Officials gathered at a brownfields site near the Passaic River July 24 When it’s completed in about 18 months, between 200 and 400 people are expected to be employed there.

Many Newarkers were looking forward to the . Performers in genres ranging from jazz to hip-hop graced the stage at the historic neighborhood.