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Portuguese Restaurateur Opens Brazilian Bar & Grille In Jersey City Portuguese Restaurateur Opens Brazilian Bar & Grille In Jersey City
Portuguese Restaurateur Opens Brazilian Bar & Grille In Jersey City A local restaurateur with Portuguese roots is bringing a Brazilian bar and grill to downtown Jersey City. Michael Casalinho -- the owner of Broa Cafe -- is opening Tamborim in the space formerly occupied by Atlas Public House on Newark Avenue. While Casalinho himself is not from Brazil, his parents moved to a largely Brazilian neighborhood in the Ironbound section of Newark from Portugal nearly 40 years ago. There, he said, he developed a good understanding of Brazilian culture. Sometime last year, Casalinho began "testing the water" of Brazilian food with pop-up nights at Broa, whic…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
North Jersey Flight Attendant Found North Jersey Flight Attendant Found
North Jersey Flight Attendant Found A 24-year-old North Jersey flight attendant missing for more than a week was found unharmed, authorities announced Wednesday. Breyah "Bree" Pruden, of Newark. -- a flight attendant for United Airlines -- had last been seen June 10 in Newark's Ironbound area near Chestnut Street around 11:30 p.m. No further details were released by Newark police.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward UPDATE: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward
Update: Driver Who Caused 3-Mile Oil Slick In Newark Comes Forward No charges will be filed or summonses issued against the driver of a truck that leaked a 3-mile slick of used vegetable oil in Newark's Ironbound last week, police said.  As it passed through the area around 3:40 p.m. Oct. 15, the truck left behind a trail on Wilson Avenue and on Stockton, Delancy, Adams and Thomas streets, snarling traffic as Hazmat teams covered the oil with sand.  The driver turned himself in at 3rd Precinct headquarters Friday after police released photos of the truck and asked for the public's help identifying it.  Police determined that the spill was a…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Victim In Second Weekend Fatal Shooting In Newark Identified Victim In Second Weekend Fatal Shooting In Newark Identified
Victim In Second Weekend Fatal Shooting In Newark Identified The Essex County Prosecutor's Office released the name of a man killed late Sunday night in Newark.  Jamal Williams, 29, of East Orange,  was shot in the 200 block of Mulberry Street shortly before 11 p.m. He was pronounced dead at University Hospital. The shooting occurred near the Prudential Center, but there were no events at the popular entertainment venue at the time.  He was killed just several hours after another man was gunned down near a nightclub in the city's Ironbound section. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office&n…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Newark By Powerful Firework, Police Say Man Killed In Newark By Powerful Firework, Police Say
Man Killed In Newark By Powerful Firework, Police Say A 23-year-old man died at University Hospital in Newark early Sunday from injuries caused by fireworks*, a spokesman for the Newark Police Department said.  The man, later identified as Antonio Ortiz of Newark, was hurt at 168 Pacific St. in the city's Ironbound section and was taken to University in traumatic arrest where he was pronounced dead at 1:07 a.m..  Many details about the incident were not immediately known, but police said the firework appears to have detonated near the man's chest, causing serious internal and external injuries, including burned fingers.  A prec…

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by Paul Milo