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Former Newark Market Worker Anthony Da Mata Dies Suddenly At 42 Former Newark Market Worker Anthony Da Mata Dies Suddenly At 42
Former Newark Market Worker Anthony Da Mata Dies Suddenly At 42 Anthony Da Mata, a longtime Newark native, is being remembered for his love for his family and his love of sports. Da Mata 42, passed away suddenly on Friday, April  21. He loved S.L. Benfica, a Portuguese soccer team, the New York Yankees, the New York Rangers and the New York Giants, according to his obituary. He started working for Seabra's Market on Lafayette Street when he was 16, his obituary reads. He is survived by his mother, Maria, his sister Sonia and numerous relatives and friends, according to his obituary. A funeral was held on Thursday, April 27 at Buyus Funeral Home in Newar…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Pair Killed In Newark Crash ID'd As Brothers Pair Killed In Newark Crash ID'd As Brothers
Pair Killed In Newark Crash ID'd As Brothers Authorities identified the two people killed in an early-morning Newark crash Thursday as brothers. Roger Narainsammy, 22, was in the front passenger seat while Robert Narainsammy, 26, was in the rear passenger seat of a black Acura MDX that struck a dump truck on McCarter Highway and Lafayette Street around 2:25 a.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The 32-year-old driver was reportedly hospitalized and is expected to survive. The dump truck driver was not injured, and remained at the scene, Stephens and A…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Newark Police Capture Man Wanted In Killing Last Month Newark Police Capture Man Wanted In Killing Last Month
Newark Police Capture Man Wanted In Killing Last Month A 19-year-old from Newark has been arrested and charged in the murder of another 19--year-old city resident, police said Wednesday.  Zahir D. Moore has been charged with murder, contempt of court and a weapons offense in connection with the killing of Waleik McCollum. McCollum was killed Sept. 29 in the 100 block of Brookdale Avenue.  Moore was arrested Tuesday after he was spotted by 6th Precinct officers near Columbia and Lafayette streets. 

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by Paul Milo
News
Streets In Newark Will Be Closed For Breast Cancer Walk Streets In Newark Will Be Closed For Breast Cancer Walk
Streets In Newark Will Be Closed For Breast Cancer Walk Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announces street closures due to the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk on Sunday.  The walk will begin at 10 a.m., starting at Mulberry Street, between Market and Lafayette streets. Edison Place, between Broad Street and McCarter Highway, will also be affected as part of the event staging area. STREET CLOSURES - 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. · Broad Street from South Street to Central Avenue · Mulberry Street from Market to Center Streets · Market Street from McCarter Highway to Washington Street · Raymond…

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by Paul Milo
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Newark Expected To Be A Traffic Nightmare Monday, When VMAs Come To Town Newark Expected To Be A Traffic Nightmare Monday, When VMAs Come To Town
Newark Expected To Be A Traffic Nightmare Monday, When VMAs Come To Town Authorities are urging the public to avoid travel to downtown Newark Monday if possible, when there will be multiple street closures to accommodate the Video Music Awards coming to the Prudential Center Monday night.  “We’d like the downtown businesses treat this like a major blizzard – except we know it’s coming a few days in advance,” Director of Public Safety Anthony Ambrose said. “It would be a mistake to underestimate the impact the VMA Awards are going to have on the downtown and the main roads in and out of the city. Ambrose urged commuters to use mass transit, and for employers…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Boys, Aged 14 And 15, Charged In Newark Carjacking Boys, Aged 14 And 15, Charged In Newark Carjacking
Boys, Aged 14 And 15, Charged In Newark Carjacking Teenagers who stole a car at gunpoint Monday morning were arrested after they entered a second carjacked vehicle in an attempt to escape police in Newark, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said in a statement.  A man stopped his 2015 Infiniti Q50 shortly before 11 a.m. at the intersection of Lafayette and Madison streets when one of the boys approached, posing as a panhandler.  The second boy entered the car on the passenger side and showed a gun, threatening to shoot.  He struck the driver with the weapon and the driver got out,  then the two boys drove off, accord…

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by Paul Milo