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Newark's Ironbound Grieves Loss Of Beloved Young Police Officer Newark's Ironbound Grieves Loss Of Beloved Young Police Officer
Newark's Ironbound Grieves Loss Of Beloved Young Police Officer TRIBUTE: Portuguese Americans in Newark's Ironbound are reeling from the death of a beloved community police officer who devoted a great deal of his life to helping children. Ricardo Barbosa, 29, of Belleville was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Bell Street home off White Oak Terrace shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday, according to multiple reports. Belleville officers conducted CPR on Barbosa, who responders said died a short time later. "What can you say about an overall great guy whose love for his community showed in his actions every day?" the Portuguese American Police A…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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1,000-Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast 1,000-Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast
1,000-Pound Shark Pinged Off NJ Coast A 1,000-pound shark was tracked off the New Jersey coast last month. Ironbound, who measure 12-feet 4-inches long, was tracked April 28 in South Jersey, but as of May 9 was swimming along the shores of North Carolina.   Ironbound is named after West Ironbound Island near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, where he was first tagged in 2019.  He is 53 white shark SPOT-tagged by OCEARCH in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Police Seek Newark Mom Missing Since October Police Seek Newark Mom Missing Since October
Police Seek Newark Mom Missing Since October Police in Newark are turning to the public for help locating a mom of three who has been missing since October, RLS Media reports. Haneefah Moore, 38, of the Ironbound section was last seen on Hawkins Court in the East Ward. She weighs 140 pounds and is 5'5", the outlet says. Good morning. This is my sister Haneefah Moore. She's been missing for almost 2 months. Has anyone seen her? Please message me if you see her. Please share. Thanks in advance. Posted by Tanya Wade on Thursday, November 11, 2021 Anyone with information is urged to call Newark police at 973-733-6000 or call the Spec…

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by Cecilia Levine
Real Estate
Another Apartment Tower Proposed For Newark's Ironbound: Report Another Apartment Tower Proposed For Newark's Ironbound: Report
Another Apartment Tower Proposed For Newark's Ironbound: Report A recent legal decision affecting zoning regulations may have paved the way for the construction of an 11-story apartment building in Newark's Ironbound neighborhood, Jersey Digs magazine reported Thursday.  The building, which would stand 125 feet tall and contain 133 housing units, would be located near McWhorter and Bruen streets at the Supreme Ink site.  The structure would become part of a mini-skyline sprouting up in the East Ward neighborhood between the Northeast Corridor train line and the Passaic River. Much of the recent high-rise development has been concentrated near …

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by Paul Milo