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Former HS Football Player Shot Dead In Newark Former HS Football Player Shot Dead In Newark
Former HS Football Player Shot Dead In Newark A former high school football player was shot and killed in a vehicle Wednesday night, May 3 in Newark. Jayden Jarvis, 20, of East Orange, was found suffering from gunshot wounds in his crashed vehicle on the 2000 block of 4th Street in Newark around 9:45 p.m., Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. He was taken to University Hospital pronounced dead at 11:16 p.m. Hudl shows that Jarvis played defensive tackle for Barringer High School's football team before graduating in 2020. A former coach penned a tribute to Jarvis on Facebook. Dayum it man, I’m tore up li…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
TWO-FER: Twin Clifton Police Pursuits End In Luxury Car Crashes TWO-FER: Twin Clifton Police Pursuits End In Luxury Car Crashes
Two-fer: Twin Clifton Police Pursuits End In Luxury Car Crashes Two Clifton police pursuits ended in crashes within moments of one another -- one involving a $200,000 Bentley stolen hours earlier from a car wash near the George Washington Bridge and another a Mercedes Benz that hit a patrol car in Newark, authorities said. Two bandits swiped the 2021 Bentley from Bridge Hand Wash & Detailing just off Lemoine Avenue in Fort Lee around 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28 after pulling up in a BMW that may also have been stolen, they said. Clifton police tried to stop the Bentley around 9:30 p.m. on westbound Route 3 near Broad Street, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Newark Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Other Youth; 11-Year-Old Wounded Newark Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Other Youth; 11-Year-Old Wounded
Newark Teen Charged In Fatal Stabbing Of Other Youth; 11-Year-Old Wounded A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and other offenses for stabbing another boy to death in Newark Tuesday morning, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  The 15-year-old victim, Elijah Alvarez, attended Barringer High School with the teen accused of killing him, the prosecutor's office said. An 11-year-old boy was also stabbed in the attack, which occurred near the high school late Tuesday morning.  The identity of the younger victim was not released by the prosecutor's office but Mayor Ras Baraka said he is the brother of Elijah Alvarez.  "As a city, we mou…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Teen Dead, Another Wounded In Newark Stabbing UPDATE: Teen Dead, Another Wounded In Newark Stabbing
Update: Teen Dead, Another Wounded In Newark Stabbing A teenage boy was killed and a younger teen wounded in a Newark stabbing Tuesday morning, authorities said. A 15-year-old died and an 11-year-old hospitalized in the incident, which responders said occurred just before 11 a.m. in a Park Avenue apartment building around the corner from Barringer High School, they said. The younger victim's injuries weren't considered life-threatening, responders said. The Essex County's Prosecutor's Office and Newark police were investigating. The Essex County Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification collected evidence. CHECK BACK FOR MORE DETAILS

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by Paul Milo
Obituaries
Family And Friends Mourn Cathelina Reyes Of Newark, 23 Family And Friends Mourn Cathelina Reyes Of Newark, 23
Family And Friends Mourn Cathelina Reyes Of Newark, 23 Cathelina Reyes, a Newark mother who was working her way through Essex County College, died April 22. She was 23.  A graduate of Barringer High School, she was captain and a pitcher on the school's softball team. She was studying early childhood education at Essex County College.  Remembered for her "gentle smile," she is survived by daughter, Cathaleya; parents Jennifer and Franklin; her grandmother Maura and great-grandmother Dolores. She is also survived by siblings Ariel, Yorgi, Litzy and Alexis.  Arrangements were by Alvarez Funeral Home, Newark.  

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by Paul Milo
Events
Need A Checkup? There's A Free Medical Clinic In Newark Saturday Need A Checkup? There's A Free Medical Clinic In Newark Saturday
Need A Checkup? There's A Free Medical Clinic In Newark Saturday An organization affiliated with the New Jersey Institute of Technology is offering free medical screenings and other services Saturday in Newark.  The services will be offered free to all attendees of the event, which is being held at Barringer High School, 90 Parker St., from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The screenings are being offered by the New Jersey Innovation Institute, a corporation of the New Jersey Institute of Technology.  The Pop Up Health Clinic will provide basic tests, such as height, weight, blood pressure and glucose level, as well as information and referrals …

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by Paul Milo