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Cherry Blossom Festival Starts Saturday At Branch Brook Park In Newark
The 43rd-annual Cherry Blossom Festival at Newark's Branch Brook Park, celebrating the spring bloom of the park's thousands of cherry blossom trees, begins Saturday with a bike race beginning at 7 a.m. A number of events follow throughout the rest of the month. Hundreds of thousands of visitors, including visitors from as far as Japan, are drawn to the festival to witness the blossoming of the trees' light pink and white leaves. The trees line walkways threading throughout the 360-acre park. “The natural beauty of the cherry blossoms has been attracting…
Paramus, NJ
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Two Caught, One Sought After Paramus Police Chase Down Stolen Mercedes
PARAMUS, N.J. -- An ex-con who once swiped an off-duty sheriff's officer's car was one of two men nabbed by Paramus police after an overnight stolen car chase. As Daily Voice originally reported, 30-year-old Shakir Curry was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer after he and fellow Newark resident Jaquan Summer, 25, were chased down before dawn Sunday. Curry and Summer were also charged with eluding, resising arrest, theft and drug possession. A third suspect got away, authorities said. Police said the trio stole a Mercedes SUV from a Sweetbriar Avenue driveway around 11:30 p…
