In an extraordinary rebuke of a U.S. president on his first full day in office, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the nation’s capital and in cities and towns across America Saturday, demanding protection for hard-fought rights and assailing the policies and promises of the new commander-in-chief. … More Unity, anger and calls to action highlight massive D.C. Women’s March
In a hopeful and historic new chapter for more than a million Roman Catholics in New Jersey, Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, a moderate churchman in the mold of Pope Francis, was officially installed Friday as leader of the Archdiocese of Newark. … More Cardinal Joseph Tobin installed as leader of Newark Archdiocese
The appointment of Joseph W. Tobin marks the first time a cardinal will preside over the Archdiocese of Newark. … More In historic first, a cardinal expected to be named head of Newark Archdiocese
Fort Lee Mayor Mark Sokolich assailed the “culture” of the Christie administration and the “venomous acts” directed against his community Friday after two of the governor’s allies were found guilty in the federal Bridgegate trial. … More Fort Lee mayor blasts ‘venomous acts’ in wake of Bridgegate verdict
Archbishop Peter Leo Gerety, considered one of the most progressive Roman Catholic bishops in America during his 12-year tenure as head of the Archdiocese of Newark, died Tuesday, the archdiocese confirmed. He was 104. … More Former Archbishop Peter Gerety, world’s oldest Catholic bishop, dead at 104
By Sue Eptsein and Mark Mueller Ten votes guilty. Two not. That was the split Tuesday evening in the Middlesex County Courthouse as Michelle Lodzinski waited to learn if she would be convicted of murder in the death of her 5-year-old son, Timothy Wiltsey, a quarter century ago, according to a juror who was present. It … More ‘You just knew’ Lodzinski was guilty, juror says
The plot, federal prosecutors said, took shape a month in advance. There would be no warning, no response to calls seeking explanation or help. “Radio silence,” they called it. Mark Sokolich was going to pay. And if thousands of people suffered along with him, so be it. … More Inside the Bridgegate Plot: Lies, Vengeance and an Epic Traffic Jam
Facing the lowest point of his four decades in politics, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez sought to reframe the narrative in his federal corruption case Thursday, portraying himself as a victim of overzealous prosecutors who naively — or knowingly — built an indictment on a foundation of lies. … More Career at stake, Sen. Menendez paints himself as victim in corruption case
Nelson Mandela, the iconic anti-apartheid leader and political prisoner who rose to the presidency of South Africa, guiding its peaceful transition from racially oppressive rogue state to democracy, has died. … More A giant of racial and social justice: The death of Nelson Mandela
Daylight revealed the panorama of devastation. The fire that roared through Seaside Park and Seaside Heights Thursday consumed restaurants and bars, clothing shops and arcades, candy stores and shacks sporting games of chance. Metal girders buckled. Walls caved in. T-shirts, boogie boards and boardwalk prizes — the stuff of a Jersey Shore summer — turned to ash. … More ‘This was a killer’: The Seaside Boardwalk Fire
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