A Proud Baseball Tradition Continues in Newark's North Ward

The North Ward Center kicked off their Little League baseball season with a parade that culminated with opening day festivities in Essex County's Stephen N. Adubato Sports Complex in Branch Brook Park in Newark.

A crowd of almost 1,000 joined the April 28 opening day's processions as hundreds of smil...

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Warren Wins Orange Election with Union and Hackett Support

May 8th, 2012 will be written in the history books of Orange, NJ. Dwayne Warren, with the backing of the unions and former Mayor Mims Hackett, won the Orange Mayoral Election. Warren has not been officially declared the winner, pending any litigation from the Hawkins Campaign.

Due to the contest of t...

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Four Towns Elect Leaders

While Orange residents digest their city's leadership changes, Irvington voters are awaiting the Essex County Clerk's Office Election's call on a North Ward council race cliffhanger.

County Clerk Christopher Durkin and Deputy Clerk-Elections Division Eva Yanez told "Local Talk" at 10:23 p.m. May 8 th...

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Fourteen Newark Police Officers Join Police Unity Tour

In 1997, “The Police Unity Tour” was organized by Officer Patrick P. Montuore of the Florham Park Police Department, with the hope of bringing public awareness of police officers who have died in the line of duty, to honor their sacrifices, and ensure that they are never forgotten. Newark Police Off...

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Ivy Hill Little League Season Opens

On Saturday, May 5 the Ivy Hill Little League held its opening day for 2012. Throwing out the first pitch to open the season was Newark Mayor Cory Booker.

The day started with all the teams marching from the Ivy Hill Plaza on Irvington Avenue to Ivy Hill Park. All of the players were fully dressed in...

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Local Talk Community Foundation Hosts First Public Speaking Seminar

Those prospective Local Talk Community Foundation High School Public Speaking Competition participants were not disappointed in the primer and pointers that were given here at the IHOP at 1129 Broad St. April 28.

Speakers from diverse walks in life more than presented the basics of public presentatio...

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CITY OF NEWARK HOLDS 25th ANNUAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY; “HOPE, COURAGE, RESISTANCE, HEROISM, AND DEFIANCE” THEME OF THIS YEAR’S OBSERVANCE

Mayor Cory A. Booker and the Newark Holocaust Remembrance Committee held the City of Newark’s 25th Annual Holocaust Remembrance, at the Robert Treat Hotel, located at 50 Park Place in Newark’s Downtown. The City of Newark’s Annual Holocaust Observance, now in its third decade, is the state’s la... Read more...

Any Child Can Succeed!

Good day to all of the Local Talk readers. It has been a while since I have contributed to the paper, so I would like to thank Mr. Shah and the team for allowing me to do so.

When I began working for the paper, we had a Local Talk Day at Newark Bears Stadium. I attended with my granddaughter, nephew ...

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Robert Treat Academy Graduating Class Receives Record $6M in Scholarship Offers

Graduating eighth graders at Robert Treat Academy Charter School in Newark received a record $6 million in scholarship offers to attend private boarding and day schools in the fall.

The scholarship offers this year exceeded the average $4 million a year that previous classes have received since the f...

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Newark Charter School Fund Hosts High School Fair

The Newark Charter School Fund is hosting a first-ever Charter High School Fair for Newark students who want to learn more about their high school choices.

The fair is open to all Newark students and parents, particularly seventh and eighth graders looking to learn more about their high school option...

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