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Newark, NJ

NEWARK, NJ - JUNE 13: Marcus Garcia, 2, attends an immigration reform demonstration in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), office on June 13, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. The boy's grandfather, Reyes Hernandez, 73, who came to the United States as an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador, was facing a deportation inside. Immigrant advocacy groups nationwide are scheduling protests ahead of Father's Day to draw attention to the high number family separations due to the deportation of parents as undocumented immigrants.

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  • NJ coach admits assaulting Little League umpire

    called for help and approximately 16 men assaulted 51-year-old Robert Waters in 2011. Waters, who was president of the Newark Little League, suffered a concussion and broken bone and lost a tooth during the attack.The Essex County Prosecutor's Office says   Read more »

  • Delta launching flights between Newark, Paris

    -- Delta Air Lines Inc. will begin flying between Newark, N.J., and Paris on Saturday as it seeks to become the biggest airline in the New York City-area travel market.In Newark, Delta will take on United Airlines, which inherited a hub operation at Liberty   Read more »

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About Newark, NJ

Newark, nicknamed The Brick City, is the largest city in New Jersey, United States, and the county seat of urban Essex County. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 273,546, making it the largest municipality in New Jersey. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2004 population estimate is 280,451, an increase of 2.5% from 2000.

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