North Ward Center founder awarded honorary degree
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Newark educator Stephen N. Adubato, Sr., received an honorary degree from Kean University Tuesday at the Nathan Weiss Graduate College commencement ceremony at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.
Adubato, who received a Doctor of Human Letters degree, was honored for his contributions to Newark, which include the founding of The North Ward Center and the Robert Treat Academy Charter School.
"Widely recognized for his tireless efforts on behalf of Newark's residents, especially in the area of education and social services, Mr. Adubato has consistently worked to improve the lives of others for more than four decades," said Eugene Enlow, the chairman of the Kean University Board of Trustees, who presented Adubato with the degree. (Watch the video)
Kean University President Dr. Dawood Farahi said Adubato deserved recognition for his many positive contributions to the city.
"Mr. Adubato has made a positive difference in the lives of so many individuals," Farahi said.
In a short address, Adubato urged graduates to follow their passion. (Watch the video)
"A great philosopher said the meaning of life is love and work," Adubato said. "I want to talk to you about passion. My passion is connected with work. Most of you will spend more time at your job than you will with your friends or even your family. If you are not excited about that experience, you won't be happy." Read more...
North Ward Center Opens New Summer Camp
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The fields at Branch Brook Park’s Stephen N. Adubato Sr. Sports Complex in Newark are normally quiet during summer mornings.
But this year, the fields are filled with kids playing soccer, football and baseball thanks to a new summer camp opened by The North Ward Center.
N.J. education commissioner speaks at eighth grade Newark graduation
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State Education Commissioner Bret Schundler gave the keynote address today as 49 eighth-graders graduated from Newark's Robert Treat Academy.
"When I was mayor of Jersey City, I worked with others around the state to pass charter school legislation," Schundler told a packed auditorium at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. When he saw his first class graduate in Jersey City he said, "That was one of the happiest days of my life."
Newark center trains N.J. police, emergency personnel on autism awareness
This story originally appeared in The Star-Ledger April 23, 2010
NEWARK -- A state trooper found Tahira Williams last week running alongside the southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway and realized something wasn’t quite right. He pulled over and helped the 19-year-old autistic woman into his patrol car.
"He probably could tell she has a disability," said Williams’ mother Kim, who was relieved that a trooper found her and was able to navigate her from harm’s way.New Jersey Education Commissioner Bret Schundler addresses Robert Treat Academy graduates
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Forty-nine eighth graders from Robert Treat Academy graduated from the Newark charter school Friday during a commencement ceremony at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in front of hundreds of proud parents, siblings and teachers.
The class of 2010 is the sixth to graduate from the K-8 school, which was founded in 1997 by North Ward Center Founder Stephen N. Adubato Sr. as one of the first charter schools in the state. Read more...Little League Season Opens in Newark's North Ward
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The North Ward Center Little League and the Liga Roberto Clemente de Newark joined together on Saturday, April 24 to celebrate their 32nd annual opening of baseball season in Newark's North Ward.
Carrying red, white and blue balloons and dressed in their team uniforms, more than 500 boys and girls from the North Ward Center's Little League were joined by parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters as they marched down Mount Prospect and Bloomfield avenues to Branch Brook Park's Middle Division Complex. Read more...
North Ward Center Preschool Graduates Ready for Kindergarten
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More than 330 children from the North Ward Child Development Center in Newark graduated from preschool during five days of ceremonies before hundreds of proud parents, grandparents siblings and friends.
"We're also happy that the parents share the children with us and that the children are ready to go," said Child Development Center Project Director Michele Sceppaguercio. "So we've done our job and it's an honor. It's really an honor to do this every single year." Read more...
Casa Israel celebrates 8th Anniversary
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The North Ward Center's Casa Israel Adult Medical Day Care Center commemorated its eighth anniversary with a fun-filled celebration honoring the progress the center has made since it opened its doors in 2001.
Clients and staff gathered in the main hall Friday, Sept. 25, for the day’s festivities, which included food, gifts, music and dancing. Children from the North Ward Child Development Center next door were brought in to join the fun. Clients were given ribbons and eco-friendly totes as thanks for their patronage. Read more...North Ward Center awards five scholarships
This article originally ran Sept. 18, 2009 on nj.com
The North Ward Center awarded five scholarships to Newark students of Puerto Rican descent at its annual Puerto Rican Scholarship Dinner.
The scholarships, valued at $1,000, were awarded to four college students and one high school student. Read more...
Screenings, Exams and Workshops Provided at Women’s Health Fair at North Ward Center’s Family Success Center
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More than 100 people attended a women's health fair sponsored by The North Ward Center's Family Success Center in Newark, where they received glucose, body mass and blood pressure screenings, breast exams, and attended workshops on nutrition and breast health.
The event, which took place May 8 at Casa Israel Medical Day Care Center, was held in collaboration with the Newark Community Health Centers and Horizon Blue Cross-Blue Shield of New Jersey. The event was designed to create awareness of women's health issues and kicked off National Women's Health Week from May 10-15. Read more...Puccini Festival draws crowd in Newark’s North Ward
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Music from Italy filled the Fine Arts Pavilion at The Robert Treat Academy in Newark Wednesday as the Three Po' Tenors entertained guests at The North Ward Center's Puccini Festival. Read more...Stephen N. Adubato to receive honorary degree
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Kean University will award an honorary degree to Stephen N. Adubato, Sr., at the Nathan Weiss Graduate College commencement ceremony on May 11 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, N.J. Adubato will receive a Doctor of Human Letters degree. Read more...Center for Autism Provides Free Autism Awareness Training for First Responders
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State Health and Senior Services Commissioner Poonam Alaigh joined police, firefighters and other emergency responders at the Center for Autism at The North Ward Center in Newark today to highlight the importance of autism awareness training for first responders.
The event, part of the Center for Autism's month-long series of training sessions for Autism Awareness Month in April, marked the official opening of The North Center for Autism. During the day, the Center for Autism offered free three, two-hour training sessions for police, firefighters, paramedics, teachers and parents.
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Michele Adubato addresses Barringer High School Graduates
Read the story as it originally appeared on nj.com North Ward Center Deputy Executive Director Michele Adubato told the graduating class at Barringer High School in Newark on Friday that the community was proud of them for making it through high school. “You don’t know me, but I’m proud of you,” said Adubato, the commencement speaker. “You need to know, people who don’t know you are proud of you. More than 30 percent of the students who began this journey with you did not make it. You have the right to be proud of yourself.”
A Day of 3 Kings and Political Royalty
Read the original story as it appeared in the Jan. 7, 2010 edition of The Star-Ledger NEWARK -- Gov.-elect Chris Christie, along with city and state politicians, joined Stephen Adubato Sr. and about 1,300 Newark schoolchildren at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart today to celebrate Three Kings Day and kick off the North Ward Center's 40th anniversary celebration. Political kings and kingmakers from the city and state lined up under the vaulted ceilings of the ornate cathedral to pay their respects to Adubato during an event that was as much theater as community celebration.
Coalition of Newark educators form unlikely alliance trying to reform city schools
Read the story as it originally appeared in the March 14, 2010 edition of The Star-Ledger With educational leaders from Washington to Trenton embracing the role of charter schools in public education, a group of Newark educators - from both charter and district schools - has formed an unlikely alliance to tackle the work of reforming Newark's city schools. In all, 55 teachers and administrators meet monthly, and have even attended a December retreat, at each member's own cost, in Puerto Rico. Members say the group is trying to put long-held prejudices aside and share successful practices.
Jackie Robinson Day celebrated in Newark
Read the story as it originally appeared on nj.com | localtalknews.com Jackie Robinson Day was celebrated in Newark Tuesday at the Harriet Tubman School as Robinson’s family members presented the school with a baseball signed by the Hall of Famer and first African-American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball. The day was designed as “Jackie Robinson Day,” in Newark by the City Council, a mayoral proclamation and a resolution from the state Legislature. The event is 63 years almost to the day (April 15, 1947) when Jackie Robison made his debut in Ebbets Field in Brooklyn on opening day.
