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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.
Dwight C. Brown, the Democratic nominee for the Essex County Register of Deeds and Mortgages, chief of staff to Newark Central Ward Councilman Charles Bell and Democratic chairman in Newark’s Central Ward, died today. He was 62.
A career military man who rose to the rank of sergeant major in the U.S. Army, Mr. Brown cut an imposing figure who commanded people’s attention.
This article originally ran on nj.com May 22, 2009
Helen Hunt had been working at Macy's in Newark for 27 years when the company shuttered its store on Market Street.
After a few weeks at home, Hunt said she was "bored to death" and looking for a new career when she stumbled on an ad in the newspaper for computer training classes at Newark Business Training Institute.
This article originally ran May 22, 2009 on nj.com
Daniel Blue and Michael Steadman have been through rigorous training during three years at the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, but nothing could prepare the midshipmen for three hours with preschoolers.
"It was exhausting," said Steadman, the captain of the academy's boxing team who plans to join the U.S. Marine Corps when he graduates from the academy in 2010. "The three hours I spent with the preschoolers felt like 12 hours."
This article originally appeared April 27, 2009 on nj.com
The North Ward Center raised money for breast cancer research in the Susan G. Komen North Jersey Race for the Cure at Branch Brook Park in Newark.
The race, held Sunday, April 27, 2009, drew thousands of participants to the county park for a 5K road race and a 1.5K walk. The event raised more than $1.4 million for breast cancer research.
