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North Ward Center awards five scholarships

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.

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Newark loses a dedicated public servant

Newark loses a dedicated public servant

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.

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North Ward Center employee retires after 17 years

North Ward Center employee retires after 17 yearsThis 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.

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Midshipmen spend two weeks at North Ward Center

Midshipmen spend two weeks at North Ward Center

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."

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North Ward Center raises money for breast cancer research

North Ward Center raises money for breast cancer research

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.

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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.

 

Newark kids get taste of Belmar sailing life

This story originally ran in The Asbury Park Press on Aug. 19, 2009 He spent Tuesday at the Shark River, miles away from his classroom, but Ryan Hernandez learned several important lessons anyway. He learned kayaking is exhilarating but exhausting. He learned that without knowledge of math and science, "you're not really going to do so good" in a boat. He learned how to tie a knot that could help keep a sailboat firmly in place in middle of a river.