North Ward News Stephen N. Adubato
This story originally appeared June 22, 2009 in The Star-Ledger.
NEWARK -- Two Newark city council members and Democratic party power broker Steven Adubato have joined in the effort to help a beloved monsignor live out his retirement at the parish he has served for more than half a century.
Adubato and council members Annibal Ramos Jr. and Luis A. Quintana have joined the effort to keep 80-year-old Msgr. Joseph J. Granato at St. Lucy's Church.
The article originally ran May 11, 2009 on nj.com.
North Ward Center Founder Stephen N. Adubato was honored at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center's annual Partners in Progress awards dinner.
Adubato was given the Community Award for his numerous contributions to the city of Newark during the last four decades.
This Associated Press article originally appeared March 7, 2009 in Newsday.
Newark politics have traditionally been a street fight, but Mayor Cory Booker says he's come to realize that building alliances with rivals is more effective than clashing with them.
The 39-year-old says he's moving beyond the petty political squabbles of the past and forging new relationships with local leaders who opposed his rise to power. The state's largest city cannot afford those divisions, he said, as it battles to transform itself from an icon for urban neglect.
This article originally appeared in The Star-Ledger on Feb. 27, 2009
Based on state test scores, the Robert Treat Academy, a north Newark charter school, is one of the best schools in the state, and based on its U.S. Department of Education designation as a "Blue Ribbon School" it is one of the best in the country.
The school was created by the North Ward's Steve "Don't call me a politico" Adubato, who is Mayor Cory Booker's sometime political enemy but current ally. So, I went to Robert Treat not long ago to ask some questions about education, and a few more about politics.
This Associated Press article originally appeared Feb. 7, 2009 in The Star-Ledger, The Record, Newsday and other publications.
Unlike most politicians, Newark Mayor Cory Booker doesn't have a brag wall inside his office.
There's no "grip and grin" photo with President Barack Obama, even though Booker was an early and enthusiastic Obama supporter; no portrait of him with popular media magnate Oprah Winfrey, an admirer who recently donated $1.5 million to five charitable organizations in Newark; and no shot of him with New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, another outspoken supporter.
