Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Springfield Avenue Marketplace will also contain 150 apartments, retailers
Construction is scheduled to begin this fall on a ShopRite supermarket and scores of apartments at a Central Ward site, thrilling labor organizations who feared mega-retailer Walmart would build there instead. Tucker Development Corp., which also recently built a Marriot hotel on Broad Street, announced Tuesday its plans for the 11-acre Springfield Avenue Marketplace, which will boast 125,000 square feet of retail space at the corner of Springfield Avenue and Jones Street. The supermarket will take up about half that space, CEO Richard Tucker said in a statement. Construction of the supermarket should take about a year, a Tucker spokesman said Tuesday. “Today’s announcement is wonderful news for our city,” Mayor Cory Booker said. “Newark…
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Central Ward park in Newark boasts a new playground, Fitness Zone, water play area and basketball courts
Once known as gang territory ridden with prostitution and crime, Jesse Allen Park is now the shining jewel of youth and recreation in Newark's Central Ward. The park just wrapped up Phase II of extensive renovations of 3.24 acres along Muhammad Ali Avenue, including the installation of a new playground and water play area, two basketball courts, a Trust for Public Land Fitness Zone with outdoor exercise equipment and walking path around the athletic fields. The park also now features sports lighting and new landscaping and trees. "Especially for kids, open space is a very important part of the developmental process," said Central Ward Councilman Darrin Sharif Wednesday. "They get to be kids," he said, adding that these days youths are …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Pickup begins Monday, Oct. 15 in South, Central and West Wards
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Monday, October 15, 2012
Newark's Leaf Recycling Collection program beings today, Monday. Leaf pickups will be made in the South, Central and West Wards on Mondays and Tuesdays between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. Leaf pickups in the North and East Wards will be on Thursdays and Fridays between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. There will be no pickups in any ward on holidays. Newark residents age 62 and older, showing proper identification, can receive up to 15 brown paper biodegradable bags free of charge from the city. The bags may be obtained at the city Recycling Office (62 Frelinghuysen Ave.). “Through the cooperation of our residents, I am confident that we can keep our storm sewers free of leaves and ensure that we can dispose of our leaves in ways that contribute to a more …
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Registration underway for classes
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Adults can take the plunge with free swim classes at Newark's John F. Kennedy Aquatic Center starting at the end of the month. Beginning Wednesday, Sept. 26, the "Learn to Swim" class will be held once a week on Wednesday or Fridays from 5:15-6 p.m., or on Saturdays from 10:15-11 a.m. The aquatic center is located at 211 West Kinney St. (entrance on Howard Street) in the city's Central Ward. The class “Introduction to Water for the Fearful Adult” is geared toward Newark residents who are not familiar with swimming and water activities. Registration forms for the classes can be picked up at the Kennedy Aquatic Center, until Wednesday, September 26. Slots for the classes are first-come, first-served, and space is limited, so residents are …
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Closure will allow for installation of sewer pipes, Combined Sewer Overflow Solids/Floatables Control Facility
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Thursday, July 5, 2012
The Clay Street Bridge and the portion of Clay Street from the bridge to Passaic Avenue in Newark's Central Ward will be closed to traffic starting today until Sept. 2. The closure will allow for the construction of the Clay Street Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Solids/Floatables Control Facility and the sewer pipes that will connect to the structure. The Clay Street CSO will enable the Department of Water and Sewer Utilities to meet state Department of Environmental Protection mandates to screen all overflowing rainwater during heavy storms. Once completed, debris collected by the screening process will be transported to the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s site in the East Ward for processing, while the rainwater will go into the …
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Grocery store is ward's first in 22 years
Like many Newarkers, Anthony Bagley is used to having to travel outside city limits to do his grocery shopping, a result of the "food deserts" that have perennially plagued New Jersey's largest city. But now, he doesn't have to. Food Depot Supermarket, located at 75 First St., opened its doors for business Tuesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that marked the first grocery store to open in Newark's Central Ward in 22 years. "This is something I haven't seen before in Newark for a long time," said Bagley, a West Ward resident, as he perused the fully stocked aisles with his wife. "The quality of the meats, the personalities of the employees – it's a lot different than what I've seen in 20 years." The $8 million, 31,000-square-foot …
Doris McNeil
5:58 am on Thursday, May 30, 2013
why are we building a shoprite so close to a pathmark chain? Just build apartments. This residential area will be overrun with traffic!! I think we need to re-think this idea!! I know we need jobs and taxes, but I think we can do better. more ›