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Reports that a federal jury in Newark, New Jersey, has started hearing arguments on the trial of Hemant Lakhani, a British man accused of attempting to provide material support to terrorists and trying to sell shoulder-to-air missiles without a license. Lawyer of Lakhani; Main witness of the government; Evidences against Lakhani.

Reports the cancellation of a directive on the absolute use of the English language among courthouse workers in Paterson, New Jersey. Use of bilingualism in the translation and assistance of customers; Basis of the directive; Reaction of workers.

Reports on the planned resignation of Joe Clark as director of the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center, Newark, New Jersey after being accused of condoning abusive treatment of teenagers in the institution.

Reports on the appointment of John Joseph Myers as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey on October 9, 2001.

Discusses the issue over the plan for an arena in Newark, New Jersey for the New Jersey Nets basketball team and the New Jersey Devils hockey team.

Reports that the wooden bulkhead of a Conrail swing bridge over the Passaic River near Newark, New Jersey caught fire on July 14, 2000. Remarks from Raymond Mulligan of the Kearny Fire Department on the fire incident; Number of freight trains that use the bridge.

Reports that the trial of a New Jersey voodoo priest accused of trying to burn a Haitian pop singer to death in a religious ritual ended on March 9, 2000 with the priest convicted of two minor charges. Details on the Newark, New Jersey trial of voodoo priest Pierrot Charles; Judge who presided over the case; Problems in the prosecution's case.

Reports on the bills requiring automatic sprinkler systems in all college dorms to be introduced by New Jersey legislators in response to fatal fire in a freshman dormitory at Seton Hall University, Newark, New Jersey. Requirement under the New Jersey's Uniform Fire Safety Act before 1991; Information on the Seton Hall.

Reports on the power failure in Newark, New Jersey on July 7, 1999 due to failures of two electrical substations. Effects of the power failure on businesses and residential homes; Reasons for the power cut-offs according to GPU Energy, owner of the electrical substation in Red Bank.

Focuses on the protests raised by the Superior Officers Association and the Lodge 12 of the Fraternal Order of Police to the suspension of nine police officers in Newark, New Jersey. Arguments raised by officials of the police unions; Reason for the officers' suspension; Comments from Anthony J. Fusco, a lawyer representing the officers.

Reports on the suspension of police officers from duty in Newark, New Jersey on July 1, 1999 for beating a criminal suspect, Manuel Aldea, in a station house. Information on the assaults that took place on June 14, 1999; Remarks from Newark's police director, Joseph J. Santiago; How Santiago denounced the beating of Aldea.

Reports that problems began instantly on the Beechcraft Bonanza airplane that crashed in Newark, New Jersey on November 26, 1999. Number of people who were killed and injured in the crash; Investigation of the United States National Transportation Safety Board on the crash; Preliminary transcript of the conversation between the airplane's pilot and air traffic controllers in Westbury, New York.

Deals with the damages brought about by the plane crash, which hit the top of the Century Wire Building in Newark, New Jersey on November 26, 1999, on the lives of residents at Kent Street. Situation at Kent Street before the plane crash; Comments from Robbie Hutchins, a resident at 25 Kent Street; Number of people inside the plane who were killed and number of people on the ground who were injured.

Reports on the plane crash that damaged the apartment of Theresa Gates in Kent Street, Newark, New Jersey. Experience shared by Gates; Effects of the crash.

Reports on the carjacking case of John Magee in Newark, New Jersey. Details on the case; How Magee disappeared; Information on Jacqueline Lee, Magee's girlfriend.

Provides information on the carjacking incident in Newark, New Jersey that resulted to the fatal shooting of the suspect's girlfriend. Disappearance of the suspect; Details on the incident.

Focuses on the impact which the closure of the F.W. Woolworth store in Newark, will have on Christmas shoppers. When F.W. Woolworth closed; Where Veronica Hawkins, a shopper at F.W. Woolworth, will go instead to shop; Comments about the store.

Convicts an ex-coroner of New Jersey for tampering with a witness of a criminal case in Newark, New Jersey. Conviction of doctor Claus P. Speth over an intentional criminal act; Punishment for witness-tampering charge against the doctor; Background on how the incident took place; Accounts of the investigations.

Informs that former Police Director William R. Celester of Newark, New Jersey has pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud. Part of the United States government's crackdown on government corruption in that city; The guilty plea only five weeks after his ouster as police director; Details of Celester's plea bargain.

Focuses on the New Jersey Turnpike labor dispute which took a vicious turn the day after the initiations of a settlement in the Judge J. Norris Harding's courtroom on July 17, 1995. Accusations on the Turnpike Authority by the labor union; Charges by the Turnpike's Executive Director Roger Nutt and his lawyer on the union; Details of the dispute.

Reports on the corruption trial of Ralph T. Grant and Gary Harris on February 16, 1995. Arguments by the defense; Charges against the defendants.

Cites the inconclusive results of an inquiry by the New Jersey Port Authority into the power failure at the Newark International Airport on January 9, 1995. Failure of the probe by State Board of Public Utilities to hold anyone responsible for the accident.

Focuses upon the reasons for the cable rupture accident at Newark International Airport. Disagreement between the Public Service Electric and Gas Company and Linde-Griffith Inc. of Newark on the markings for buried cables.

Reports on the power failure at the Newark International Airport on January 9th, 1995. Reasons for the failure; Lack of backup system.

Reports on a ruling by a Federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, negating the constitutional validity of branding sex offenders convicted before October 31, 1995, when `Megan's Law' was passed. Views on Megan's Law; Comments by legal experts and convicts.

Reports on the disruption in flight schedules as the Newark International Airport shuts down due to damage to electric cables. Details of the accident; Impact of the damage; Details of cancellation of flights.Inconvenience to passengers.

Discusses the Newark, N.J., trial of a mildly retarded woman who was sexually assaulted. Under persistent questioning, the mother acknowledged that her daughter flirted with and propositioned teen-age boys.

Discusses the Glen Ridge sex-assault trial in Newark, N.J. The defense, representing Christopher Archer, 20, began cross-examination of a state psychologist in an effort to reinforce its portrayal of a mildly retarded woman, who is central to the case, as a sexual aggressor whose mental impairment was not immediately obvious. The cross-examination.

States that the presiding judge in the Glen Ridge sex assault trial on October 23 accused defense lawyers of trying to malign the alleged victim by depicting her as a `loose woman.' Angry defense lawyers shot back that the truth was being kept from the jury. The outburst centered on a pretrial decision by the judge to lift some of the protections that New Jersey's rape-shield law provides for the reputation and character of victims of sexual assault.

States that the two off-duty Newark police officers who shot and killed two teen-agers, Barry Shelton, 18, and Michael Chapman, 16, who had been joy riding in a stolen car early Saturday, had attended a bachelor party shortly before the shootings but were not drunk when they fired the shots. (Related article on page B2: Joys and dangers shaded youth's life, by Clifford J. Levy--a profile of Chapman.)

Reports that six Newark police officers under investigation in the shooting of Howard Caesar, 17-year-old suspected car thief, were suspended from duty without pay. Officers' sketchy statements; Concern about the possibility of street disorders.

Reports the explosion and burning of two transformers that supply electricity to Newark International Airport in New Jersey. The power outage lasting five hours; The disruption of airport flights and rush hour traffic. INSET: Backups can't cover for a substation, by Matthew L. Wald.