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This article reports on the murder of three college friends in Newark, New Jersey. Police are investigating leads and are questioning the only survivor of the shootings, Natasha Aeriel. Newark residents and the families of the deceased and Ms. Aeriel don't understand why the victims were attacked because they were all ambitious, hard-working college students with no criminal backgrounds. Garry F. McCarthy of the police department said that Ms. Aeriel did not know the attackers.

Two blocks from the wood-paneled office where Sharpe James ran New Jersey's largest city for 20 years, the former mayor made a stealthy exit through a back door of the federal courthouse here on Wednesday after a jury found him guilty of fraud for conspiring to sell city-owned properties to a former companion at a fraction of their value. For Mr. James, 72, who had built a formidable political machine before his tawdry fall, it was a day of mixed images. After listening stone-faced to the verdict, he kissed his wife of five decades on the cheek as his former companion, Tamika Riley, 39, trailed a few steps behind. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article focuses on the successful immunization program of Newark, New Jersey. It is mentioned that the city has brought its immunization rate among children ages 19 months to 35 months up to 75% in 2005 from 58% in 2001. The city authorities have adopted the policy to contact nearly all parents and keep a registry of immunization. The city has set a goal of increasing vaccination rates to 90% by 2010.

The article reports that Warren Joseph, a veteran of the Persian Gulf War of 1991 who has been detained by immigration officials in the U.S. since the year 2004, has been granted a hearing to determine if he is being detained legally. Judge Jose L. Linares of the Federal District Court in Newark, New Jersey ruled on May 22, 2007 that Joseph was entitled to a hearing about whether he has been held in violation of his rights. The hearing will be held on June 19, 2007.

The article reports that reverend Mark Beckwith will serve as the tenth episcopal bishop of Newark, New Jersey. The main features of his joining ceremony will include gospel music and a Native American flute. In one of his interviews, Beckwith said that the perfection of the universe is diversity and this diocese approaches it.

The article focuses on a lawsuit filed against Aetna Inc., an insurance company, by a couple living in New Jersey. The couple claims that the firm refused to pay for nearly 10 weeks of their daughter's treatment for anorexia nervosa. The lawsuit has been filed by Cliff DeAnna and Maria DeAnna in the United States District Court in Newark, New Jersey.

The article offers information on the election of Mark Beckwith as the bishop to the Episcopal Church of Newark, New Jersey. Mark Beckwith has been elected as the 10th Episcopal bishop in Newark. Bishop election in the Episcopal Church has been a matter of contention since 2003, since the election of Canon V. Gene Robinson, who is a gay, as the bishop of New Hampshire.

The article reports that a state judge has temporarily blocked the sales of city owned Newark properties not offered for public bidding and this has been admired by Mayor-elect Cory Booker.

The article reports that former New York State Supreme Court justice Gary S. Stein has conducted a study on the 240 no-bid contracts of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark and found that 100 out of the 240 no-bid contracts were improperly exempted from public bidding.

The article reports on the meeting of new federal monitor Herbert J. Stern with the president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry to describe the procedures and school records needed for the investigation of the troubled finances and management of the institution in Newark, New Jersey.

Reports on the death of Zaire Knott, a month-old baby in foster care, at a Newark office of New Jersey's child welfare agency.

Reports on the lapses in the child welfare system in Newark, New Jersey.

Reports on the merger of Roman Catholic churches Immaculate Heart of Mary and Saint Paul the Apostle as part of the New Energies project of the Archdiocese of Newark in New Jersey.

Reports on the selection of physician John J. Petillo as president of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark.

Focuses on the multimillion dollar settlement between the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Newark, New Jersey public schools to identify and fix asbestos-related problems in a number of the city's schools.

Reports on the investigation being conducted by the police on the murder of a couple at their apartment in Newark, New Jersey in June 2003.

Reports that Sergeant Joseph Farina, a police officer, helped rescue people from a burning apartment building in Newark, New Jersey. Details on the fire incident; Heroic actions made by the police; Comment from Director Joseph J. Santiago of the Newark police in New Jersey.

This article discusses the concerns of Newark, New Jersey residents after the retirement announcement of long-time Mayor Sharpe James. Leading contenders in the race for mayor are former council member Cory Booker and State Senator Ronald L. Rice. Rice assured Newark residents that he would not remove jobs that James had created for them, while Booker stated that his administration would offer work based on professionalism and not political relationships.

The article reports that Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Sharpe James will not campaign for a sixth term in office. James is credited with overseeing a revival of the urban downtown area of Newark. The mayoral race is now between Cory Booker, a former member of the Municipal Council, and State Senator Ronald L. Rice.

The article reports that federal and local authorities in Newark, New Jersey are claiming that James G. Madison, who was arrested in a bank robbery, is responsible for a series of bank robberies that took place in the state in 2006. The authorities have revealed that the suspect had a long and violent criminal record and had served 18 years in prison for a murder. It is stated that the robberies were committed by a man wearing a unique hat, thus, the robber came to be known as the mad hatter.