For Former Newark Mayor, Arenaâs Opening Is Tough to Savor
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Former Newark Mayor Sharpe James seemed to move delicately through what was a bittersweet day for him at the opening of the Prudential Center arena, a project he championed.
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The lasting memory that several future leaders of the New Orleans Jewish community brought home recently from a whirlwind tour of Israel is the frustration that residents of Neve Ya&#39;acov feel about their soccer field.
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An Israeli at the center of a  scandal that led New Jersey Governor James McGreevey to quit  over a homosexual affair returned home Wednesday complaining of  a "difficult period" in his first public remarks on the case.
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The doors were open, inviting the hopefuls to burst through in the way the Statue of Liberty welcomes travelers into nearby New York Harbor. Yesterday, at the National Tennis Center, there were those who bullied their way through the US Open's gates and those who let the door of opportunity slam shut in their faces.
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By BRIAN MAHONEY NEW YORK - The NBA has another ugly scene to recover from. This one involved its leading scorer and happened in its most famous arena.
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TESSA JOWELL should visit Atlantic City, New Jersey, the former equivalent of Blackpool, if she thinks casinos will regenerate run down resorts and provide jobs for the locals (News, last week).
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The appointment would put the mayor in a position to re-energize the memorial's fund-raising campaign.
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In the nation's capital of celebrity, Mayor James Hahn is not exactly part of the People magazine set. He is shy. Dry. And sometimes &#151; his campaign consultant admits with a gulp &#151; boring.
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PHILADELPHIA Â» Venerable Bobby Ross was not quite ready for those daily rounds of golf and afternoons at the senior-citizen center.
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Newark, New Jersey's City Council has  approved plans for a $310 million hockey arena for the New  Jersey Devils, local newspapers said on Thursday.
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Former United States coach Bruce Arena has criticized the failure of the U.S. Soccer Federation to replace him and leave interim coach Bob Bradley's future hanging in the balance.
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Garth Snow, general manager of the Islanders, might not be one of the guys anymore, but he still likes to hang out with Rick DiPietro, his former protÃ©gÃ©.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Up until this season, Al Jefferson said, he never had much luck playing in Continental Airlines Arena. He can now call this horrible venue one of his favorite places.
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He has presented himself as the candidate who knows best how to fight terror. But a look at his record as New York City mayor shows gaping weaknesses
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Kent Baer knows he has a difficult task as Notre Dame's interim head coach.
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The singerâs attempt to include his blues-rock stylings with his pop songs yielded mixed results at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
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Larry Bowa&#39;s fiery personality made him a fan favorite during his playing days in Philadelphia. It also helped cost him his job as manager.