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Jerry Izenberg (born September 10, 1930) is a sports journalist with The Newark Star-Ledger in Newark, New Jersey.He was born in Newark, New Jersey. [1] His career with The Star-Ledger began in 1951 while he was still a student at Rutgers University, Newark, [2] but was interrupted for several years during which he served in the Korean War.
Stephen N. Adubato Sr. grew up in Newark, New Jersey, one of five siblings. [3] His father died in 1950 at the age of 44. He graduated from Barringer High School in Newark in 1949 and received his bachelor's degree in political science from Seton Hall University in 1954. Adubato attended Rutgers Law School, but did not complete his degree. He ...
The paper dropped Newark from its masthead sometime in the 1970s, but is still popularly called the Newark Star-Ledger by many residents of New Jersey. [7] [8] During the 1960s The Star-Ledger ' s chief competitor was the Newark Evening News, once the most popular newspaper in New Jersey. In March 1971, the Star-Ledger surpassed the Evening ...
Di Ionno is a former general news columnist at New Jersey's top newspaper, The Star-Ledger. [2] [3] He is an adjunct professor of journalism at Rutgers University–Newark. He is a 2013 Pulitzer Prize finalist in news commentary for his columns on Hurricane Sandy, the suicide of Tyler Clementi, and other local events and issues.
Eloise Alma Williams Flagg (September 16, 1918 – March 10, 2018) was the first African-American woman to be a school principal in Newark, New Jersey and the first African-American principal in a racially integrated school in Newark. [1] [2] Alma Flagg Elementary School in Newark is named in her honor. [1] [3]
It faced increasing competition from the Newark Star-Ledger, and for its final four months, the daily editions of the Newark Evening News were printed on Star-Ledger presses. [11] That was because the paper's new owners had sold the presses, along with the Sunday News edition, to the Star-Ledger. [11] The paper folded on August 31, 1972. [11] [14]
Morton Salkind (June 1, 1932 – October 4, 2014) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Marlboro Township from 1969 to 1975 and in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1974 to 1976. [1] He died of liver cancer on October 4, 2014, in Denville Township, New Jersey at age 82. [2]
James Zangari (March 30, 1929 – February 15, 2011) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 28th Legislative District from 1980 to 1996. [ 1 ] Born and raised in Newark , Zangari served in Japan with the United States Army during the Korean War .