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Phil - who has written 23 posts on Glocally Newark.


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Thu, Mar 11, 2010

Annual Visit From The Circus Is A Hit With Kids At The Rock

Annual Visit From The Circus Is A Hit With Kids At The Rock

Thousands of kids and their families piled into the Prudential Center over the weekend to catch a performance by the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey's Circus.

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*Entertainment
Tue, Mar 9, 2010

Scarlet Raiders Appear In NCAA Championship Game For First Time

Scarlet Raiders Appear In NCAA Championship Game For First Time

On Friday night, the Rutgers-Newark Men's Basketball team made school history by becoming the first basketball team ever to make an appearance the NCAA Division III.

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*Entertainment
Fri, Mar 5, 2010

Will LeBron James Be Playing In Newark Next Season?

Will LeBron James Be Playing In Newark Next Season?

Recently there have even been rumors floating around that the Nets may get in on the King James bidding. It makes sense, as the team is in desperate need of an offensive catalyst and LeBron is just that.

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*Entertainment
Mon, Mar 1, 2010

NJ Devils’ Zach Parise Shines In The Winter Olympics

NJ Devils’ Zach Parise Shines In The Winter Olympics

On Sunday evening with 24 seconds left in the gold medal game between Team USA and Team Canada, Parise propelled Team USA from a guaranteed lose and sent them into overtime by firing in a much-needed goal.

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*Entertainment
Mon, Feb 22, 2010

Clash of the Titans: Adamek vs. Estrada

Clash of the Titans: Adamek vs. Estrada

We've already looked at the bouts which comprised the undercard of this past weekend's Brick City Boxing show. Now it's time to look at the match that made national headlines... Adamek vs. Estrada.

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Thu, Feb 18, 2010

Deal Is Done: Nets Are Newark Bound

Deal Is Done: Nets Are Newark Bound

NJ.com has confirmed what has been speculated for quite sometime...the New Jersey Nets will relocate to the Prudential Center. According to the article Governor Chris Christie will make the deal official later today at a news conference.

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*Entertainment
Wed, Feb 17, 2010

Former Newark Bears Star Snags MLB Deal

Former Newark Bears Star Snags MLB Deal

Former Newark Bears outfielder, Jacque Jones, has signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins. Included with the deal is an invite to spring training where Jones will be given the opportunity to earn a spot on the Twins bench.

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*Entertainment
Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Brick City Boxing: The Undercard

Brick City Boxing: The Undercard

This past weekend a large crowd of 10,123 piled into the Prudential Center to witness some of the most talented boxers square off against each other.

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Fri, Feb 5, 2010

Breaking News: Devils Acquire Superstar Kovalchuk In Blockbuster Trade

Breaking News: Devils Acquire Superstar Kovalchuk In Blockbuster Trade

According to NJ.com the New Jersey Devils made a blockbuster deal to acquire superstar winger, Ilya Kovalchuk from the Atlanta Thrashers.

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*Entertainment
Wed, Feb 3, 2010

Interview With MLB Analyst Victor Rojas — Part 2

Interview With MLB Analyst Victor Rojas — Part 2

Last time we learned about Victor Rojas' connection to the city of Newark. In this portion of the interview, Victor sheds on light on what kind of work goes into running a minor league ball club, such as the Newark Bears.

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