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Orange, New Jersey: Two houses in Orange's Seven Oaks neighborhood that date to the 19th century could be torn down, but another could be renovated.
According to a legal notice, the Orange Township Board of Education (BOE) is planning to renovate 366 Clarendon Place, a house located opposite Orange High School between Lincoln Avenue and Carteret Place. The house dates to 1881, and according to Orange Township BOE meeting minutes, the building will be used as part of an expansion of the high school. One person was shot and killed and another was injured in the house in 2006, according to News 12 New Jersey.
However, the application also calls for tearing down 386 and 396 Clarendon Place to make way for 94 parking spaces. The houses date to 1839 and 1849, respectively. The Orange Township BOE paid $87,500 for 386 Clarendon Place and $192,500 for 396 Clarendon Place in 2013. 386 Clarendon Place is on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.
The application will be heard at the next meeting of the Orange Zoning Board of Adjustment of Wednesday, April 27 at City Hall.
This is not the only upcoming plan for Orange schools. The Orange Township BOE is purchasing the former Marylawn of the Oranges School just over the border in South Orange for use as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) high school. The building has been vacant since 2011.
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East Orange, New Jersey: Another new development is coming to the City of East Orange.
According to the City, a groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Wednesday, April 20th for a new building at 742 Park Avenue, between Park Street and Washington Street. The site, located one block from the Orange border, is currently a vacant tract, and faces Washington Street as well.
According to Mayor Lester E. Taylor III, the new development will contain 26 residential units. The area is served by NJ Transit's 41 and 97 buses, and is less than a mile from the Orange and Brick Church Train Stations.
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Newark, New Jersey: A possible extension of the PATH train through Newark could be years away, but development of a new mural along the tracks is beginning soon.
According to the Newark Downtown District, the District, the City of Newark, and the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation will partner with local and international airports and Sherwin-Williams to create the second largest mural in the country. The mural will be located along the wall on McCarter Highway/Route 21 next to the tracks used by NJ Transit, Amtrak, and PATH just south of Newark Penn Station.
In addition, murals could also be coming to two train stations along the Morris and Essex NJ Transit line. The South Orange Performing Arts Center and the Valley Arts District are applying for a grant to install murals under the South Orange Train Station and at the Highland Avenue Train Station in Orange.
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This photo shows the former Second Presbyterian Church on Washington Street in Newark. Audible will open an engineering and development hub inside the church and in two neighboring buildings.
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This photo shows Rutgers-Newark's 15 Washington Street building.
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This photo shows cherry blossoms along Halsey Street in Downtown Newark.
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Newark, New Jersey: The City of Newark and Uber have just reached a tentative agreement, according to a statement from Mayor Ras J. Baraka.
The statement says that the agreement "will keep UBER in Newark, protect the business interests of the taxi and limousine industry and provide a boost to the city’s economic development and leadership in technology".
Baraka's announcement comes after proposed legislation by the Newark City Council to regulate ride-sharing services like Lyft and Uber. The city sent an email to residents on Friday morning titled "Uber Falsehoods", reading that "Uber is spending over $1,000,000 on advertising to deceive people. We need your help to get the truth out."
Uber created a website this week called BarakaBan.com, but the content on the site has since been removed.
“We are pleased that we reached a tentative agreement with Mayor Baraka. We look forward to continuing to provide transportation options and economic opportunity to Newark and its citizens", Uber spokesperson Craig Ewer told Essex County Place.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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This photo shows the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart near Branch Brook Park in Newark.
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