Is on! In exactly 30 days you will be on or near Ferry Street in the Ironbound section of Newark. It has been announced that the event will indeed take place on June 7th-8th. Details to follow…

Just when we thought it was safe again:
A botched robbery early this morning left a 25-year-old man dead in Newark’s Ironbound section, authorities said.

The victim, Delvisson F. Campos, 25, of Newark, was shot once in the chest and once in the chin at about 3:20 a.m., near 270 Ferry St., authorities said. A man he was walking with escaped unharmed, said Essex County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Paul Loriquet.

“Two individuals were walking down the street when they were approached by two perpetrators,” Loriquet said. “Detectives believe it was a robbery attempt.”

Campos was transported to University Hospital in Newark where he was pronounced dead at 3:52 a.m. said Newark Police Detective Todd McClendon.

No arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing, Loriquet said.

Authorities have asked that anyone with any information about the shooting, please call Lt. Lou Carrega with the Essex County Prosecutor’s Homicide Squad at 973-621-4586.

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As you have probably heard by now ex-Mayor of Newark, Sharpe James, has been handed a guilty verdict. Here is East Ward Councilman Augusto “Augie” Amador’s reaction as reported by the Star-Ledger:

East Ward Councilman Augusto Amador, who testified in the trial, called it “a sad day for Newark.”

“I feel sorry for his family and I feel sorry for those who put their trust in him,” Amador said. “We as public officials deposit our souls and our hearts in the hands of the people.”

Amador said he was a little surprised by the verdict, which he learned about online.

“I expected her to be found guilty,” he said, referring to Riley. Amador said he didn’t think it would have taken this long to convict her.

Amador said the jury was savvy enough to realize James’ defense, which blamed the council for the sales, was not true.

“The jury was smart enough to understand the responsibility for the process lied in the administration,” he said.

Full Star-Ledger coverage of Newark ex-Mayor Sharpe James’ trial.

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