Ramos Praises Developer for Transforming Derelict Industrial Site in North Ward
Councilman Anibal Ramos Jr. today praised a Newark developer who converting a derelict industrial site in the North Ward into a new $12 million residential community of 25 Victorian-style multi-family homes.
Ramos credited Manny Rosa for transforming the site of the former Newark Wire Cloth Co. Building in the northern-most section of Newark into the Enchanted Victorian Village, the city’s first market-rate, detached-home development in more than a generation. A ceremonial ribbon cutting was held today.
Councilman Anibal Ramos Jr. cuts the ribbon on a new $12 million housing development in Newark's North Ward.
Read moreNewark Cannot Afford Another Hospital Closure
In 2008, we lost our healthcare institution in the North Ward when Columbus Hospital closed its doors.
Now, another hospital in Newark that many of us in the North Ward use may also be forced to shut down. A report commissioned by the administration of Gov. Chris Christie recommends that Saint Michael’s Medical Center in the Central Ward be closed as an acute care hospital.
Newark no se puede permitir el cierre de otro hospital
En 2008, perdimos nuestra institución de atención sanitaria en North Ward, cuando el Columbus Hospital cerró sus puertas.
Ahora, otro hospital de Newark, que muchos de nosotros en North Ward usamos, tal vez también se vea obligado a cerrar. Un informe solicitado por la administración del gobernador Chris Christie recomienda que el centro médico Saint Michael's en Central Ward se cierre como un hospital para la atención de traumas.
