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Booker: 'Leading Newark Is the Greatest Challenge of My Life'

Cory Booker says community collaboration is the secret to Newark's progress, in this series sponsored by Grape-Nuts.

About this sponsorship: In honor of the 60th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary’s historic ascent of Mount Everest, Patch and Grape-Nuts are teaming up to highlight those who inspire people around them to climb their own mountains. As the mayor of Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, Cory Booker says he understands the importance of leadership. But he especially acknowledges the importance of inspiring and engaging local leaders to assist in achieving community goals. Q. PATCH: What is the biggest challenge you’ve taken on?   A. BOOKER: Leading Newark is the greatest challenge of my life, but it’s not a policy challenge.  I’m proud we’ve notched victories — fought to improve education, create jobs and cut crime. But the challenge has been the…

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Booker Talks Governor Run, Food Stamp Challenge [Video]

Booker to HuffPo Live: "When I go out and campaign next year for myself as a gubernatorial candidate or for another gubernatorial candidate should I decide not to run..."

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Dem Congressional Candidate John Arvanites to Hold Sunday Fundraiser

Newark Mayor Cory Booker, Broadway star Betsy DiLellio and NJ Devils hockey legend Ken Daneyko will appear at the Mountain Lakes event.

Cory Booker for Governor or Senator?

Patch wants to know what you think.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker said at a Democratic County Committee event in Fair Lawn Wednesday that while he is committed to presiding over his city, he's strongly considering seeking higher office in the future. According to Booker, he may have a U.S. Senate seat—or even the governorship—in his sights in 2014. What do you think, Parsippany? Do you think the mayor would be a good choice for statewide office? Take the poll and tell us your thoughts in the comments.

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Booker, United Way Put Out Call for Mentors

Success stories of lives impacted on display at Public Officials Forum.

United Way of Northern New Jersey and Newark Mayor Cory Booker combined forces Tuesday evening to intensify a call to recruit mentors to help improve and strengthen the region. During the eighth United Way Public Officials Forum, both United Way and Booker shared multiple success stories of lives and communities bolstered by the support of mentors. United Way and Booker asked the audience of more than 350 public officials, corporate and civic leaders to join them in championing the influence of mentoring.  “Mentoring may sound small, but it holds the key for profound change,” Booker said.  Booker spoke about how believes no one succeeds on their own, including himself, and that mentoring holds the power to transform lives and communities. …

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Booker, Christie Ham It Up for Video

Mayor and governor have fun with their images

Just because they're the state's two most prominent politicians doesn't mean they don't have a sense of humor. The office of Gov. Chris Christie yesterday released a lighthearted video co-starring Newark Mayor Cory Booker as a peripatetic go-to guy, riffing off his now national-scale image as a man of action following his rescue of a neighbor from a burning building several weeks ago. As the Democratic mayor of the state's largest city is depicted doing everything from coming up with a spare guitar for Bruce Springsteen to catching a falling baby, a faux-frustrated Christie hisses "Booker!" The video was produced for the New Jersey Press Association's Legislative Correspondent's Club show. Click on the video above to see the Cory and Chris…

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Whitney Houston Celebrated in Rousing Funeral Service

Jennifer Hudson, Roberta Flack, Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, Oprah Winfrey, Kevin Costner, Gov. Christie, Mayor Booker all in attendance.

Newark's own, singer Whitney Houston, was welcomed home to the church where she began her singing career Saturday, in a rousing gospel-flavored funeral service before an audience of family, friends and celebrities. "Whitney, today is your day," the Rev. Joe A. Carter, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church, said in beginning the service. A powerful choir of more than 100 singers, backed by a band that included drums and bass and horns, provided an emotional backdrop to a procession of singers, most of them from the world of gospel music. Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry spoke of what he termed the grace that carried Houston through her life. "There was a grace that carried her down through Miss Cissy Houston, a grace that brought her up through …

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