State Senator M. Teresa Ruiz (D-Newark) described the coming presidential election on Tuesday as an event that over time has transformed from a pivotal moment for women into an historic, deeply critical moment for the country.
In the middle of Newark stands a bronze rendering of Abe Lincoln made by the same sculptor who did Mount Rushmore, and the inspiration perhaps for a platoon of contemporary statues unleashed on the city by powerful Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo.