Donna Jackson

August 2, 2007 - 8:56pm

Administration rushes to issue summer employment checks

Newark Mayor Cory Booker personally apologized to those young people employed by the city who have not received their checks in a timely manner, and promised to try to rectify the problem in speedy fashion.

Today, the 2,100 children employed this summer by Newark Works went to Symphony Hall for a pizza party on the mayor. Inside there were processing stations set up for those kids among them who have not yet submitted key information such as social security cards or birth certificates. The goal was to get as many of the 600 remaining unpaid children their checks by the weekend.

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