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 The fields at Branch Brook Park's Stephen N. Adubato Sr. Sports Complex in Newark are normally quiet during summer mornings.
But this year, the fields are filled with kids playing soccer, football and baseball thanks to a new summer camp opened by The North Ward Center.
The seven-week summer camp is a first for the Newark non-profit organization, which runs a variety of programs for youth throughout the year, including baseball and basketball leagues.
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Robert Treat Academy Graduates its Sixth Class
 Forty-nine eighth graders from Robert Treat Academy graduated from the Newark charter school Friday during a commencement ceremony at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in front of hundreds of proud parents, siblings and teachers.
The class of 2010 is the sixth to graduate from the K-8 school, which was founded in 1997 by North Ward Center Founder Stephen N. Adubato Sr. as one of the first charter schools in the state.
The graduates were addressed by state Education Commissioner Bret Schundler, who praised Robert Treat's teachers.
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 More than 330 children from the North Ward Child Development Center in Newark graduated from preschool during five days of ceremonies before hundreds of proud parents, grandparents siblings and friends.
"We're also happy that the parents share the children with us and that the children are ready to go," said Child Development Center Project Director Michele Sceppaguercio. "So we've done our job and it's an honor. It's really an honor to do this every single year."
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 Newark educator Stephen N. Adubato, Sr., received an honorary degree from Kean University Tuesday at the Nathan Weiss Graduate College commencement ceremony at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.
Adubato, who received a Doctor of Human Letters degree, was honored for his contributions to Newark, which include the founding of The North Ward Center and the Robert Treat Academy Charter School.
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 State Health and Senior Services Commissioner Poonam Alaigh joined police, firefighters and other emergency responders at the Center for Autism at The North Ward Center in Newark today to highlight the importance of autism awareness training for first responders.
The event, part of the Center for Autism's month-long series of training sessions for Autism Awareness Month in April, marked the official opening of The North Center for Autism. During the day, the Center for Autism offered free three, two-hour training sessions for police, firefighters, paramedics, teachers and parents.
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