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By Briana Vannozz
Pablo Pizarro, pastor at Assembly of God Church in Newark recalled, “I’ve walked into bathrooms where my mother had a bag stuck to her, track marks all over, and she was overdosing.”
With the opioid epidemic at an all-time...
By Jared Kofsky
When most Newarkers think of an ice rink in their city, the Prudential Center comes to mind. Built in 2007, the arena in Downtown Newark is home to the New Jersey Devils hockey team and is among the...
By Justin Vicory
Jackson''s chief administrative officer will take on the role of director of finance and administration and an outside consultant has been brought in to help with the city's upcoming fiscal year budget.
CAO Robert Blaine said Monday he...
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By Matthew Brown
At 5 p.m. Monday afternoon, organizers from the People’s Organization for Progress, a grass-roots activist group, held the organization’s weekly Justice Monday...
New Jersey SEEDS Celebrates its College Scholars Graduates
New Jersey SEEDS, a nonprofit that provides educational access to high-achieving, low-income students, celebrated the graduation of its second class of College Scholars on Saturday,...
Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund needs you to send city kids to camp
By Barry Carter
The girls from Newark went to the same camp five years apart, and both were crying for the same reason.
Shaheedah Johnson, who was...
Michelle Thomas helped save Newark. Her next challenge is Jackson.
By Justin Vicory
Jackson''s chief administrative officer will take on the role of director of finance and administration and an outside consultant has been brought...
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Rafael Holdings to Ring the NYSE Opening Bell
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Newark curfew for unaccompanied minors takes effect Friday
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Homeless shelter that closed in sweltering heat reopens (for now)
By Karen Yi
The Newark homeless shelter that shut its doors on Monday has reopened thanks to funding from private donors that will allow the facility to operate through...
NJ Devils Partner with City Hall to Renovate Newark Ice Rink
By Jared Kofsky
When most Newarkers think of an ice rink in their city, the Prudential Center comes to mind. Built in 2007, the arena in...
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Essex County College Taken Off Probation
By Rebecca Panico
NEWARK, NJ - Essex County College was taken off probation by the region’s higher education accrediting agency.
The community college was put on...
Newark, ‘The Brick City,’ Is The Hub Of The Internet
BY Steve Lubetkin
The Newark data infrastructure now is the envy of many locations around the country, featuring 10 gigabit-per-second speed, one of the fastest urban...
