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Driverless cars? Ride sharing? Why Newark is in great position to...
By Tom Bergeron
The transportation infrastructure in Newark is extensive — and certainly greater than any other location in the state. New Jersey Transit, Amtrak and the PATH all go through...
Man pays for 1,500 Newark residents to go to Six Flags
NEWARK -
A man has given back in a big way to more than 1,000 people in Newark Saturday morning.
Local transportation entrepreneur Kenneth Jones helped...
WORD CUP 2016
Solbright and Iota team up to create and offer Smart Facilities Product Line
Partnership will bring next generation Industrial Internet of Things applications and connectivity for Smart Facilities
Solbright...
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...
Unveiling New Religion Policy, US Goes to Bat for Jewish Group
by Nick Rummell
NEWARK, N.J. (CN) – Announcing a new policy to protect religious groups from...
WRC Rally Cup
Palmieri’s new challenge: Deputy mayor tasked with growing Newark the right way
By Anjalee Khemlani
Q&A
John Palmieri was named Newark’s deputy mayor for economic growth, transportation and infrastructure at...
Become a Newark FireFighter
Apply Here www.state.nj.us/csc until the end of August
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...
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Will Amazon pick underdog Newark for its HQ2? Experts worry the city cannot afford...
By Jonathan O'Connell
Newark is the hard-knock contender that for six decades has watched its population slide and its commercial corridors clear out. Analysts dismiss the city’s...
Newark Police Officers Honored for Bravery, Valor
By Heather Kays
Newark, NJ—Members of the Police Division were presented with awards Friday for outstanding service to the City of Newark at a public...
Dream Team students find purpose, positivity at Malcolm X Shabazz High School
By Heather Kays
Newark, NJ—Malcolm X Shabazz High School senior Elijah Nazario had a vision to create a documentary displaying the positive work being done by...
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CLEAN SWEEP FOR TEAM BARAKA WITH McIVER, McCALLUM AND AMADOR RUNOFF...
By Karen Yi
Two incumbent Newark City Council members and a newcomer -- who all ran with the support of Mayor Ras Baraka -- won their respective...
Newark curfew for unaccompanied minors takes effect Friday
Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announce that beginning today, Friday, July 6th 2018 through Labor Day, Monday, September...
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CLEAN SWEEP FOR TEAM BARAKA WITH McIVER, McCALLUM AND AMADOR RUNOFF WIN
By Karen Yi
Two incumbent Newark City Council members and a newcomer -- who all ran with the support of Mayor Ras Baraka -- won their respective races in Tuesday's runoff elections, and will serve four-year terms...
Pride of Newark
By W. Raymond Ollwerther Princeton Alumni Weekly
Jordan Thomas ’18 and Sen. Cory Booker
David Kelly Crow
When Jordan Thomas ’18 met with Sen. Cory Booker after Booker’s Class Day address, the two had plenty in common...
Nurse Practitioner from South Orange Honored for HIV/AIDS Work in Newark
By Rebecca Panico
NEWARK, NJ - Peter Oates was working as a private nurse for Princess Diana’s father in England, but left when he was offered a job in the 1980s at San Francisco General...
Rafael Holdings to Ring the NYSE Opening Bell
NEWARK, N.J., July 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chairman and CEO of Rafael Holdings, Inc., (NYSE American: RFL), Howard Jonas, will ring the NYSE Opening Bell® on behalf of the Company at 9:30 this morning, Friday, July 6th.
Rafael Holdings was spun-off...
Newark curfew for unaccompanied minors takes effect Friday
Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announce that beginning today, Friday, July 6th 2018 through Labor Day, Monday, September 3rd, 2018, the City of Newark will enforce its Summer...
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 the end of the month, city officials said.
The announcement comes...
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 Downtown Newark is home to the New Jersey Devils hockey...
HOMEGROWN EDUCATOR CHARTING NEW COURSE FOR NEWARK SCHOOLS
Roger León, the ultimate Brick City insider, gets chance to chart course for school district as era of state control has ended
Credit: Chalkbeat/Patrick Wall
Newark's new superintendent, Roger León, at a graduation ceremony in...
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 probation last year by Middle States Commission of Higher Education...
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 data networks.
NEWARK, NJ—If someone asked you to identify the hub...










































