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NJPAC Presents Free Concerts, Horizon Foundation Sounds Of The City
By BWW News Desk
Get your groove on under the stars this summer as one of the hottest lineups of hip-hop, soul, funk and R&B...
Newark to provide free legal for renters facing eviction
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Newark is planning to follow New York’s lead and provide free legal services for low-income and vulnerable tenants facing eviction.
Newark...
WORD CUP 2016
Newark Arts announces launch of new name for its Annual October Arts Festival
Newark Arts has announced the launch of a new name and brand for its annual art...
K-pop hits all the right notes for US post-millennial generation at KCON New York
The two-day K-pop concerts last weekend in Newark NJ, hosted by CJ E&M, proved Korean...
It’s a wrap: Wawa is not coming to Newark
By Barry Carter
The developer of a proposed Wawa in Newark has thrown in the towel on...
WRC Rally Cup
HOMEGROWN EDUCATOR CHARTING NEW COURSE FOR NEWARK SCHOOLS
Roger León, the ultimate Brick City insider, gets chance to chart course for school district...
Newark’s Incoming Superintendent Shares His Vision For The District
In the week since he was named Newark’s next superintendent, Roger León said he has received...
Could Newark’s subsidized housing scheme for teachers become a national model?
Newark’s Teachers Village is offering lessons to places struggling with teacher retention.
The teachers, who make...
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K-pop hits all the right notes for US post-millennial generation at KCON New York
The two-day K-pop concerts last weekend in Newark NJ, hosted by CJ E&M, proved Korean music is continuing to thrive in the US.
The 2018...
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...
Rick Thigpen Promoted To Senior Vice President – Corporate Citizenship, PSEG; Karen Reif Named...
NEWARK, N.J., PRNewswire/ Rick Thigpen, vice president - state governmental affairs for PSEG, has been promoted to senior vice president - corporate citizenship. He will report...
Essex County Summer Music Series Begins: Fireworks, Jazz, Doo Wop, Rock & Roll, Reggae,...
By TAPINTO Montclair Staff
Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. invites the public to attend the 2018 Essex County Free SummerMusic Concert Series....
New Girl Scout CEO in N.J. prepares girls for lifetime of leadership
By Barry Carter
Natasha Hemmings was never a Girl Scout, but the core values of her Caribbean upbringing say otherwise.
Raised by parents who emigrated from Barbados,...
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Welcome to Newark’s Citizen Virtual Patrol
https://www.facebook.com/CityofNewark/videos/885932314946889/
Did you know that you can help our Department of Public Safety reduce crime in the city by using the Citizen Virtual Patrol system?...
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...
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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...