NEWARK SPEAKS

By Joseph Berger NEWARK — Roberta Harrington, a retired nurse of the same vintage as Philip Roth, remembers a visit a year ago by Mr....

By Leanna Garfield When asked about the slow growth of the US economy, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka both said that...

New Jersey Reentry Corporation: "Of the 1,053 clients served in Newark, 979 are work eligible, and 547 have been successfully employed." By Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff |  NEWARK, NJ...

NJ Advance Media for NJ.com NEWARK — On election night in Newark last week, newly elected mayor Ras Baraka stood before a cheering crowd to...

By Eric Kiefer NEWARK, NJ — When actor Chris Rock shoots his upcoming movie, he'll have the experience of the Newark Department of Public Works to...

By Anjalee Khemlani Q&A John Palmieri was named Newark’s deputy mayor for economic growth, transportation and infrastructure at the start of the year. Palmieri has been tasked by...

By Stephon Johnson The union 32BJ SEIU has been busy this past month announcing endorsements and praising the victories of those they have endorsed. The union...

Amazon has completed the process of visiting all 20 cities that are finalists in the e-commerce giant's search for a second headquarters,sources close to the...

By Heather Kays NEWARK, NJ - Queen Latifah returned to her hometown of Newark Monday to deliver the keynote address at Rutgers University—Newark, where she stressed...

By Nick Corasaniti NEWARK — Mayor Ras J. Baraka strode through the room with confidence as he took the stage in a hotel in downtown Newark,...

By Karen Yi Newark Mayor Ras Baraka claimed resounding victory Tuesday night to a second four-year term -- a win that will let him lead the state's largest city at a...

By Ang Santos & Alexandra Hill • May 8, 2018 Incumbent Ras Baraka wins a second term as the Mayor of NJ’s largest city...

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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...

When Ras Baraka was elected, he promised to be Newark's "radical" mayor. After seven years of Cory Booker, who ushered in an area of downtown development...

https://youtu.be/bFnSzyMWL7M By Karen Yi One police precinct staffed with 60 officers to cover 30,000 residents is big news for a community that has been without it for a...

Newark, NJ – Mayor Ras J. Baraka presented his fourth State of the City Address last night, at 7 p.m., in the Victoria Theater of New Jersey Performing...

See a list of local Newark streets scheduled for repaving work in 2018. By Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff | Mar 5, 2018 1:53 pm...