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By Gertrudis Lopez
As long as I can remember, I’ve fought for workers’ rights both in my home country of Peru and in my adopted home of New Jersey. Even here in the U.S., I’ve had to fight hard for...
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 — Everyone deserves a second chance.
Since opening their office at Greater Newark Conservancy, the New...
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NEWARK — On election night in Newark last week, newly elected mayor Ras Baraka stood before a cheering crowd to declare victory in the bitterly contested race, with Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop and state...
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Blind Divas shine a light for us to follow
By Barry Carter
Tara Invidiato couldn't see the audience. She couldn't hear them, either.
But Invidiato, who is deaf and blind, could feel their presence Saturday during...
Chris Rock Visits Newark To Research Movie Role As Garbage Worker
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...
Newark’s Noodle Shop & Bar Now in Soft Open
By Chris Fry
The food scene of the Brick City was once somewhat of a Garden State secret, but a barrage of celebrity chefs, biergartens, blues bars, and more has...
Newark Paves The Way For 30 Miles Of Road Repairs (See The List)
See a list of local Newark streets scheduled for repaving work in 2018.
By Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff | Mar 5, 2018 1:53 pm...
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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...
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Jordan Thomas ’18 and Sen. Cory Booker
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When Jordan Thomas ’18 met with Sen. Cory Booker after...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
