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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 Newark Penn Station. And then there’s the fact that the city has the state’s largest...
The planned revitalization of the former Newark Bears Stadium into a mixed-use community is arguably the biggest project in the Brick City, and the look and feel of the plan is now clearer following the release of full site...
By Patrick Wall
Former principal and veteran administrator Roger Leon has been chosen as Newark’s new schools chief — its first since the city regained control of its schools.
In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the school board chose Leon — a...
Hot Stuff Coming
This neighborhood is home to about a tenth of Newark crime. It’s been 100...
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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...
Booker, Herzlich, Tuck Headline Newark Mentoring Movement Charity Golf Outing Monday
by Jerry Milani
Newark Mentoring Movement, an organization with a network of Newark based youth mentoring programs, is holding their seventh annual charity golf outing on...
Queen Latifah Delivers Keynote to Rutgers Newark Graduates
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...
Founder of New Community Corporation and Newark institution Monsignor William J. Linder dies
By HEATHER KAYS
Newark, NJ—Monsignor William J. Linder, who founded of New Community Corporation in the wake of the Newark Riots, died Friday. He was 82.
New...
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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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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...