Former principal Roger Leon chosen as Newark’s new superintendent
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...
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...
Set day of reckoning for N.J. half-rate sales tax program | Editorial
By South Jersey Times Editorial Board
Gov. Phil Murphy has restored a potential lifeline to five New Jersey cities -- Bridgeton and Camden among them --...
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...
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 up 70 percent of the Jersey project’s residents and...
Renderings Revealed for Ambitious Riverfront Square Development in Newark
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...
Newark Public Schools Announces High School-Wide Listen of Trevor Noah’s Audible Book, Born a Crime
NEWARK, N.J.-Newark Public Schools and Audible, Inc., the world’s largest seller and producer of digital spoken-word entertainment, today announced that all Newark Public Schools...
Michelle Thomas helped save Newark. Her next challenge is Jackson.
By Justin Vicory
Jackson''s chief administrative officer will take on the role of director of finance and administration and an outside consultant has been brought...
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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Cory Booker on His Side, Newark’s Mayor Charts a Pragmatic Second...
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,...
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 up 70 percent of the Jersey project’s residents and...
Essex County Football Coaches Hall of Fame beckons Hill, 3 others
By Mike Kinney
The Halls of Fame that continue to beckon Irvin “Poochie” Hill for his commendable work in both high school football and boxing will...
