NJ Devils Partner with City Hall to Renovate Newark Ice Rink
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When most Newarkers think of an ice rink in their city, the Prudential Center comes to mind. Built in 2007, the arena in...
CLEAN SWEEP FOR TEAM BARAKA WITH McIVER, McCALLUM AND AMADOR RUNOFF WIN
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Two incumbent Newark City Council members and a newcomer -- who all ran with the support of Mayor Ras Baraka -- won their respective...
Rutgers Center for Urban Entrepreneurship Announces Formation of Council of Urban Entrepreneurs
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The Rutgers University Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED) – America’s first and only program to integrate academia, the private sector, government...
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...
20 ‘Mini-Soccer’ Courts Coming To Newark
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NEWARK, NJ — The New York Red Bulls, Newark Public Schools and the U.S. Soccer Foundation recently unveiled a new initiative aimed at...
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...
RPA Report Calls For Newark Airport Overhaul
By Ang Santos
The Regional Plan Association (RPA) proposes a thirty to forty year long, $50 billion overhaul of Newark Airport. The plan includes a third runway...
HOMEGROWN EDUCATOR CHARTING NEW COURSE FOR NEWARK SCHOOLS
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Gov. Phil Murphy has restored a potential lifeline to five New Jersey cities -- Bridgeton and Camden among them --...
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Palmieri’s new challenge: Deputy mayor tasked with growing Newark the right...
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John Palmieri was named Newark’s deputy mayor for economic growth, transportation and infrastructure at the start of the year.
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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
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The Halls of Fame that continue to beckon Irvin “Poochie” Hill for his commendable work in both high school football and boxing will...
State lawmaker intervened in Newark’s superintendent search, its first under local...
By Patrick Wall
Newark’s recent search for a new superintendent was designed to be free from political interference. Then a state lawmaker got involved.
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