Newark community looks out for the HUBB
Al-Tariq Best was riding high, planning for the summer program and other events at the HUBB, the Help Us Become Better Community Empowerment Center on Prince...
Unveiling New Religion Policy, US Goes to Bat for Jewish Group
by Nick Rummell
NEWARK, N.J. (CN) – Announcing a new policy to protect religious groups from the biased application of municipal zoning and landmark laws,...
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...
Baraka Said To Be Picking Pennington For BA
Newark mayor Ras Baraka is preparing to name Eric Pennington as the new city business administrator, according to two sources connected to the mayor.
Pennington,...
Inside Count Basie’s New Home at Rutgers University-Newark
By New Jersey Stage
(NEWARK, NJ) -- The Institute of Jazz Studies (IJS) at Rutgers University-Newark is now home to the collection of nearly 1,000 artifacts that...
Newark’s Incoming Superintendent Shares His Vision For The District
In the week since he was named Newark’s next superintendent, Roger León said he has received hundreds of congratulatory text messages and emails from teachers...
WATCH: Parade closes out Newark’s annual Portugal Day Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=10&v=_sU_UVcIbJc
By Paige Gross
For NJ.com
Newark again celebrated its annual weekend-long Portugal Day Festival with a parade Sunday, closing a few streets for most of the day.
Every year,...
Palmieri’s new challenge: Deputy mayor tasked with growing Newark the right way
By Anjalee Khemlani
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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...
Rutgers Center for Urban Entrepreneurship Announces Formation of Council of Urban Entrepreneurs
Newark, NJ (PRUnderground)
The Rutgers University Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED) – America’s first and only program to integrate academia, the private sector, government...
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NEWARK, NJ — When actor Chris Rock shoots his upcoming movie, he'll have the experience of the Newark Department of Public Works to...
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Baraka: Revitalization shouldn’t price residents out of neighborhoods
By Daniel J. Munoz
Recently re-elected mayor Ras Baraka says he's concerned about the implications of gentrification in Newark.
Speaking at a Tuesday event billed as “Eye...
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When states take over school districts, they say it’s about academics....
By Matt Barnum
Debates about states taking over school districts are often deeply fraught.
“The right to vote to select your own representation is a right...
