Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund needs you to send city kids to camp
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Queen Latifah Delivers Keynote to Rutgers Newark Graduates
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NEWARK, NJ - Queen Latifah returned to her hometown of Newark Monday to deliver the keynote address at Rutgers University—Newark, where she stressed...
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...
This neighborhood is home to about a tenth of Newark crime. It’s been 100...
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Over the past few years the number of celebratory ribbon cutting ceremonies in Newark has continued to grow, with each new business entrant into...
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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...
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...
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.
Palmieri has been tasked by...
