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
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CLEAN SWEEP FOR TEAM BARAKA WITH McIVER, McCALLUM AND AMADOR RUNOFF WIN
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...
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...
QMA accelerates brand growth; hires Lee Shapcott as global chief marketing officer
NEWARK, N.J.-Lee Shapcott will join QMA as global chief marketing officer, dedicated to building upon the strength and reputation of the QMA brand as...
Newark clergy call for action on Essex County foreclosure crisis
NEWARK, NJ - Prominent members of Newark's African-American clergy community converged at an Essex County government hearing to argue that additional measures are needed...
Ras Baraka claims ‘touchdown’ in Newark mayoral election
By Karen Yi
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka claimed resounding victory Tuesday night to a second four-year term -- a win that will let him lead the state's largest city at a...
Newark student athletes taught life lessons by New York Giants players
Newark, NJ—Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Newark Bronze Shields members, and members of the NFL New York Giants football team took part Wednesday in an...
Three Newark council races head to runoff
By David Wildstein
Voters in three wards will go to the polls on Tuesday when a runoff election for a trio of seats on the Newark...
Adaptive Reuse Planned for Historic Buildings Near Newark’s Lincoln Park
By Jared Kofsky
Throughout Downtown Newark, historic buildings of all shapes and sizes are being renovated and adaptively reused. From the Ironside Newark project in the former...
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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...
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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...
Newark student athletes taught life lessons by New York Giants players
Newark, NJ—Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Newark Bronze Shields members, and members of the NFL New York Giants football team took part Wednesday in an...
Founder of New Community Corporation and Newark institution Monsignor William J....
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...
