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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...
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...
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Baraka Said To Be Picking Pennington For BA
Newark mayor Ras Baraka is preparing to name Eric Pennington as the new city business...
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...
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...
WRC Rally Cup
PORCH TALK w/ RAHAMAN & ALTURRICK
Live Video Date: September 16, 2017
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Live Video Date: July 4th, 2018
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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...
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Essex County Summer Music Series Begins: Fireworks, Jazz, Doo Wop, Rock & Roll, Reggae,...
By TAPINTO Montclair Staff
Essex County, NJ – Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. invites the public to attend the 2018 Essex County Free SummerMusic Concert Series....
Rick Thigpen Promoted To Senior Vice President – Corporate Citizenship, PSEG; Karen Reif Named...
NEWARK, N.J., PRNewswire/ Rick Thigpen, vice president - state governmental affairs for PSEG, has been promoted to senior vice president - corporate citizenship. He will report...
Driverless cars? Ride sharing? Why Newark is in great position to benefit from coming...
By Tom Bergeron
The transportation infrastructure in Newark is extensive — and certainly greater than any other location in the state. New Jersey Transit, Amtrak and the PATH all go through...
Check out new $165M tech school. The 10th grader inside you will wish you...
By Karen Yi | NJ Advance Media
To honor the legacy of a late advocate and Congressman, a parade of politicians filed into the new Donald...
The mayors of 2 major US cities blame 2 big factors for Americans’ low...
By Leanna Garfield
When asked about the slow growth of the US economy, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka both said that...
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Rafael Holdings to Ring the NYSE Opening Bell
NEWARK, N.J., July 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chairman and CEO of Rafael Holdings, Inc., (NYSE American: RFL), Howard Jonas, will ring the NYSE Opening Bell® on behalf of...
Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund needs you to send city kids...
By Barry Carter
The girls from Newark went to the same camp five years apart, and both were crying for the same reason.
Shaheedah Johnson, who was...
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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 races in Tuesday's runoff elections, and will serve four-year terms...
Pride of Newark
By W. Raymond Ollwerther Princeton Alumni Weekly
Jordan Thomas ’18 and Sen. Cory Booker
David Kelly Crow
When Jordan Thomas ’18 met with Sen. Cory Booker after Booker’s Class Day address, the two had plenty in common...
Nurse Practitioner from South Orange Honored for HIV/AIDS Work in Newark
By Rebecca Panico
NEWARK, NJ - Peter Oates was working as a private nurse for Princess Diana’s father in England, but left when he was offered a job in the 1980s at San Francisco General...
Rafael Holdings to Ring the NYSE Opening Bell
NEWARK, N.J., July 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chairman and CEO of Rafael Holdings, Inc., (NYSE American: RFL), Howard Jonas, will ring the NYSE Opening Bell® on behalf of the Company at 9:30 this morning, Friday, July 6th.
Rafael Holdings was spun-off...
Newark curfew for unaccompanied minors takes effect Friday
Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose announce that beginning today, Friday, July 6th 2018 through Labor Day, Monday, September 3rd, 2018, the City of Newark will enforce its Summer...
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 the end of the month, city officials said.
The announcement comes...
NJ Devils Partner with City Hall to Renovate Newark Ice Rink
By Jared Kofsky
When most Newarkers think of an ice rink in their city, the Prudential Center comes to mind. Built in 2007, the arena in Downtown Newark is home to the New Jersey Devils hockey...
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
Credit: Chalkbeat/Patrick Wall
Newark's new superintendent, Roger León, at a graduation ceremony in...
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 probation last year by Middle States Commission of Higher Education...
Newark, ‘The Brick City,’ Is The Hub Of The Internet
BY Steve Lubetkin
The Newark data infrastructure now is the envy of many locations around the country, featuring 10 gigabit-per-second speed, one of the fastest urban data networks.
NEWARK, NJ—If someone asked you to identify the hub...