NEWARK SPEAKS

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 time when new business and development is finally knocking at its...

By Ang Santos & Alexandra Hill • May 8, 2018 Incumbent Ras Baraka wins a second term as the Mayor of NJ’s largest city in a near landslide victory beating out Central ward Councilwoman...

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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 Mayor Ras Baraka and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio...

When Ras Baraka was elected, he promised to be Newark's "radical" mayor. After seven years of Cory Booker, who ushered in an area of downtown development but was criticized for being an absent mayor focused on national...

https://youtu.be/bFnSzyMWL7M 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 century. On Tuesday, Newark's Department of Public Safety announced the opening of the 6th...

Newark, NJ – Mayor Ras J. Baraka presented his fourth State of the City Address last night, at 7 p.m., in the Victoria Theater of New Jersey Performing Arts Center, located at 1 Center Street. Mayor Baraka’s speech, delivered before...

See a list of local Newark streets scheduled for repaving work in 2018. By Eric Kiefer, Patch Staff | Mar 5, 2018 1:53 pm ET NEWARK, NJ — Newark's hundreds of streets have suffered from...