NEWARK SPEAKS

Newark City Councilman Augusto Amador has expanded his lead over challenger Anthony Campos and is now ahead by 108 votes.  With 48 provisional votes not yet counted, Amador has a lock on his re-election...

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 never match the number of young lives he continues to...

By Heather Kays Newark, NJ—Malcolm X Shabazz High School senior Elijah Nazario had a vision to create a documentary displaying the positive work being done by himself and other students who belong to the Dream Team. Nazario,...

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 high school students have listened to The Daily Show host Trevor Noah’s...

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 of what we call freedom,” said Dwight Gardner, a pastor in...

By Ang Santos The Regional Plan Association (RPA) proposes a thirty to forty year long, $50 billion overhaul of Newark Airport.  The plan includes a third runway and a transportation hub connecting PATH train service. “It’s critical that...

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 in to help with the city's upcoming fiscal year budget. CAO...

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 City Council. The most watched race is in the East Ward,...

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. The free Concert Series brings a diverse group of musicians...

By Chris Fry The food scene of the Brick City was once somewhat of a Garden State secret, but a barrage of celebrity chefs, biergartens, blues bars, and more has gotten the word out a bit. Last week, the corridor...