NEWARK SPEAKS

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 M. Payne School of Technology in Newark on Monday, remembering the...

Earlier this year, Newark residents elected three new members to the city’s re-empowered school board. Now, public school students can choose one of their own to join the board, which in February became the district’s governing...

Police: Roque arrives in North Bergen after Newark SUV pulled over for hanging signs West New York Mayor Felix Roque allegedly arrived on the scene of a traffic stop in North Bergen this morning after...

By Barry Carter Tara Invidiato couldn't see the audience. She couldn't hear them, either. But Invidiato, who is deaf and blind, could feel their presence Saturday during the second annual Miss Blind Diva Empowerment Pageant. The crowd, seated at...

By Daniel J. Munoz Recently re-elected mayor Ras Baraka says he's concerned about the implications of gentrification in Newark. Speaking at a Tuesday event billed as “Eye Opener: Newark is ‘Amazin’” at the Best Western Robert Treat...

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 and former students from his 25 years working in the...

By Tom Bergeron In a move that has been expected since last November, Mars Wrigley Confectionery has signed a lease to become a major tenant at Ironside Newark, ROI-NJ has learned. Michael Sommer, executive vice president for development for Edison Properties,...

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 educational forum for Newark student athletes. “We are deeply, deeply indebted...

By Heather Kays Newark, NJ—Members of the Police Division were presented with awards Friday for outstanding service to the City of Newark at a public ceremony held at St. Lucy’s Church. The award recipients included police...

By Patrick Wall Former principal and veteran administrator Roger Leon has been chosen as Newark’s new schools chief — its first since the city regained control of its schools. In a unanimous vote Tuesday night, the school...