Newark HS Teacher: "The struggle continues for us Black folks to enjoy and exercise justice, freedom, equality, pride, and equal rights."
The Bridges Outreach Project Connect Service Fair, sponsored by Prudential, will be held at Newark’s Military Park on June 23.
The Building Trades class had more females than males, challenging another stereotype, a Newark-based development group says.
A giveaway event in Newark will take place a day before Father’s Day. It will include groceries and other goods, plus hardware supplies.
Shanique Speight (D-29): “No girl should be forced to go without feminine hygiene products because they can’t afford them.”
The Newark Teachers Union has joined forces with the Newark Chess Club to hold the tournament, which will take place from June 11 to 12.
The Newark Center for Meditative Culture will mark its 5th year with several events, including its first residential retreat for BIPOC.
Essex County’s popular, free summer concert series will return. The lineup includes a fireworks display at Weequahic Park in Newark.
The world is filled with humor, inspiration and beauty. Here are seven stories to make you smile from Essex County, NJ.
A school parking lot in Newark will overflow with free food, games and fun – as well as crucial resources such as COVID tests and vaccines.
Several community leaders earned thanks from officials during annual Jewish Heritage Month celebrations in Essex County.
Rising high school juniors and seniors can earn college credits at Essex County College's Summer Camp 2022.
These Newark leaders are making a positive difference in their communities. See why they were honored for AAPI Heritage Month.
Newark needs crossing guards. And the Newark Police Division is hiring, officials say.
This year’s winners included Quadeer Porter of Brothers Building a Better Nation, and Al-Tariq Best of the HUBB Center.
Annual Golden Anniversary Mass Returns May 15 for First Time Since COVID-19
Salamishah Tillet earned a Pulitzer Prize in criticism for her essays on race in arts and culture.
The two New Jersey state senators are poised to lead a rally Monday in Newark in support of federal abortion rights, News12 reports.
A celebration took place at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in timing with Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
The 200 Club of Essex County gave some well-deserved kudos to several Newark first responders.
Collaboration between IBID, City of Newark, Panasonic, Covanta, BCB Bank, and Urban Renewal Corp. contributes to a cleaner community.
Once a center for some of Newark’s earliest Black activists, the church was designated a historic site by the National Park Service.
There will be multiple sites in Essex County open for “Drug Take Back Day.” See the list here.
Mussab Ali immigrated to Jersey City from Pakistan as a child. He later made a huge impact on his new hometown.
Cardinal Tobin to Preside Over Anniversary Mass Following Cultural Procession
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All five wards of Newark appear on a list of food deserts in New Jersey. But there are some new solutions for an old problem, advocates say.
The City of Newark will hold two events in April to celebrate Earth Day.
Plantivia Wellness will hold “HEMPfest,” a week-long celebration that focuses on “wellness, health and the benefits of CBD.”
Liturgies at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart part of Holy Week Leading to Easter
Liturgies for Church's Most Sacred Time of Year will Take Place at Newark's Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart
Chopper 2 flew over the trees Monday morning.
The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey awards this year’s Cynthia Platt Scholarship to Keys 2 Success.
“I want to be an image for women in science, because as I was growing up, I didn’t see anyone who looked like me,” one honoree said.
The event will take place at Peter Francisco Park near Penn Station, with a Satellite Collection Site at BCB Bank (269 Ferry Street).
Newark is full of inspiring female community leaders and groups who are making the city proud. Catch up with some recent stories here.
When Newark police officers showed up at D’Andrea Ferguson’s home carrying a new bicycle, it gave her a shock – in a good way.