1,000 boxes of food will be distributed to families who have been forced out of work by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“In the first few weeks when we reopened, we were bone dry – there was nothing,” the director of Mercy House said.
“We’re working harder than ever to connect city youth with great books that can educate, empower and inspire them to achieve greatness.”
Approximately 75,000 Americans across the country join AmeriCorps each year.
A Newark store sold a ticket worth $10,000 for the Mega Millions drawing on Aug. 28. See the lucky numbers here.
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Open to all Central Ward families, there will be free school supplies, backpacks, giveaways (tablets), and snacks.
United Community Corporation, Roosevelt Community 4U and Bessie Green Community will team up for a food distribution event in Newark.
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Essex County awarded more than $3 million in grants to 21 municipalities. Here's how Newark will use the money.
Residents in all five wards have received meals, including Newark Housing Authority residents, senior citizens and homeless people.
The Newark Public Library will host a virtual discussion about “Black LGBTQIA+ Lives” on Thursday.
“The support will allow us to continue doing the critical COVID relief work Newark’s South Ward residents desperately need more than ever.”
“This is a wonderful thing and it makes my heart beat again,” a community member said.
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The United Way and Source of Knowledge in Newark gave out 100 free books, each Black-themed or written by a Black author.
“At this time in our city and nation’s history, it is more important than ever for Newark’s population to be fairly and accurately counted.”
A pair of tickets, including one from Newark, matched all five numbers for the July 2 drawing of the Jersey Cash 5 lottery.
New Jersey Blood Services issues urgent call for healthy donors as blood supply drops to dangerously low levels
Electrical workers with IBEW Local 164 donated $50K in face masks, gowns, sanitizer and more to 17 hospitals in New Jersey.
Protests continue across the state as nationwide calls for police reform begin to take shape. Here's what's happening in your town.
Services are offered free of charge for families, individuals and youth, and are available in multiple languages.
A virtual event will discuss the importance of filling out the 2020 U.S. census with Spanish-speaking Latino/Latina communities in Newark.
Protesters marched down Market Street to the steps of the courthouse and demanded an end to police brutality after George Floyd's death.
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Years before there was a Prudential Center or high-rise residences dotting the city’s downtown, there was the Newark Downtown District.
Catholic churches opened Sunday for private prayer only. Phase two is weekday Mass; Sunday Mass — with masks — will be the last to resume.
Newark is offering COVID-19 testing for every homeless person in the city. It may be the first such effort in the nation, officials said.
WATCH: Tributes took place at Clara Maass, East Orange General, Saint Barnabas and several Newark hospitals.
Local organizations and businesses step up for the Ironbound during the pandemic.
The ambassadors of the Newark Downtown District have been disinfecting light poles, trashcans and park benches amid the COVID-19 crisis.
You can’t self-isolate when you have nowhere to go, Bridges Outreach says.
Mayor: “Many Newark nonprofits have gone far above the call of duty to keep residents alive and well during the COVID-19 crisis.”
Continuing services under difficult conditions to serve the community.
The funds will support local community members, organizations and small businesses impacted by COVID-19.
Cops/firefighters shared a moment of solidarity with staff at Newark Beth Israel, University Hospital, St. Michael’s and East Orange General
She overcame domestic violence, child abuse and homelessness. Now, Allison James is changing the lives of Newark’s young women.
As the COVID-19 pandemic feeds global anxiety, we need the power of conscience now more than ever to transform the world.