The FDA Modernization Act would help put an end to the “cruel practice of unnecessary animal testing,” Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey says.
Essex County had the most homeless people in New Jersey during an annual "point in time" count – yet again.
Several groups with ties to Newark are demanding changes to a proposed state law. Their beef? Subsidies for trash incinerators.
Want to know why nearly 3 of 4 New Jersey nurses are thinking about quitting their jobs? It’s pretty simple, this health care union says.
Newark’s former director of public safety may take over as police chief in Minnesota’s largest city, two years after George Floyd’s murder.
A councilman called the spending plan “balanced and sufficient.” But there may be changes coming next year, officials added.
Some critics said people would use their “free money” foolishly. A Newark mom said she used it to buy clothes for her kids and pay debts.
The Newark Planning Board approved the Newark360 Master Plan, a zoning blueprint that guides development in the city for the next decade.
A relief fund created by La Casa de Don Pedro is supported by Sen. Teresa Ruiz and three Newark city council members.
Advocates say the growing bloc of voters is multi-racial, multi-generational and “geographically diverse” – and the majority are women.
Crystal Rosa: "Newark is a city on the rise."
Nearly 100 members of the Newark Fire Department were reassigned after a captain allegedly overdosed on drugs at a firehouse, a report says.
Mayor Ras Baraka blasted the rate increases, which the city has “neither control nor say” over.
The governor said he is open to a revised version of the legislation – and advocates are promising it’s on the way.
Prosecutors: A NJ man died while in Newark police custody. Despite suspicions of a DWI, no alcohol or illegal drugs were found in his body.
Property taxes in Newark are made up of three parts: municipal, school and county. Voters approved the school budget earlier this year.
The New Jersey Black Heritage Trail will highlight landmarks, heritage sites, museums and other modern-day attractions.
A Newark resident is accusing Ironworkers Local 11, which has halls in Bloomfield and Perth Amboy. The union has denied her allegations.
Advocates have maintained that Carl Dorsey, 39, was unarmed during the shooting, which took place on New Year’s Day last year.
The MTV Music Video Awards saw a protest for clean water the last time it was in Newark. Here’s why activists hit the streets – again.
Cory Booker of New Jersey and several other senators say biogas isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Award-winning actor Joaquin Phoenix agrees.
Truck traffic is just one of several potential sources of air pollution that Newark residents have been sounding off about in recent years.
A “contaminated” industrial property near the county prison was used as an illegal dump site for hazardous waste, authorities allege.
The funds will benefit low-income people in need of health care and local youth aging out of foster care.
"For 36 years, Ron Rice has represented Newark’s residents in the Senate proudly, with honor and a true commitment to a better future."
The massive show of solidarity was held for “the silent majority of the people who need to know that we are not alone,” Mayor Baraka said.
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled on a case involving the state’s “compassionate release” law.
“His grit to keep getting into ‘good trouble’ made him an institution in New Jersey politics,” a peer said of Sen. Ronald Rice (D-28).
There may be more than meets the eye when it comes to the Newark High School of Architecture and Interior Design, a report says.
“Nat Turner’s Uprising generated more fear in the American order like almost no other moment in this country’s history.”
“If approved by the Murphy administration, these would be massive polluters,” environmental advocates allege.
The advisory is lifted and it is no longer necessary to boil water before using it, Newark officials said.
The accreditation comes as some advocates and employees continue to criticize conditions at the county-run prison.
For Robin Peacock, one of the worst parts about struggling with hunger was the shame that came with it.
The leaks have been stopped, but a boil water advisory remains in effect, Newark officials said.
New Jersey lawmakers unveiled new legislation Tuesday aimed at combatting congestion pricing in New York City.
Community activists in Newark plan to hold another rally to express their “outrage with an uptick in senseless violence.”
Mass shootings continue to take place across the nation. But gun violence is nothing new to Essex County, a local official says.
AARP New Jersey gave a thumbs-up to Bob Menendez and Cory Booker for supporting the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
ICE is reportedly facing a massive shortfall, and a group of GOP lawmakers are “gravely concerned.” Advocates say: it’s about time.