The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission awarded rebates to towns in its service area as part of its Municipal Rebate Incentive Program.
Patience Okhuofu wants New Jersey residents to remember one thing when it comes to immigrants seeking refuge: “They are good people.”
Newark, NJ-March 8, 2022- At today's Newark Municipal Council meeting, Mayor Ras J. Baraka introduced amendments to the City's Inclusion ...
Officials said the amendments will strengthen the original IZO, which requires developers to set aside units for affordable housing.
NJ Senator: Some landlords are “hiding behind LLCs to avoid taking responsibility for the conditions of the buildings they manage.”
Essex County Clerk: “The message is simple: you don’t need to worry about postage to vote or to register to vote.”
Newark businesses will be allowed to continue their own masking mandates, if they want.
These NJ community groups say they want to shut down all detention centers, end deportations and create “a path to citizenship for all.”
Essex County is also in “Low” status with the CDC. See recent case/death totals for each town and city.
Four brothers allegedly assaulted a cop in June. One is still in jail, where he will likely stay until his trial is done, prosecutors say.
Wealth gaps. Voting. Prisons. Here are some ways New Jersey can “Make Black Lives Really Matter,” these activists say.
More than 180,000 lead service lines have been identified in New Jersey. All of them will have to be replaced by 2031.
How should funds raised from marijuana fees/fines be used to promote social equity? Here’s how to weigh in.
Lucious “Lucky” Jones, a Newark native, is among the rush of people trying to escape Ukraine, a report says.
“We must always reject war as a political solution and pursue honest and respectful dialogue among nations as the only way forward.”
Electric bills will drop for many New Jersey residents and businesses. Here’s how much you’ll save.
“This site will be an example of what we have the authority and power to do when we work together to make it happen.”
Newark is rolling back its COVID vaccine mandate. But the mask mandate will stay in place a while longer, officials said.
“This will protect all janitors, security, porters, concierges and handypersons from unfairly losing their jobs,” a union leader said.
Harris. Murphy. Menendez. Booker. Payne. Sires. Pallone. Ruiz. DiVincenzo. Baraka. These are some of the top NJ Democrats praising Newark.
Sooner or later, all of the Garden State will have to follow in Newark’s footsteps. Here are three crucial lessons that officials learned.
Nearly four years ago, Newark made national headlines when it confronted a lead water crisis. Things have changed – big time.
Undocumented immigrants and people re-entering from the criminal justice system are among those who qualify for $2,000 in COVID relief.
Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Public Safety Director Brian A. O'Hara both expressed earnest gratitude for President Biden's partnership ...
President Joe Biden has vowed to break the “Iron Pipeline” that flows through New Jersey, among other states.
What do you do when an agency charged with safeguarding people from air pollution isn’t doing its job? Sue it, these activists decided.
Newark is extending some of the state’s toughest vaccine and mask mandates.
A march for “voting rights, equality and democracy” is being planned in Newark on the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination.
Newark homeowners have some of the lowest average property taxes in New Jersey, new state figures show.
Gov. Phil Murphy said the state will replenish a fund that gives financial aid to people “excluded” from unemployment and stimulus checks.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission wants to build a new power plant in Newark. But officials in four nearby towns say it’s a bad idea.
Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has truly lost his mind.
Advocates have been warning about New Jersey’s massive racial wealth gap for years. A new study has further confirmed their fears.
Assemblywoman Shanique Speight will lead the committee responsible for issues such as counterterrorism, border security and risk assessment.
“This is not Trump,” an activist said. “This is not angry, white male Republicans. This is Gov. Murphy and a Legislature full of Democrats.”
The new laws deal with taxes, social justice, health care, education and crime. Here's what a business advocacy group thinks of them.
A fund meant to help “excluded” New Jersey residents is out $34 million. It’s “beyond comprehension,” the Legislative Latino Caucus said.
The Essex County unemployment rate improved recently, according to the newest figures.
A Newark group will hold a march on Saturday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Here’s why they’re hitting the streets.
A controversial plan to build a new power plant in the Ironbound section of Newark has been put on ice for now, advocates say.