Newark Mayor: “We are recommending that when people come into those buildings, that they are in fact, vaccinated.”
My prayers and condolences go out to the Mtume family as the world mourns the loss of an incredible icon for our community and our cultu ...
For Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, there is an image that stands out amid the chaos of January 6: the Confederate flag.
Sometimes hunger hides in plain sight. Can $240 million in state funding help to wipe out food deserts in New Jersey?
The Power of A Black Cultural Holiday Under White Domination
Newark will require a permit for anyone who wants to feed homeless residents. This nonprofit says it’s a bad move.
2021 has been another year filled with heartbreak, triumph and progress in Essex County. Catch up with some of our top stories.
Visitation has been suspended at the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark and the Essex County Hospital Center in Cedar Grove.
A Newark-based nonprofit has serious questions about how the state’s new map will affect voters in the 6th, 8th and 12th districts.
Who will represent Newark in Congress for the next 10 years? Here’s how “redistricting” will affect the city.
A higher minimum wage. Mental health for students. More financial literacy. See some of the laws that will kick off the new year in NJ.
They're fighting for racial and gender justice, workplace equality, police reform and the environment. See the year's top stories here.
City Hall and other buildings will be closed until Jan. 3. Some city services will be suspended due to the Christmas holiday.
Mayor Ras Baraka: "Thankfully, my wife and son tested negative. By the grace of God I'm okay and have no symptoms at all."
The Garden State’s new map might help some Democrats win re-election. But one congressman may face a tougher battle to keep his seat.
Masks must be worn at all times while indoors at any public facility. The latest decree comes amid the rise of omicron, officials said.
“I’m beyond grateful to have received two doses of vaccine and, more recently, a booster,” the senator said.
Want to take a video of a police officer in New Jersey? It’s your legal right – with a few exceptions, authorities say.
Newark, NJ-December 16, 2021-Mayor Ras J. Baraka today announced that the City of Newark is supporting the Biden-Harris Lead Pipe and Pa ...
The Newark mayor expressed the city's support for the plan and highlighted the work his administration has done to replace lead pipes.
Gov. Phil Murphy: “Over the last year, we have learned that vaccines are the best tool we have in preventing hospitalizations and death.”
Recent news about the City requiring permits from well-meaning groups to continue feeding the homeless have left the impression that the ...
Groups who want to give food to homeless people will need a permit, or they could get a ticket. But there’s a reason why, Mayor Baraka says.
What would you do with $12,000 if you didn’t have to work a single hour for it? 400 people in Newark are about to find out.
Newark, NJ-December 10, 2021-Mayor Ras J. Baraka was awarded the New Jersey Citizen Action's Innovative Leader Award on Wednesday for wh ...
Supporters say the bills would make New Jersey a safer place to live. Critics say they will “do nothing to severely punish gun criminals.”
Newark, NJ-December 8, 2021- Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced today that Newark has distributed or committed its full $20.3 million allocat ...
“All of our warnings went unheeded,” a police union in Essex County said.
The purpose of the event is to bring together Black leaders, activists and community members to chart a common pathway forward.
The Essex County unemployment rate improved somewhat, according to the newest figures.
An “independent review” of the Essex County Correctional Facility is being done in the wake of a vicious beating and the death of an inmate.
An EPA official encouraged Gov. Phil Murphy to put the money to work fixing “disproportionate environmental burdens” throughout the state.
Anthony Diaz, a longtime community activist and co-founder of the Newark Water Coalition, is running against Mayor Ras Baraka.
Sen. Cory Booker wants more protection for meatpacking and farm workers. "Our nation’s food system has long been broken," he said.
The Essex County unemployment rate improved somewhat as fall approached.
See the latest announcement from the City of Newark.
Where does New Jersey rank against other states when it comes to spending on police and prisons? Here's what one study says.
Revenues are inching up, Port Authority of NY/NJ officials say. But spending remains “significantly below pre-pandemic projections.”