Despite supply shortages, Essex County is putting 1,400 shots per day into people’s arms. Sen. Cory Booker says America should take note.
LaMonica McIver said she’s “honored” to represent Newark in the group, whose members include local leaders around the country.
Our people have suffered for centuries under anti-Black Americanism.
A new chapter has arrived for New Jersey's largest city and its battle against lead water contamination.
Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose will retire on March 31, officials said.
The decision comes less than a month after a fatal shooting involving a plainclothes Newark police officer.
The medical director at the Essex County Correctional Facility rolled up his sleeve for a follow-up shot in Newark.
There are several places to get a COVID-19 vaccine if you live in Newark. Find out where – and see if you qualify.
Newark is trying to bring a bitter legal battle over its Civilian Complaint Review Board to the highest court in the nation.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling “opened the floodgates for unlimited, unchecked corporate spending in elections,” Sen. Robert Menendez said.
Across Essex County, women donned “Chucks and pearls” and cheered for the nation’s first female, Black and South Asian vice president.
Bob Menendez will be a key player in the Biden-Harris administration’s proposed immigration reforms. Here’s what they might include.
“Whoever controls the media, the images, controls the culture.” -Allen Ginsberg
Twenty-eight businesses and parties in New Jersey ran into trouble after they were accused of violating coronavirus restrictions.
People's Organization For Progress: "We are marching against racism and fascism and to uphold the ideals for which Dr. King stood."
NJ should expect a "predictive surge" in COVID cases and hospitalizations that could prompt state officials to impose new restrictions.
The rally is being held to demand the release of ICE detainees amid the coronavirus pandemic. It takes place in Newark on Thursday.
“The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression.” —W.E.B. Du Bois
The House of Representatives voted on a resolution asking Mike Pence to begin the process to remove President Trump from office.
Here’s where to get a COVID-19 vaccination if you live in Newark – and who qualifies.
Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey said the people who stormed the Capitol building are "domestic terrorists."
NJ lawmakers' efforts to start the process of legalizing marijuana have collapsed. Here's what is next.
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.” —Ida B. Wells
Newark will continue its mandatory, nightly curfew for nonessential businesses and some neighborhoods. See the details here.
Cory Booker and Bob Menendez of New Jersey have condemned the president for "pouring fuel on the fire" when riots broke out at the Capitol.
Mayor Ras Baraka: "The Electoral College is our biggest obstacle to a true democracy. There has never been anything right with it."
A wave of prison hunger strikes in New Jersey has spread to the Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark.
Enough with 2020, Newark. Here are three things to ponder as the city greets a new year.
Take a look back on a year nobody in Newark will forget. See our top news stories of 2020.
A major corporate reorganization at the state’s largest health insurer is marching forward in New Jersey.
Racial/gender equality. Police reform. Environmental justice. Immigration. Here are the stories that got people out in the streets in 2020.
Elections. Local governments. Crime and safety. 2020 was an unforgettable year in Essex County. Catch up with these non-viral news stories.
“The coronavirus crisis is forcing many parents, mostly moms, to cut their hours or quit their jobs,” an expert in New Jersey said.
Madelyn Hoffman got the second-highest vote total in NJ Green Party history. Only Ralph Nader’s 2000 presidential run saw more.
"Contrary to some false social media claims, you will not be forced to take the vaccine, nor have to pay for it, nor be paid to take it."
Watch history being made as the first coronavirus vaccines are administered in NJ. Who will get it next?
The county will set up vaccination sites in Newark, Livingston, West Caldwell and West Orange. Other towns must go one of these locations.
Sen. Menendez’s mother succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease. Rep. Payne’s father died of colorectal cancer. These bills can help other families.
A wave of murals in Newark are shedding light on racism, xenophobia, Black Lives Matter and the “invisibility of Black girls.” (PHOTOS)
The U.S. has continued to spend billions on its military amid the pandemic. It's time to "bring all troops home immediately," activists say.