Amir Jones announced two key leadership appointments within the Essex County Sheriff’s Office.
"While we were going back and forth in court, handing over documents, they began putting detainees inside the building," Newark's mayor said
“It’s the same playbook that they used in my first term, and Republicans are not going to allow them to get away with it again,” Trump said.
Delaney Hall in Newark is now officially housing detainees for ICE. Here’s what to know about the controversial new facility.
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission recently announced the dollar amounts for its Municipal Rebate Incentive Program.
A group that expects to serve 1,200 victims of domestic violence and their children in Essex County this year is facing “imminent closure.”
The downgrade of Shedeur Sanders from the first round to the fifth round by the N.F.L. is a teachable moment in the U.S..
The county reached a six-figure settlement with a man who claims he was pepper sprayed and beaten by correctional officers, a report says.
Protesters are planning to demonstrate at one of the busiest cargo ports on the East Coast, organizers say.
Another round of demonstrations against the Trump administration are being planned across New Jersey.
“Come join us for a day filled with inspiring speakers and community building activities.”
See highlights and video footage from Ras Baraka’s 11th annual “State of the City” address here.
Several Democrat and Republican candidates will appear on the ballot in Newark. Here’s who made the cut for the 2025 primary.
Newark voters went to the polls to take part in the annual school board election on Tuesday. Here are the uncertified results.
A unique voting bloc is about to take power in New Jersey’s largest city: 16 and 17-year-olds.
Mayor Baraka has dramatically reduced homicides in the city since being elected as mayor of Newark.
The Democratic mayor of Newark has embraced the “progressive” wing of New Jersey politics. Will it be enough to catapult him to victory?
Phil Murphy’s latest round of clemency comes just a few months after President Trump pardoned dozens of Jan. 6 defendants from New Jersey.
Higher salaries will result in more experienced guards, advocates say.
Some staff layoffs are already taking place at Rutgers, a union spokesperson said. A rally is planned for Tuesday at Military Park.
Ras Baraka will present the 2025 State of the City address on April 17.
The New Jersey senator got a big thumbs-up from supporters like Kamala Harris. Others have called it a “filibuster of nothing.”
Activists are planning to hold a “March Against Injustice, Racism and Dictatorship” in Newark on April 4.
The New Jersey lawmaker broke the record for the longest speech in Senate history.
ICE has reached a $1 billion deal to reopen a federal immigration detention center in Newark. Not so fast, the city’s mayor says.
He was previously convicted of “acting as an agent of a foreign government,” and is potentially facing deportation, authorities say.
Rep. LaMonica McIver alleged that the program was cut as part of the Trump administration's “political attacks” on USAID.
It’s not time for cost-cutting – it’s time for “courage,” these activists say.
CAIR-NJ identified two "hotbeds of hate" in the state when it comes to "Islamophobia."
The nation isn’t at war – and immigrants aren’t “invading” it, Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey said.
“For decades, our community has been targeted as a dumping ground,” an activist said. “This is environmental racism – period.”
President Donald Trump says a "large-scale invasion" is taking place. These New Jersey immigrants and their supporters are pushing back.
This will be the first year that 16 and 17-year-olds will be allowed to vote in the Newark Board of Education election.
Activists say they’re also protesting the ongoing federal immigration crackdown and the nationwide rollback of DEI programs.
The Ironbound Community Corporation is encouraging residents to attend an upcoming virtual meeting of the PVSC.
A plan is underway to reopen a 1,000-bed immigrant detention center in New Jersey – the first under President Trump’s second term.
A social media post from President Trump about “illegal protests” has sparked a national discussion about First Amendment rights.
New Jersey Citizen Action is terminating a program that supports people who have faced housing discrimination.
John Mirrione, a former U.S. Congress candidate in NJ-10 and supporter of RFK Jr., is trying to nail down the Libertarian nod in 2025.
The 1,000-bed facility will be the first federal immigration detention center to open under President Donald Trump’s second term.