Mayor Ras J. Baraka mobilized local nonprofits to help 37,000 residents — 29,000 of them children — who rely on the federal food program.

Uncertainty out of Washington, D.C., is having an impact on food bank warehouses nationwide. “We try to avoid the noise as ...

The bill would ban for-profit charter schools, require them to post a range of documents online, and impose residency ...

What’s trending and what’s on the horizon for business in 2026 was recently explored at the Newark Regional Business ...

In a statement, the after-school academy's board president called the cancelled classes and firing of every instructor "a temporary pause" for restructuring.

The Democrat mayor of Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday continued his crusade to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities inside a previously vacant prison that is being converted into ...

NEWARK, N.J. (WPVI) -- The longest-serving mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Sharpe James, has died at age 89. James served a record five terms, 20 years, as mayor before he was convicted of corruption and ...

Newark's City Cemetery is the final resting place for 18,000 people – including the poor, unknown or unclaimed – but it looks like an abandoned lot. A family member says the cemetery's been forgotten, ...