NEWARK, NJ - City officials say Narcan was administered to the driver of a school bus that allegedly crashed into a tree today at 14th Avenue and Jones Street.  

Lisa Byrd, 57, was driving 12 children from 14th Avenue School when it crashed around 1:10 p.m., authorities said. Byrd, of Newark, is a driver from F & A Transport in East Orange, according to ...

NEWARK, NJ - A fatal shooting in Newark took the life of an 18-year-old youth from Roselle on Tuesday evening.

Authorities said DeSean L. Brickhouse, 18, of Roselle was fatally shot in the area of 41 Evergreen Ave. in Newark shortly after 11 p.m. on Tuesday night. He was taken to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:55 p.m.

Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N.

NEWARK, NJ - Marilyn Rodriguez and her little sister would see Newark’s mounted police trot by their home near Broadway and Oriental Street on a regular basis when they were kids.

Rodriguez developed a love for animals that she carried on into adulthood after seeing Newark’s horses on patrol. So much so that it was her 43rd birthday wish to have a horse of her own ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ - When Dr. Marcheta P. Evans takes office as the new president of Bloomfield College June 1, she will be both the first woman and African American to lead the college in its 150-year history.

“I am so humbled and honored to be selected as the 17th President of Bloomfield College. This is truly the fulfillment of a dream that was inspired by my grandparents as ...

NEWARK, NJ - A new dorm facility and parking garage for Rutgers University-Newark reached the completion of its structural construction earlier this month, marking a major milestone in the project’s development.

The developer, construction management group and engineers for the project celebrated the completion of the last floor being built for the facility on Feb. 5 during a topping out ...

NEWARK, NJ - Those who once protested 50 years ago at Rutgers University-Newark's Conklin Hall for a more diverse campus will return to the school to share their stories.

A group of African-American students occupied the building on Feb. 24, 1969, to protest the lack of students and faculty of color and diverse academic programs. While the protest was contentious at the time, the ...

NEWARK, NJ - Tonight’s city council meeting has been rescheduled as snowy conditions move through the area.

The meeting is rescheduled for Friday, Feb. 22,  at 12:30 p.m., the deputy city clerk said. City council was slated to vote on key issues, including several ordinances on first reading related to short term residential rentals.

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NEWARK, NJ - The director of the city’s Department of Economic and Housing Development (EHD) is retiring after about six months on the job, and the city’s chief operations officer will replace him on an interim basis. 

John Palmieri, a deputy mayor for Newark, was appointed by the mayor to be director in August. Natasha Rogers will serve as the interim director of ...

NEWARK, NJ - About two months after the city stopped being entirely under fiscal supervision from the state, the city council advanced a measure today that would increase the mayor’s salary for the first time in about 12 years.

MORE: Newark Receives Credit Rating Upgrade, Still Faces Financial Challenges

The city was placed under fiscal supervision by the Local Finance Board in ...

NEWARK, NJ - Nine Newark Public Schools students signed on to college teams with full rides, amassing $1.3 million total in scholarships. 

Eight football players from Malcolm X Shabazz, Barringer and West Side high schools made the commitment on National Signing Day last week. One student from Barringer High School signed on to run track and field.

Superintendent Roger León said ...

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Make it two straight for Bloomfield Girls Varsity Basketball, as they defeated Newark Collegiate Academy 48-41 on Thursday at Bloomfield High School, and got the better of Newark Academy 60-53 on Tuesday in Livingston.
 
Both wins for the Bengals were important SEC Liberty Division contests, and the victories mark 3 wins in their past 4 games, and 5 out of their last ...

NEWARK, NJ - Mayor Ras Baraka today said that Newark is “well poised” to have Amazon’s second headquarters following the retail giant’s announcement to pull out of New York.

Amazon in November selected Long Island City, Queens and Arlington, Va. over Newark for its second headquarters, with a promise to create thousands of high paying jobs. But the company faced ...

TAPinto Newark has won two first-place awards for its reporting in 2018 from the New Jersey Press Association and the  Center for Cooperative Media.

TAPinto Newark's Rebecca Panico won first place in the New Jersey Press Association's Business and Financial Writing Portfolio category.

The Center for Cooperative Media's Excellence in Local News awarded TAPinto Newark ...

NEWARK, NJ - The retail giant Amazon picked other locations over Newark for its second headquarters, but now the Washington Post is reporting the company may be reconsidering its New York City decision.

Newark and 19 other locations were finalists for Amazon’s second headquarters, which prompted officials in each location to offer sweet tax incentive packages to lure the company.

NEWARK, NJ - The deadline to file a petition to run for the Newark Board of Education is Feb. 25.

Ten signatures from qualified voters in the district are needed for a candidate's name to appear on the ballot for the April 16 election. One of the signatures must also be that of the candidate. 

The seats of Kim Gaddy, Leah Owens and Tave Padilla are up for election this year. Those ...

NEWARK, NJ - Former Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced his bid for president Friday morning, entering a crowded field of Democrats looking to get the party's nomination.

With the 2020 election 637 days away, the junior U.S. senator is wasting no time. The 49-year-old made his announcement on Twitter with a video touting his past in Newark.

"I am the only senator who goes home to a ...

NEWARK, NJ - The former mayor of Newark who tossed his hat in the 2020 presidential election today said there should be fewer corporate tax breaks and more investment in infrastructure to address elevated lead levels in Newark and around the county. 

Booker, who was mayor of Newark from 2006 to 2013, earlier this morning announced he would seek the presidency in 2020. He held a press ...

NEWARK, NJ - When Laura Bonas-Palmer and her husband bought 509-511 South Orange Ave. in 2016, she knew immediately knew what the ground floor would be used for: an art gallery.

Friday night was the opening reception for that gallery’s first art exhibit. And residents, passerby and those in the art community took notice. After all, many couldn’t even recall the last time they had ...

NEWARK, NJ - It didn’t take much time for Ahmed Joaquin to profess his love for his future wife when they met while working at Revolution Foods in Edison.

"I confessed my love to her two weeks after I met her," he said, standing in the Newark Municipal Courthouse today with the woman he just exchanged vows with. "You see, I'm a man that knew what I wanted. You know ...

NEWARK, NJ -- A group that promotes creativity and self-representation was selected by Express Newark to receive up to $30,000 as the next Third Space Resident.

Artistic Passion and Purpose, under the leadership of hairstylist Michael De’Von, will use workshops, tutorials, panel discussions and exhibitions to help people construct their identities through music, fashion, cosmetology, ...

NEWARK, NJ  - When Keturah Muhammad tried to prepare her own taxes to save about $200, she realized she had to pay the state of New York about $400.

Her mom recommended she go to a free tax preparer in Newark under the federal Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program offers free tax filing to people who generally make $56,000 or less and is sponsored by the Internal ...

NEWARK, NJ - The city and one of the world's leading candy manufacturers are partnering to bring a nonprofit that will work to beautify Newark.

Mars Wrigley Confectionery, which is slated to move into the new Ironside Newark building, will be the sponsor that brings Keep America Beautiful to Newark. The nonprofit organization will create a city hub in 2020 that works to reduce ...

ELIZABETH, NJ - Mayor J. Christian Bollwage announced on Wednesday that free meals are being offered at IKEA in Elizabeth to Federal workers who are working without pay in the midst of the longest government shutdown in history with no end in sight. 

“As the longest government shutdown in history hits the 33-day mark, IKEA Elizabeth is making efforts to relieve some of the stress on ...

NEWARK, NJ - University Hospital will launch a new program that uses chaplains to help create better communication between health care professionals and high utilizers of the emergency room.

The goal of the Community Health program is to lessen dependency on emergency services and improve access to primary care. Two recently hired University Hospital chaplains will work as health and spiritual ...

Daniel and Danielle Jenkins suffer from Von Willebrand Disease (VWD), a genetic bleeding disorder that prevents blood from clotting.

But despite the disease, the 17-year old twins from Carteret have had otherwise completely normal childhood thanks to the Blood Research Institute at Saint Michael’s Medical Center in Newark, where they have been patients since they were babies.

As ...

Vending machines aren't typically known for dispensing healthy food. 

Doritos, Kit-Kats and bottles of sugary soft drinks? Yes.

But royal quinoa sesame noodles, marinated kale salad and a juice made with lemon, ginger, raw honey, echinacea extract, infusion of edlerberry and elderflower? Not likely. 

At Saint Michael's Medical Center, however, a new vending ...

NEWARK, NJ -- The Vatican announced on Saturday that Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, formerly the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, has been defrocked. It is believed to be the first time an American archbishop has been removed from the ministry following accusations of sexual abuse. 

According to the Catholic Standard, The Vatican announced that the 88-year-old ...

NEWARK, NJ - A Newark arson investigator who was acquitted of impersonating a law enforcement officer in two separate incidents plans to move forward with a nearly four-year-old whistleblower lawsuit, his civil attorney says. 

A jury this month acquitted Anthony Graves of the two fourth-degree charges. In 2016, prosecutors alleged Graves used his emergency lights on ...

MORRISTOWN, NJ - Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling various prepared food items in eight states after Satur Farms recalled baby spinach due to a potential contamination of Salmonella.

According to the FDA, Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy ...