NEWARK, NJ — This September, back-to-school traditions in Newark are yet another casualty of COVID-19 as the school district begins the 2020-2021 school year remotely. 

As students and teachers greet another chapter of learning from behind computer screens, and schools scramble to bridge the digital divide, pens and paper have had little glory amid the hubbub. A partnership ...

NEWARK, NJ - One woman recently proved you are never too old to achieve your goals after earning her high school diploma at the age of 72.
 
Rosie Thompson, is a mother of four, with four grandchildren and a great-grandchild, works for the Bloomfield Public School district as a crossing guard. She attends Allen AME Church in Newark, where Judge Cynthia Jackson is the ...

NEWARK, NJ — The start of the 2020-21 school year has been anything but easy and now a grant-matching program is hoping to make it a little easier for teachers in Newark. 

The New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund, which was formed to help alleviate economic fallout stemming from COVID-19, is giving up to $250,0000 in matching funds to teacher projects in New Jersey's ...

NEWARK, NJ — As cities nationwide gear up for what might arguably be one of the most important presidential elections in United States history, Newark and its corporate partners are joining forces to ensure voting access. 

Mayor Ras Baraka said at a virtual press conference Monday that thanks to a partnership between Essex County, the New Jersey Devils, Prudential Center and the ...

TRENTON, NJ -- NJ Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli today, during the governor's COVID-19 press briefing, warned of a possible “twin-demic” this year during flu season and urged New Jerseyans to get their flu shots.  

“As we enter the fall season, we are also moving into the flu season. This year we are preparing for the possibility of a twin-demic,” ...

Gov. Phil Murphy wants to borrow $4 billion. Lawmakers point to revenue forecasts saying more money may be coming than he expects.

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Just how much New Jersey will borrow to prop up the ...

ELIZABETH - Local leaders and activists joined with Assemblyman Jamel Holley (D-20th Dist.) on the steps of the Union County Courthouse today to voice support for his proposed legislation, calling for the establishment of a state Division on Violence Prevention and Intervention, within the state Department of Law and Public Safety.

Holley, who has developed a statewide reputation for ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ -- Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss, has announced the addition of Jeffrey Vanterpool of Scotch Plains to its Board of Trustees.

An employee health & benefits professional for over 25 years, Vanterpool is the managing director of service and operations of Marsh & McLennan's Employee Health & Benefits division. Throughout his career, he has ...

NEWARK, NJ — When Mayor Ras Baraka released a statement Sunday night addressing citizen concern over Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and University Hospital’s recruitment for the COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial, he did so acknowledging medicine's long and shameful history of exploiting Black people. 

“Citizens have the right to be skeptical and cautious about ...

NEWARK, NJ — Audible, the world’s largest provider of audiobooks, is launching a new initiative focused on advancing equality, racial justice and economic empowerment, and has hired Aisha Glover, President and CEO of Newark Alliance as vice president of Urban Innovation, according to the company. 

Glover will step down from her CEO position at the Newark Alliance ...

NEW JERSEY — Less than two months from Election Day, Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday said a new website will allow New Jersey residents to register to vote and track their mail-in ballot all while on the go or from the comfort of their home.

“This online form is safe and secure, and can be accessed anywhere – whether from a library computer or your smartphone,” Gov. Phil ...

ROBBINSVILLE, NJ – NJSIAA (New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association), the governing body for high school sports in New Jersey, has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with the NFL. The organization will host a two-day, virtual diversity, bias, and cultural competence workshop for football game officials. The two-day session’s goal is to increase awareness ...

NEWARK, NJ - Walter F. Timpone, who retired last month as an Associate Justice with the New Jersey Supreme Court, has been named Senior Counsel with the Newark law firm of Calcagni & Kanefsky.  

Justice Timpone, a veteran trial lawyer who also served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Newark for more than a decade and in private practice for 20 years, brings to the firm not only his ...

ORANGE, NJ — A Union County man has been indicted on charges of making corrupt payments to a public official in Orange, wire fraud and using a facility in interstate commerce to facilitate bribery, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Aug. 19.

Jeanmarie Zahore, 56, of Rahway, is charged in an indictment unsealed Aug. 19 with one count of making corrupt payments to an agent of a local ...

NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Supreme Court may have issued its decision against Newark’s civilian police review board with subpoena power, but city officials and advocates aren’t backing down. 

They are more motivated now than ever to continue the fight for a Civilian Complaint Review Board, so much so they want to bring the whole state with them. Mayor Ras ...