South Ward

NEWARK, NJ — Every summer, residents of Newark's historic Weequahic neighborhood in the city's South Ward gather to pass an aluminum baton between each other, a movement familiar to both track and field aficionados and Olympic viewers.

Why they gather is no game. Instead, the community gets together to acknowledge achievement, hand off wisdom, and encourage the next generation to ...

NEWARK, NJ — Pat Council is the winner in the South Ward runoff election, toppling challenger Terrance Bankston with more than 71% of the vote with all 42 districts reporting, according to unofficial results.

Council, who was backed by the powerful Team Baraka slate, was heavily favored to win the runoff contest after he emerged as the top vote-getter in the ...

NEWARK, NJ — It's Election Day again for some voters in Newark.

Voters in Newark's East, South and West wards will head to the polls today to elect the next councilperson who will represent their ward after the three races couldn't be decided by the majority vote needed to win outright in the city’s nonpartisan May municipal ...

NEWARK, NJ — The runoff election for the open South Ward council seat will pit candidates Patrick Council and Terrance Bankston against each other next week after they emerged as the top vote-getters in the city’s May nonpartisan municipal elections.

The South Ward runoff, which will be held June 14, comes because no candidate received the necessary majority of the vote. In Newark, ...