Meanwhile, there’s good news about New Jersey’s ongoing judge shortage.
City officials held a groundbreaking at Sal Bontempo Park. Meanwhile, the county has completed a $12 million building renovation.
A longtime civil rights activist said the ruling is one of the worst U.S. Supreme Court decisions since the Dred Scott case of 1857.
Patrick Council and Asia Norton will compete for a city council seat in a runoff election on June 9.
Three town council seats were also up for election in Irvington. Here’s where the results stand.
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Did Ras Baraka get re-elected as mayor? Who will win the city council races? See the latest updates here.
The commission also unveiled a memorial bench to honor Mildred Crump's legacy of "service, leadership and tireless advocacy."
Newark residents will vote for mayor and city council on Tuesday, May 12.
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Tanisha Garner is running for mayor of Newark in the 2026 municipal election.
Newark’s nonpartisan municipal election takes place May 12. A mayor seat and several city council positions are up for grabs.
“Environmental justice and economic justice are the same fight – it comes down to who pays and who profits.”
New Jersey’s largest city will become a hotbed for worker activism on Friday in solidarity with May Day.
Budget battles. Nuclear power. Property taxes. Immigration. Here’s what Mikie Sherrill has been up to since taking over as governor.
Ras Baraka will face a challenge from seven candidates in the 2026 nonpartisan municipal election.
Organizers are also calling for people to avoid shopping or going to work on Friday.
NJRC: The new program will focus on helping inmates to prepare for life after prison – before they leave the premises.
A teacher asked his students to find unbiased details about the city’s board of education candidates. What they found surprised them all.
Irvington residents went to the polls to vote in the 2026 school election.
Dozens of 16, 17 and 18-year-old voters at a high school in Newark turned in their ballots together – a “proud moment” for the city.
There is only one incumbent candidate running for the Newark Board of Education this year.
The battle to free a scholar imprisoned as a “political prisoner” continues – with support from several Congress members in New Jersey.
Mayor Ras Baraka spoke about public safety, education, water infrastructure, economic development and housing, among other issues.
Demands included an end to the Iran war and the abolition of ICE. Other slogans included “Tax The Rich” and “Health Care For All.”
Mayor Tony Vauss is facing a challenge from Paul Inman. Three at-large seats on the town council are also up for election.
More than three dozen candidates are running in Newark’s upcoming municipal election.
President Trump has fired back at protesters, denying that he is a “king” and saying that he “works his ass off to make our country great.”
State legislators from Essex County have been busy in the halls of Trenton. Catch up with some of the latest laws they've been proposing.
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Asia Norton is running for Newark City Council in the South Ward. Learn more about her campaign platform and qualifications here.
A fragmented rebellion meets entrenched power brokers. Newark’s 2026 election is now a block-by-block proxy war for the city.
The New Jersey senator wants to pay for the cuts by raising taxes on big corporations and the “ultra-wealthy.”
It didn’t fix everything – but it made a big impact on Newark, advocates say.
New Jersey is trying to beef up its solar power – and it may help to lower your electricity bill, Gov. Mikie Sherrill says.
New Jersey is one of many states that have been deluged with “disinformation” over the past few years, advocates say.
Veterans who have entered the criminal justice system face challenges such as employment barriers and housing.
Here’s who earned funding in Newark this year.
Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo Jr. spoke about affordability, health care, education and infrastructure.
“We’re not slave catchers,” the city’s mayor said.