Addressing a messy problem aggravated by last month’s blizzard, Newark officials declared an emergency to expedite the purchase of 16 new garbage trucks, with still more on the way. The City Council ...

NEWARK & JERSEY CITY, NJ – Governor Mikie Sherrill’s revised plan for the Newark Bay Bridge earned rare, bipartisan praise this week from two of North Jersey’s most prominent mayors — Ras Baraka of Ne ...

The City of Newark posted a statement from Mayor Ras Baraka about a car crash allegedly involved with an ICE pursuit on X.

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka has issued a mandatory travel ban prohibiting all non-exempt vehicles from operating on roadways within Newark city limits from 9 p.m. Sunday until 7 a.m. Monday morning.

The City of Newark has mobilized its nonprofit food providers in a coordinated response to reduced and delayed SNAP benefits to 37,000 residents who rely on the federal nutrition program, including 29 ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka said ICE was conducting an investigation when a van they tried to pull over fled, prompting a pursuit ...

Plainfield Mayor Adrian Mapp has pulled in a big name to serve as his campaign manager in New Jersey’s 12th congressional district: Amiri “Middy” Baraka, ...

The recommendations aim to make individualized education programs more consistent, accessible, and effective.

Technology and Weequahic high schools will receive urgent maintenance funding as the district works to stabilize its ...