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Newark Academy knocks off Whippany Park - Girls basketball recap
14+ hour, 41+ min ago (151+ words) Juliette Rebori and Chloe Horowitz each added eight points for Newark Academy (15-10). Newark Academy led 19-7 at the end of the first quarter and took a 28-19 lead into halftime before scoring 16 points in the second half. Devon Weigel had 12 points in…...
Amid spending cuts and pending charges, McIver brings Newark home $1M for STEM
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (405+ words) U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver showed Newark constituents she can still deliver federal funding even amid a pending indictment and spending cuts by the Trump Administration. McIver, a Democrat who represents New Jersey's 10th Congressional District, visited the United Community Corporation's Newark offices…...
Harper leads Newark Tech past No. 14 St. Benedict’s - Boys basketball recap
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (202+ words) Newark Tech rode Va'Shaun Harper's double-double performance to defeat St. Benedict's, 14th in the NJ.com Top 20, 78-67 in Newark, snapping a three-game losing streak. Harper recorded his first career double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while also contributing 3 assists. The junior guard…...
Newark Board of Education race opens for April 21 election
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (418+ words) Editor's note: This story was shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and Chalkbeat. You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter (or X). The Newark school board race is officially underway. The annual Newark Board of…...
Newark, other districts could get $10.5 billion for buildings under proposed vote
1+ week, 2+ day ago (656+ words) Editor's note: This story was shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and Chalkbeat. You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter (or X). A proposed $10.5 billion state school construction bond could unlock new funding for Newark…...
10 most expensive homes sold in Newark area, Jan. 26-Feb. 1
1+ week, 5+ day ago (579+ words) A single-family home in Newark that sold for $930,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Newark area in the past week. In total, 14 residential real estate sales were recorded in the area over the past…...
Newark Councilman Carlos Gonzalez says he’s stepping down after 20 years
2+ week, 13+ hour ago (628+ words) It used to be that Newark developers could avoid building affordable housing units in their otherwise market-rate apartment towers by paying just $25,000 per unit into a city fund to help build them somewhere else. "A loophole," said City Councilman Carlos…...
Corrections officer from N.J. smuggled drugs into Delaware jail, cops say
2+ week, 1+ day ago (307+ words) A corrections officer from New Jersey has been charged in a drug smuggling operation into a jail in Delaware. Rashod Hull, 34, of Pemberton, was arrested by the Delaware State Police on Sunday. He has been charged with various felonies, including…...
Newark area residential properties sales: Sold from Jan. 26 to Feb. 1
2+ week, 1+ day ago (204+ words) The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in Newark area reported during the week of Jan. 26. There were 14 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 3,630-square-foot property on…...
Riot or rebellion? PBS special explores the 1967 Newark uprising
2+ week, 1+ day ago (981+ words) When Newark police arrested and beat a Black taxi driver during a routine traffic stop on July 12, 1967, the incident ignited long-simmering tensions in the city's Black neighborhoods, triggering protests and confrontations that escalated into six days of unrest and left…...