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10/29/2025

About a dozen North Ward residents stood behind a beloved Newark restaurateur's plans to turn a fire-damaged building in the Forest Hill neighborhood into a three-unit apartment building with a ground floor bakery.

The Newark Zoning Board approved a Newark restauranteurs plan to turn a fire-damaged building into a residential building with a bakery on the first floor.

10/29/2025

A list of food banks in Newark, and in Essex County municipalities, is available at https://essexcountynj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Essex-County-Food-Pantries-pdf.pdf.

Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will not be available on Nov. 1 because of the federal government shutdown.

10/29/2025

Saint Michael’s Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Primary Stroke Certification.

Saint Michael’s Medical Center has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Primary Stroke Certification.Saint Michael’s...

10/28/2025

Expenditure cuts and additional revenue streams have ultimately softened the blow on Newark taxpayers, as the long-awaited finalized city budget calls for an approximate $30 reduction in the average property tax increase compared to the introduced spending plan.

An amended 2025 municipal budget was finally adopted by the Newark City Council in a 7-1 vote at a Tuesday, Oct. 21 special meeting.

10/27/2025

Newark’s tech startup scene just wrapped its biggest event of the year – Newark Demo Day, part of Newark Tech Week – that celebrated entrepreneurs using innovation to improve lives.

Newark Demo Day brought together founders, investors and innovators at the Newark Museum of Art on Oct. 14 to promote technology that puts people first.

10/27/2025

NJBIZ recognized Kevin L. Luing, Chairman of the Board, Berkeley College, among the recipients of the inaugural NJBIZ Executive Excellence Awards during a ceremony on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in Somerset, NJ. The program acknowledged more than 50 senior-level executives who have demonstrated “remarkable leadership skills, integrity, values, vision, commitment to excellence, company performance, and community service.” (Sponsored Post)

NJBIZ RECOGNIZES BERKELEY COLLEGE CHAIRMANAMONG INAUGURAL EXECUTIVE EXCELLENCE HONOREES Kevin L. Luing Honored for Decades-Long Commitment toHigher Education and Business Excellence Photo Caption:...

10/24/2025

A new interim director has taken over the helm of the Newark Public Library, after the last director was suddenly fired without explanation this summer.

The Newark Public Library Board of Trustees appointed Sarah Wiggins as interim director of the seven-branch library system.

10/24/2025

The Vulcan Pioneers of New Jersey — an organization of Black firefighters committed to service, education and empowerment — are raising funds to erect the Wayne Bear Brooks Community in Newark.

The Vulcan of Pioneers of New Jersey are raising funds to erect the Wayne Bear Brooks Community in Newark.

10/23/2025

University Hospital and Rutgers Health held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday morning, celebrating the first step in a multi-phase redevelopment plan.

10/23/2025

The Passaic County Sheriff’s Office offered students an inside look at various law enforcement departments and special units when it visited Berkeley College in Woodland Park, NJ, on October 7, 2025. The K-9 Unit and Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Unit attended, along with several detectives who specialize in drone surveillance.

PASSAIC COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PROVIDESBERKELEY COLLEGE STUDENTSWITH FIRSTHAND LOOK INSIDE LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREERSPhoto Caption: (Left) K-9 Unit Jonah demonstrates his obedience skills. (Right)...

10/23/2025

Top Issues for NJ Voters: Affordability, Property Taxes, Utilities, Immigration, Health Care

10/22/2025

The historic Stanley Theater, which used to house the church Newark Gospel Tabernacle, will be turned into a mixed-use residential building, but will keep its signature Spanish colonial revival-style façade.

The Newark Central Planning Board approved an application to demolish the Stanley Theater, turning it into a five-story mixed-use building with 14 apartments.