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Bob Bynum, a Newark native and retired tennis pro, taught KIPP Newark Lab High School students the sport this year through a pilot program he hopes to expand to other schools.
The series, "IMAGINE MORE: Racial Justice Begins with Us," is aimed to lay out an action plan towards repairing the harmful impacts of systemic racism as well as educating the public on how remedying racial injustice benefits all New Jersey residents.
The KIPP New Jersey Public Schools Truth Academy “I am” project gave students an opportunity to illustrate not only how they view themselves, but how they want others to view them.
Newark City Council unanimously backed a resolution urging the city government to suspend the licenses for local Lukoil service stations in an effort to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian invasion.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka announced that effective today, Wednesday, March 2, the city lifted its mask mandate as well as its proof of vaccination requirement. Business owners will still have the option to require patrons and employees to wear face masks while in their establishment, according to city officials.
Equitable development was at the focus of this year’s annual Newark Regional Business Partnership Real Estate Market Forum, as developers and community leaders discussed their vision of growing the City of Newark.
Spirit of Children, the philanthropic arm of Spirit Halloween, recently presented Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children's Hospital of New Jersey with a $127,776 grant to support the hospital’s Child Life program.
The City of Newark’s ability to distribute federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program funds during a housing crisis spurred by the coronavirus pandemic was lauded as a “success story” compared to other large New Jersey cities, according to a recent study by the New Jersey State Policy Lab at Rutgers University.
Newark East Ward council candidate Michael Silva officially opened his campaign headquarters, looking to gain on-the-street support in what is expected to be one of the city's more highly contested May municipal elections.
An application proposing the demolition of existing structures on South Orange Avenue in order to make way for a new six-story, mixed-use building is scheduled to be heard by the Newark Zoning Board of Adjustment this week.
A swim program where children and young adults across the spectrum can learn water safety and swim instructions will launch in Newark next week, city officials announced.