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10/08/2025

Marion P. Thomas Charter School in Newark is launching “Village 25,” a year-long fundraising campaign in honor of 25 years of teaching, service and impact in the greater Newark area.

Marion P. Thomas Charter School in Newark is launching “Village 25,” a year-long fundraising campaign in honor of 25 years of teaching and service.

10/07/2025

Phase two of The Ballantine – a seven-story, 525-unit residential building with a supermarket – to accompany the existing 280-apartment development on the iconic Ballantine Brewery site in Newark’s Ironbound has been put on hold pending more community input on the project’s scope.

The Newark Central Planning Board decided to adjourn the application for phase two of The Ballantine on Monday, Oct. 6.

10/07/2025

Business strategists and fashion professionals envisioned a thriving, globally integrated future for Africa’s fashion industry by 2035 during “Imagining Africa’s Fashion Future,” a workshop sponsored by Building African Fashion (BAF) and the African Fashion Council (AFC) and hosted by Berkeley College in New York City on Tuesday, September 23, 2025. The event was held against the backdrop of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The dialogue and ideation session included leading African fashion professionals, local fashion stakeholders, Berkeley College students and staff, and fashion enthusiasts.

"We are all building great brands, but we are not building an industry,” said Kibonen Nfi, Founder, Kibonen. “As African brands and designers, I want us to start looking at what we do as a business, not a brand. We must put ourselves out there together.”

About Berkeley College

Berkeley College, founded in 1931, is a career-focused institution accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that offers students Master’s, Bachelor’s, and Associate’s degree and Certificate programs in more than 20 career fields. The College also offers Continuing Education programs to enhance career credentials.

Berkeley College has campuses in New York City and in Newark, Woodbridge, and Woodland Park, NJ, with more than 4,000 students enrolled. In addition, Berkeley College Online® serves a global population. U.S. News & World Report has named Berkeley College among the Best Colleges for Online Bachelor’s Programs and among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans for 12 consecutive years. Berkeley College is also ranked among the Best Regional Colleges/Universities in the North in the 2026 edition of the U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges survey. The website address is https://BerkeleyCollege.edu.

The mission of Berkeley College is to empower each student to achieve lifelong success.

BUSINESS AND FASHION LEADERS ENVISION THRIVING,GLOBALLY INTEGRATED FUTURE FOR AFRICA’S FASHION INDUSTRY,DURING WORKSHOP HOSTED BY BERKELEY COLLEGEPhoto Caption: Left (L to R): Kahindo Mateene,...

10/06/2025

A quarter-million dollar grant awarded to United Way of Greater Newark grant will be used to support Asset Limited, Income-Constrained, Employed (ALICE) families' access to critical resources and financial support that they need to thrive, at a time where nearly one in three Newark children live in poverty.

Citi Foundation has given United Way of Greater Newark $250,000 to support households in Newark who fall below the ALICE threshold.

10/06/2025

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10/03/2025

The conference will feature a keynote speech by Reverend Eric Dobson, an experienced Pastor and Community Leader who serves as Executive Director of the United Black Agenda and contributes to the Fair Share Housing Center and New Jersey Coalition of Religious Leaders.

On November 8, 2025 LISC New Jersey will be holding the annual Growing Leaders, Building Communities (GLBC) Conference at the Robeson Campus Center on the Rutgers Newark campus. The GLBC Conference...

10/03/2025

Five candidates running for the vacant Newark Central Ward City Council seat faced off in a rowdy debate on Thursday night, which ended in one candidate suspending his campaign and walking off the stage.

Five candidates running for the vacant Newark Central Ward City Council seat faced off in a rowdy debate on Thursday night, hosted by NAACP Newark.

10/02/2025

Newark homeowners would pay an average $564 more in city property taxes this year under the 2025 municipal budget, once the already-delayed fiscal plan is finally OK’d.

The Newark City Council did not adopt the proposed $970,180,790.27 budget as anticipated on Wednesday.

10/02/2025

Carole Johnson, a former New Jersey Cabinet member responsible for Medicaid and Social Services improvement, will become the new president and CEO of University Hospital.

Carole Johnson will become the new president and CEO of University Hospital later this year.

10/01/2025

The Newark Housing Authority (NHA) is on the hook by federal agencies to conduct lead testing and abatement at the housing authority’s 11 pre-1978 properties, home to about 5,500 city residents, where lead-based paint is found.

EPA and HUD collaborate to protect Newark Housing Authority residents from lead paint.

09/26/2025

A proposed two-year extension on Newark Schools Superintendent Roger León’s contract failed to pass on Thursday night after more than two hours of public testimony. The Newark Board of Education only mustered four of the needed five votes to extend the contract. Read more on TAPinto Newark: https://www.tapinto.net/towns/newark/sections/education/articles/newark-superintendent-s-contract-extension-fails-amid-public-skepticism

09/26/2025

Newark Superintendent's Tenure Extension Fails Amid Public Skepticism

Newark Superintendents Tenure Extension Fails Amid Public Skepticism