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Newarkschools reach performance-based contract with custodians...

Newark Public Schools and SEIU 617 – which represents custodial workers, nurses' aides, clerks, program analysts, security personnel, and other employees ... >> view original

Newarkofficials honor police following standoff with carjacking...

NEWARK — With a county investigation into Tuesday's deadly carjacking pursuit underway, officials gathered at City Hall on Friday to honor the officers involved ... >> view original

Ex-Newarkmayoral candidate Jeffries to head education lobbying...

NEWARK — Former Newark mayoral candidate Shavar Jeffries has landed a new gig heading a lobbying group supporting charter schools and other education ... >> view original

N.J. men indicted in fatal shooting during robbery atNewarkeatery

NEWARK — Two men have been indicted in the fatal shooting of a Newark man during a robbery in January at a city restaurant. Durrell Hearn, 24, and Leon ... >> view original

Newarkmen sentenced for sexually assaulting girl, 12, after meeting...

NEWARK — Two Newark men were sentenced on Friday to state prison terms for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl at an abandoned house in Irvington after ... >> view original

Newarkleaders look to ease concerns over potential rent hikes

NEWARK – As the city's rent control policy lingers in a state of limbo, Newark leaders are looking to calm tenant groups' fears that they may soon be forced or ... >> view original

NJIT cop helps nab suspect in attemptedNewarkcab robbery

NEWARK — Law enforcement, including campus police from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, made two arrests Wednesday night in separate incidents, ... >> view original