Just outside of Newark's center, discover this charming neighborhood boasting a historic park, fascinating buildings, and a ...

There is a growing body of evidence that community based anti-violence efforts can effectively reduce violence when it is ...

Sharpe James, a five-term mayor of Newark, has died. He was 89 years old. James, who served as mayor between 1986 and 2006, died Sunday at an elder care facility in West Orange, according to his ...

Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout clears up several incorrectly recorded details from Newark resident Jeremiah ...

NJ Transit engineers have walked off the job, halting the agency's train service throughout the Garden State at 12:01 a.m. on May 16 after agency officials left contract talks.

Programs such as the Movement for Economic Equity have been proving their worth in cities across the nation, despite the ...

A new website called “We Don’t Slum” aims to shine a spotlight on problem properties across Omaha and prod state and local officials to move faster to create a rental inspection program.

Western New Jersey ... Humanitarian workers often face dangers and go where many others don’t — to slums to ... Jim Thorpe, Doylestown, Phillipsburg, Flemington, Wilmington, and Newark. ...

Hackensack, NJ - On the surface, the Lower Hackensack River winds quietly through Bergen and Hudson counties. But beneath ...

Brandy and Monica are going on tour together.The two R&B stars shared the news on Tuesday (June 24) via their respective social media accounts: they will be hitting the road this fall on the ...

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