Kenyatta Stewart Archives - New Jersey Globe

Superior Court Judge reassigned after scuffle with Newark mayor

January 5, 2022 12:02 amJanuary 5, 2022 11:00 am

Superior Court Judge Carolyn E. Wright was reassigned last month, just three days after a contentious meeting with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka to discuss juvenile justice programs went in the wrong direction. Essex County Assignment Judge Sheila Venable unexpectedly summoned...

State Comptroller slaps Newark for no-bid ice rink

September 1, 2021 9:58 amSeptember 1, 2021 5:59 pm

Newark sidestepped a public bidding process to award a no-bid $5.4 million contract to a private entity associated with the New Jersey Devils to renovate a public ice rink in violation of a state law, acting State Comptroller Kevin Walsh...