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Census says data will be ready by September 16, triggering multiple redistricting deadlins

September 2, 2021 11:24 amSeptember 2, 2021 11:25 am

The tiebreaker for the Legislative Apportionment Commission must be named by October 16, giving Chief Justice Stuart Rabner a little more than six weeks to make his selection. The deadline follows an announcement by the U.S. Census Bureau on Wednesday...

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...

Poll: Newark sees little or no progress on police reform, most residents say

August 31, 2021 8:52 amSeptember 1, 2021 9:25 am

Nearly one-quarter of Newark’s residents (23%) believe there has been no progress at all on police reform at all despite more than a year of national debate over the Black Lives Matter movement, according to a new Fairleigh Dickinson University...

Black Newark residents say their schools are segregated, Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll says

August 26, 2021 9:00 am

As many Newark public schools become more diverse, Black residents still see their public schools as segregated, according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll released on Thursday. A majority of Black residents (60%) say that the students in the public...

Despite law, Newark voters won’t get to fill city council vacancy because it’s too difficult to run an election

August 25, 2021 3:25 pm

Should voters get to decide who fills the seat of longtime Newark City Councilwoman Mildred Crump, who resigned for health reasons on Monday? “Technically, yes,” said City Clerk Kenneth Louis. “But in reality, it’s impossible to do. There really isn’t...

Spiller says Montclair will take Afghan refugees

August 25, 2021 9:36 am

Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller said that his township is ready to embrace Afghan refugees and said he’d support a council resolution that affirms community support for Afghan resettlement. “Montclair is a caring, welcoming community. Our diversity is our strength. Opening...

Mildred Crump resigns Newark Council seat

August 24, 2021 4:30 pmAugust 24, 2021 4:40 pm

Newark Council President Mildred Crump, who has served on the city council on and-off for the last 27 years, has resigned for health reasons. The 82-year-old Newark political veteran, was replaced by her son, attorney Larry Crump, by the city...