Newark News

New Jersey's largesse in awarding up to $82 million in tax breaks to help Pearson Education move from Upper Saddle River to Hoboken came under fire Thursday from a group of protestors saying the money would be better spent on education or other services.

Located at the corner of Hillside Avenue and Hillside Terrace, the Ely Cemetery is preserved and maintained by the Livingston Historical Society.

The "suburban poor" is not only a result of lower-income families moving in, but existing residents falling victim to less-than-stellar economic conditions.

Authorities have charged a Delaware man with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl during a class trip to a New Jersey amusement park.

A former federal prosecutor will replace outgoing Prosecutor Theodore Romankow as Union County's Acting Prosecutor effective June 17, Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced Thursday.

Singer Alexis Houston will be releasing here next album on June 11, 2013. It is a album of remixes and is is called 'Speak Loud-The Remixes.

Our veterans are now facing a new enemy at home - long wait times for their disability claims.

Authorities say anonymous tips led to five arrests and the seizure of three illegal guns on Tuesday.

In this undated photo downloaded from the Union County Prosecutor's website, Caleb "Kai' Lawrence McGillivary is shown.

Some of the Internet's most notable personalities are bringing attention to the need for immigration reform in a 36-hour social media marathon, The March for Innovation .

NEWARK - A Montclair doctor accused of writing illegal prescriptions for painkillers was convicted today for his role in a conspiracy that put some 70,000 pills on the streets, U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman said.

FAIRFIELD - Tina Lunney was a woman on the brink of a breakdown, having gambled away her family's entire savings, cheated on her husband and deceived numerous collection agencies, all the while determined to keep up appearances in her upper-middle class community, defense and prosecuting attorneys in her murder trial agree.

NEWARK - Thousands of family and friends packed the Prudential Hall at NJPAC today to cheer for Rutgers-Newark's class of 2013 as one of the country's most diverse institutions graduated more than 600 students.

New Jersey added to its lead on other states by adding two new Superfund sites to its list on Tuesday.

Primrose and her three sisters were born in foster care after their pregnant mother was rescued in East Orange.

It's a big week for Paramus Catholic High School's football Jabril Peppers. Just one week before he makes the announcement on ESPN-U of which college he will choose, Peppers, one of the top recruits in the nation, has made the news for his musical talents.

United Airlines Chairman and CEO Jeff Smisek, Newark Mayor Cory Booker, and Port Authority Chairman David Samson and Deputy Executive Director Director Bill Baroni gathered today to celebrate the airline's 25th anniversary in Newark.

The Woodlands Cemetery in Newark, near where the body of Chad Butler was found in a burning car June 27, 2010.

NEWARK - Shavar Jeffries, a former state Assistant Attorney General and charter school president, made official his bid to succeed Cory Booker as Mayor of Newark tonight in a packed house announcement at the Newark Boys And Girls Club.

The likely Democratic candidate for governor accused incumbent Chris Christie on Monday of supporting "shallow" gun control legislation in order to avoid alienating conservatives elsewhere in the country.