Newark Nonprofit Will Turn Vacant Lots Into Year-Round Urban Farms
Urban Seeds Grow will build hydroponic greenhouses and affordable housing on two vacant Newark lots, aiming to produce 50,000 pounds of fresh food annually.
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Advocates Gather Outside Newark Migrant Jail For Pastor Detained By Ice
Pastor Yeison Cortes Vasquez, 46, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents in Newark on March 20.
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Residents of three Conifer Realty properties say years of neglect have created a public health crisis.
What it Means That Jalen Hurts Came to Camden
Hurts is proving that books can build what bricks and stones can’t.
Camden Is Burning: EMR And The NJ Political Machine
Behind the toxic smoke at European Metal Recycling lies a $6.7 million deal and a network of political influence that leaves Camden’s Black and Latino residents in the line of fire.
Judge Faces Discipline For Wearing Hat With Palestine Flag To Conference
By wearing a cap with the Palestine flag, the judge engaged in political speech barred by judicial ethics rules, a state ethics panel says.
Newark Symphony Hall Celebrates 100 Years With Massive Restoration Project
New Jersey’s iconic Black-led arts institution is getting a high-tech facelift, including new TV studios and an arts lab by fall.
Phillipsburg to Honor “Unknown Black Child” with Memorial at Historic Cemetery
The town is currently fundraising via GoFundMe to support the plaque and other local Black history initiatives.
Advocates Gather Outside Newark Migrant Jail For Pastor Detained By Ice
Pastor Yeison Cortes Vasquez, 46, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents in Newark on March 20.
Feces, Rats, Neglect: Camden Tenants Detail Housing ‘Nightmare’
Residents of three Conifer Realty properties say years of neglect have created a public health crisis.
What it Means That Jalen Hurts Came to Camden
Hurts is proving that books can build what bricks and stones can’t.
Camden Is Burning: EMR And The NJ Political Machine
Behind the toxic smoke at European Metal Recycling lies a $6.7 million deal and a network of political influence that leaves Camden’s Black and Latino residents in the line of fire.
Judge Faces Discipline For Wearing Hat With Palestine Flag To Conference
By wearing a cap with the Palestine flag, the judge engaged in political speech barred by judicial ethics rules, a state ethics panel says.
Newark Symphony Hall Celebrates 100 Years With Massive Restoration Project
New Jersey’s iconic Black-led arts institution is getting a high-tech facelift, including new TV studios and an arts lab by fall.
Phillipsburg to Honor “Unknown Black Child” with Memorial at Historic Cemetery
The town is currently fundraising via GoFundMe to support the plaque and other local Black history initiatives.
