Mass deportations are being planned by the U.S. government — and that could mean a big boom in business for private prisons.

On Monday, members of various unions and advocacy groups convened on the steps of 11 Stone St. on the College Avenue campus ...

New Jersey (April 10, 2025) – Thursday, Mayor Ras J. Baraka proudly announced an unprecedented and historic slate of ...

Ras Baraka continues to claim the progressive lane in the six-person race for the Democratic nomination for governor.

Federal investigators are sharply criticizing the fire department of Newark, New Jersey for failures in training and ...

(Illustration by Alex Cochran for New Jersey Monitor/Baraka photo by Fran Baltzer) Newark Mayor Ras Baraka joined members of major progressive organizations in New Brunswick Monday to celebrate th ...

A 9-year-old girl was killed in a fast-moving house fire in Newark early Wednesday morning, authorities said. The blaze erupted just before 2 a.m. at a three-story rowhouse on Astor St., according to ...

In a statement, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda praised the bravery of the firefighters. They also said that every firefighter not on long-term medical leave ...