BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bethlehem City Council voted 4-2 with one abstention Tuesday to approve an amendment to the city's zoning map which changes the zoning district containing two parcels at Eighth ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at a new federal immigration detention center he has been protesting against and was held in custody for several hours. Baraka was released around 8 p.m ...

New Jersey Transit’s train engineers reached a tentative deal Sunday to end their three-day strike that had halted service ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Transit train engineers OK tentative deal to end strike that halted NYC routes, affecting 100K daily riders.

NJ Advance Media reviewed ... at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. Baraka again insisted that the facility’s owner was not cooperating with the city. “The purpose of having a certificate ...

Newark City Council seems to be on the same page about using its speed camera on Main Street, but it cannot right now, according to the city. Newark Mayor Travis McDermott said city government and ...

He was 89. James died Sunday evening, according to his son, John Sharpe James, a former Newark City Council member. After entering politics, James never lost an election. The Democrat was first ...

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark says he was held for five hours, his mugshot taken, and fingerprinted. He says, despite that, he will be back here when the time comes.

NJ Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General ... have protested the opening of a private immigration detention center in the city of Newark. Four years ago, I was proud to sign a law banning ...

“His shocking arrest today outside of a private immigration detention facility in his city of Newark, NJ is a blatant attempt to intimidate those willing to stand up for their communities ...