There were seven companies in cities associated with Essex County that received nine FDA inspections in the second quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.
Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Janet McCabe, and Assistant Administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Michal Freedhoff announced the latest action of the Biden-Harris Administration to reduce lead exposure and address the significant disparities in lead exposure along racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic lines at a press conference today.
“It is with heavy hearts that our City is approaching the funerals of two fallen Newark Firefighters, Augusto Acabou and Wayne Brooks, Jr. While their families and firefighter colleagues are emotionally processing these losses through their grief, it saddens me that the fidelity of the Newark Fire Division is being questioned
Mayor Ras J. Baraka and President and CEO of the Urban League of Essex County (ULEC) Vivian Cox Fraser today announced the launch of a new $6 million initiative aimed at promoting homeownership and wealth-building opportunities among Newark Black and Latino residents, in partnership with National Community Investment Fund (NCIF) and Wells Fargo.
“The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision this morning to strike down affirmative action in Harvard and University of North Carolina admissions is an alarming indication of a rolling back of decades of progress toward inclusion and equality for Americans of color.
Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Department of Health and Community Wellness Director Ketlen Baptiste Alsbrook, and Newark Municipal Council Members opened the new Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center at the Speedway Avenue Elementary School, located at 701 South Orange Avenue in the city’s West Ward, today.
Mayor Ras J. Baraka joined Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) Founder and CEO Bruce Marks, and Vantem CEO Chris Anderson to kick off NACA’s five-day homebuyer Achieve the Dream event today at the Robert Treat Hotel to provide Newark residents with workshops and a variety of innovative, inclusive pathways to affordable homeownership.
Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced on June 20 that the City Department of Public Works began a containerized waste bin pilot program in the downtown business district.
Mayor Ras J. Baraka reminded residents today that City Hall will be closed and most non-emergency Newark municipal services will be suspended on Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth
Mayor Ras J. Baraka today announced that Newark will join the Good Jobs, Great City Academy, a new peer-learning cohort led by the National League of Cities (NLC) and the United States Department of Labor (USDOL) to fast-track city efforts to design, develop, and launch a workforce initiative building pathways into good jobs.
Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced today that the Newark Municipal Council approved an ordinance imposing fines of up to $1,200 for each apartment not under rent control where tenants are required to pay an unconscionable rent increase of more than five percent in a single year.
Public Service Enterprise Group-based Public Service Enterprise Group was awarded a score of 90 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation based on a review of the company’s policies barring discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.