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Newark Approves $240 Million Development With 670 Apartments in South Ironbound
The Newark Central Planning Board recently approved the redevelopment of a 116,756-square-foot assemblage at the intersection of Mulberry and Murray streets in the South Ironbound. The project will redevelop nearly an entire block and include an eight-story building with 670 apartments, a parking garage for up to 585 vehicles, and nearly 19,000 square feet of retail space.
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Pennington Borough Administrator Resigns as Council Addresses Utility Rates and Vehicle Purchases
Pennington Borough Administrator Gian-Paolo Caminiti has resigned from his position and is moving to a similar role in Peapack-Gladstone, Somerset County, Mayor James Davy announced at the Nov. 2 Borough Council meeting. Caminiti, a former Peapack-Gladstone councilman, has been appointed borough administrator and clerk in Peapack-Gladstone, where he is scheduled...
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HelloFresh warehouse workers in Newark filed lawsuit alleging discrimination, harassment, forced labor
HelloFresh warehouse workers in Newark filed a class-action lawsuit alleging discrimination, harassment, and forced labor. The lawsuit claims HelloFresh managers and supervisors threatening violence, using racial slurs, denying bathroom access, and threatening to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement against Latine and immigrant workers. According to the lawsuit, HelloFresh laid off about 400 temporary employees on short notice just one day before the state’s Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights was set to go into effect, which guarantees temporary workers stronger labor protections. Plaintiffs are seeking compensatory, punitive, and statutory damages, severance pay, legal fee reimbursement, and pre- and post-judgement interest.
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Wayne Begins Demolition Of Valley Road Office For 275 Apartments
Demolition of the 126,520-square-foot Wayne office building is underway, and the site is being cleared for 275 rental apartments. The replacement has received conditional approval. The proposal calls for demolishing the office building and its parking and putting up four apartment buildings. The inclusionary project is planned for a 10.95-acre site along the southbound side of Valley Road.
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Free turkeys and chickens to be handed out at Paterson City Hall
PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) — On Friday, Paterson residents can receive a free turkey or chicken at Paterson City Hall. The Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway will start at 5 p.m. at 155 Market Street in Paterson. The event is organized by Mayor Andre Sayegh and the Islamic Center of Passaic County. 500 turkeys and 500 chickens will […]
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Watch: Portal North Bridge Cutover Nearing Completion
Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor, Railway Age. Amtrak, New Jersey Transit (NJT), and contractor crews are working around the clock at the Portal North Bridge project site in Kearny, N.J., to complete the second and final cutover and resume full service on Nov. 16. Amtrak on Nov. 12 released...
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Montclair’s case against the New Jersey school funding formula, by the numbers
Montclair’s public schools got the largest aid increase the state allows this year: about $600,000. Their health insurance costs rose $4.2 million. Superintendent Ruth B. Turner says that gap shows what’s broken in the New Jersey school funding formula, and she is asking Montclair residents to tell the state so in person at a public forum in Newark on October 27.
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Newark scores on state tests could increase scrutiny of tutoring and literacy initiatives
Did you know search engines like Google are changing the way you see news? Keep Chalkbeat’s valuable education coverage at the top of your feeds by clicking here and checking the box next to our name. The share of Newark students meeting state English language arts standards dropped last school year, while the share meeting math standards rose, newly released test results show. Across the city’s traditional public and charter schools, 35.7% of students met grade-level expectations in English language arts, down from 41.7% last year, according to a Chalkbeat analysis. In math, proficiency rose to 30.1%, up from 27% in 2025. The results, which the state released earlier this month, offer a mixed picture of academic performance in Newark, where schools have spent years working to help students recover from pandemic learning disruptions . The scores could lead to closer scrutiny of tutoring and literacy initiatives that have tried to assist in that recovery. Newark Public Schools officials presented preliminary results at an October school board meeting , acknowledging that most district students continued to fall short of grade-level expectations. The state’s more-detailed release also shows substantial differences in proficiency between Newark Public Schools, the state’s largest school district,