This a story no one wanted to publish. Developers double down on Fulop and Baraka in gubernatorial donations By IAN T. SHEARN Scott Fields had already become a very wealthy man from his Newark trucking company before he dove head-first into real estate development, first in Newark a decade ago and more recently in Jersey […]
The shady side of Newark’s urban renewal By IAN T. SHEARNApril 28, 2025 From cigar bars, public restrooms and pawn shops, would-be developers allegedly bought City Hall favors for redevelopment projects with Rolexes, jewelry and cash.
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The Governor’s lead balloon: Murphy’s $100 million broken promise leaves the health of New Jersey students at risk With some fanfare more than four-and-a-half years ago, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy unveiled his $100 million plan to eliminate the alarming amount of lead leaching into the drinking water of public schools in the state. An
Our New Documentary Podcast In the summer of 1973, Gladys Knight and the Pips unveiled their masterpiece, Midnight Train to Georgia. It became an international smash hit and earned them a lofty place in the history of American pop music. Billboard Magazine recently ranked it at No. 74 on its Top 500 greatest hits of all-time. Episode 1 of our
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