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Former longtime Newark mayor Sharpe James dies at 89
Reports indicate that former New Jersey State Senator and former Newark Mayor Sharp James has died. He was the 37th mayor of ...
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NJ Senator Cory Booker ‘overjoyed’ by Edan Alexander’s release, calls for Gaza ceasefire
US Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, the home state of recently freed hostage Edan Alexander, says he is “overjoyed” by Alexander’s return after 583 (584) days in Hamas captivity.In a post on X, ...
Sharpe James, Revitalizing Newark Mayor Convicted of Corruption, Dies at 89
He presided over a rebirth of Newark’s downtown but was found guilty after leaving office of conspiring to sell city-owned ...
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Andy Beshear, Cory Booker to headline Florida Democrats’ annual summer gathering next month
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, potential Democratic presidential candidates, will headline a ...
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Sharpe James, longest-serving mayor of Newark, dies at age 89
The longest-serving mayor of Newark, Sharpe James, has died at age 89. James served a record five terms, 20 years, as mayor before he was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 27 months in prison.
Sharpe James, who served a record five terms as mayor of Newark, dies at 89
Sharpe James began as a reformer. A fiery community organizer from Newark’s South Ward who was evangelistic about what good government should be and how it could be used to resuscitate his city, he ...