Nicole Zanchelli

6 days ago | tapinto.net | Nicole Zanchelli

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka was released from the Homeland Security Investigations Newark office at about 8 p.m. Friday after he was arrested during a protest at Delaney Hall that afternoon.  Baraka was arrested for trespassing, and Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba’s statement said that Baraka “ignored multiple warnings” from Homeland Security Investigations to remove himself from the Newark immigrant detention center.

6 days ago | tapinto.net | Nicole Zanchelli |Susie Scholz

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka was arrested during a protest at Delaney Hall, an immigrant detention facility in Newark, and taken into custody by Homeland Security Investigations agents on Friday afternoon. Baraka – who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor – was handcuffed and arrested, a city spokesperson confirmed. Baraka's gubernatorial campaign press secretary said that the mayor  was taken to 620 Frelinghuysen Ave #1, which is the Homeland Security Investigations Newark office.

6 days ago | tapinto.net | Nicole Zanchelli

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka was arrested during a protest at Delaney Hall, an immigrant detention facility in Newark, and taken into custody by Homeland Security Investigations agents on Friday afternoon. Baraka – who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor – was handcuffed and arrested, a city spokesperson confirmed. Baraka's gubernatorial campaign press secretary said that the mayor is was taken to 620 Frelinghuysen Ave #1, which is the Homeland Security Investigations Newark office.

1 week ago | tapinto.net | Chuck O'Donnell |Nicole Zanchelli

NEW BRUNSWICK – The Jack and Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, which will be unveiled at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, represents the largest development project in the city’s history. It’s a milestone moment for the city, this official opening of the 12-story, 520,000-square-foot hospital and research facility with a final price tag of almost $1 billion when you factor in ancillary pieces such as the parking garage and cogeneration power system. Gov.

1 week ago | tapinto.net | Nicole Zanchelli

NEWARK - The controversial $6 billion Newark Bay Bridge replacement has received a permit and “finding of no significant impact” from the U.S. Coast Guard, clearing the way for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority to proceed with the construction of an extension between Interchanges 14 in Newark and 14A in Bayonne and Jersey City. The Turnpike Authority announced Wednesday morning that it received the go-ahead to begin construction, which will begin next year and continue for 10 years.