Newark city leaders have introduced a new initiative aimed at assisting homeless individuals charged with public camping.
Newark City Council is creating a new court called "Home Court" to address its homelessness issue. "They will be given an ...
Supporters say the laws improve public health and safety and give police enforcement tools. Critics say laws are ineffective ...
The Newark law director has proposed a diversion program to help homeless in violation of a new camping ordinance get help ...
About 2,350 individuals are currently living on the streets of Newark, according to the mayor’s office. It also says the unsheltered homeless population has decreased by 57%. Although the path ...
The Newark Empowerment Center, which has assisted thousands of unhoused and housing-insecure people over the past two decades ...
A Rutherford man and former security guard was convicted in connection with the assault of a homeless man in Newark nearly five years ago.
A former security guard at a Family Dollar store in Essex County was found guilty of aggravated assault and other charges after he was accused of hitting an alleged shoplifter with his car while on ...
A pub has raised over a thousand pounds to support a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young homeless people.