More Cops on Streets, Supermarket Coming to Springfield Ave. Top Local News

Anibal Ramos, the acting president of the Newark Municipal Council, announced his intention to run for mayor of Newark next year . 

A woman and two men were shot in the West Ward. The woman later died from her wounds

A Paterson man admitted in court he destroyed evidence and helped the killer of a Newark police detective flee to Pennsylvania to evade capture. 

Officials announced they would be stepping up police patrols in Newark this summer. Officers will be freed up to do street-level policing The increased street through reassignment of desk officers, the use of civilian employees for administrative tasks and through partnerships with other law enforcement agencies, including the county sheriff and prosecutor.

The developer of a commercial site on Springfield Avenue announced that a ShopRite supermarket would be the anchor for a retail complex that will also include 150 apartments.