(Taylor Jung/NJ Spotlight News)A lifeline to social services — and personal connections — for people with substance use issues
(Taylor Jung/NJ Spotlight News)A lifeline to social services — and personal connections — for people with substance use issues
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)Andrew Jerome Washington was shot and killed by police on Aug. 27. Family, advocates demand answers about police response — and alternatives
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The idea for the camp came after many young people became involved in Black Lives Matter protests last year

Officials differ on what's contributing to the lack of recruits

The life of George Floyd is being honored at Newark City Hall in the form of a 700-pound bronze statue.

The Black Community Watchline is a non-emergency helpline allowing people in Middlesex County to report and get counseling for racial violence.

Atlantic City's Mayor Marty Small led a city effort today to paint Black Lives Matter on Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard. He says it's important ...

Black Lives Matter demonstrations in New Jersey have been largely peaceful, but a rally in Englewood Cliffs last month has been getting a lot of ...

Since the killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day in Minneapolis, protests have taken place across the country, many of them in suburban towns, with ...

Juneteenth, or June 19 1865, is a celebration of the day that slavery finally ended in America. This year’s celebration comes on the 24th day ...

An Atlanta police officer shot a man running away from a botched arrest attempt and killed him and the protesters torched a fast-food restaurant. In ...

Gov. Phil Murphy ordered the attorney general to sue Asbury Park Friday after the city council voted to defy rules that ban restaurants from offering ...

Gov. Phil Murphy and first lady Tammy Murphy marched with demonstrators in Hillside and took a knee in Westfield. Thousands attended protests across the state ...

Liberal groups in the Garden State rail against Trump’s tepid response, while his supporters defend him.

Congressional condemnation for the president after the deadly violence in Virginia. Today, he reacted to the criticism and toughened his talk and named names. How ...

The bill would require teachers from kindergarten through high school to teach students the best way to interact with the police.

With the deadline for a government shutdown fast approaching. Gov. Christie has harsh words for the Assembly speaker over the budget impasse. Teaching kids how ...

National Democratic Party Chairman Tom Perez and Vice Chairman Keith Ellison were in Newark calling for party unity.

A rally in New Jersey for the Democratic National Committee. What the party must do as it searches for an identity and some winning ways. ...