Brian Shortsleeve, a venture capitalist and former MBTA chief administrator, formally launched his campaign for governor ...

Sharpe James, a five-term mayor of Newark, has died. He was 89 years old. James, who served as mayor between 1986 and 2006, ...

Sharpe James, the former New Jersey state senator and mayor of Newark, died at the age of 89, officials announced Monday.

He presided over a rebirth of Newark’s downtown but was found guilty after leaving office of conspiring to sell city-owned ...

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 ...

A dynamic, street-fighting, longtime mayor, his legacy was tarnished by a corruption conviction he never stopped challenging ...