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

Sharpe James, the former longtime mayor of Newark, New Jersey, has died. He was 89. The charismatic mayor oversaw efforts to attract development to the Newark's downtown, but his political ...

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 ...