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

His son John Sharpe James, a former Newark City Council member, confirmed the death but did not provide a cause. The New York ...

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

NEWARK — Sharpe James, the longest serving mayor of New Jersey's largest city, died on Monday. He was 89.

James served a record five terms, 20 years, as mayor before he was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 27 months in ...

Sharpe James, a colorful, passionate, and controversial New Jersey politician who championed the city of Newark, where he ...

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 ...

SENATE MAJORITY LEADER TERESA RUIZ  “Today, Newark mourns for one of our most iconic and influential leaders, the ...

Shannon Sharpe thinks LeBron James will follow in the footsteps of other all-time greats and not leave the Los Angeles Lakers ...

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

James served a record five terms, 20 years, as mayor before he was convicted of corruption and sentenced to 27 months in prison.