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

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

Sharpe James, the charismatic, longest-serving mayor of Newark whose political accomplishments were marred by a corruption ...

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

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

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

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 began as a reformer. A fiery community organizer from Newark’s South Ward who was evangelistic about what good government should be and how it could be used to resuscitate his city, he ...

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

Sharpe James, the former five-term mayor of Newark and a longtime state senator, has died. He was 89.