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 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 ...

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

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

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

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

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.