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

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

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 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 ...

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

Today, we mourn the passing of Sharpe James, who served as the mayor of Newark for a record five terms from 1986 to 2006.

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, the charismatic, longest-serving mayor of Newark whose political accomplishments were marred by a corruption conviction, has died. He was 89. James died Sunday evening, according to ...

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