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He was 89 years old. James, who served as mayor between 1986 and 2006, died Sunday at an elder care facility in West Orange, according to his son John Sharpe James, a former Newark city councilman.

When I was 24, I ran for mayor. We raised $10,000 from fish fries and poetry readings. I remember debating [Newark Mayor] Sharpe James and William Payne [who later became a state assemblyman].

Sharpe James, a five-term mayor of Newark, has died. He was 89 years old. James, who served as mayor between 1986 and 2006, died Sunday at an elder care facility in West Orange, according to his son ...

I worked in downtown Newark for twelve years of Sharpe James' tenure. I also remember seeing "Street Fight", the story of James' first challenge for mayor by Cory Booker, on PBS. Booker lost that ...

The Rev. Ronald Slaughter, pastor of St. James AME Church in Newark, said the mayor’s brother might have a political futureof his ownin Newark. The city’s next mayoral election is in 2026.

“It places money above merits.” The Rev. Ronald Slaughter, pastor of St. James AME Church in Newark, said the mayor’s brother might have a political future of his own in Newark. The city’s next ...