NEWARK, NJ – Members of the 115th Newark Police Recruit Class graduated Monday at a Metropolitan Baptist Church ceremony, capping off 23 weeks of training.

Mayor Cory A. Booker, the Newark Municipal Council, Police Director Garry F. McCarthy and other Newark dignitaries swore in the 54 members of the class including 45 males and nine females. The ceremony kicked off with the police recruits marching in cadence from the Oscar Miles Complex on Court Street up Broome Street to the church entrance on Springfield Avenue.

Newark, NJ – As a part of an annual St. Valentine's Day tradition, 23 couples celebrated the holiday by tying the knot Feb. 11 at the Newark Municipal Court.

Municipal Court Chief Judge Richard E.A. Nunes said the mass weddings usually take place on Valentine's Day but were performed earlier this year so couples could enjoy a honeymoon over the four-day President's Day holiday weekend.

Newark, NJ –Mayor Cory A. Booker delivered his fourth annual State of the City address last night, highlighting the city's economic growth, the importance of affordable and special needs housing and efforts to increase public safety.

Local and state dignitaries, administration leaders and Newark residents were among the 1,200 people in the Sarah Vaughn Concert Hall of the Newark Symphony Hall.

"It is not the ferocity of the storm but the strength of the people that determines destinies. And here in Newark, we are a mighty strong people," Booker said. "Together, we are building a stronger, safer, and prouder Newark."

NEWARK, NJ – A social marketing campaign in the city is urging residents that "Status is Everything" when it comes to HIV testing.

As a partnership between the African American Office of Gay Concerns and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Commission, the program utilizes social media to provide 24-hour access to local HIV/AIDS testing centers.