NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- The longest-serving mayor of Newark, Sharpe James, has died at age 89. James served a record five terms, 20 years, as mayor before he was convicted of corruption and ...
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 ...
He presided over a rebirth of Newark’s downtown but was found guilty after leaving office of conspiring to sell city-owned properties to a former companion for a fraction of their value. Sharpe James ...
NEWARK, N.J. (WPVI) -- The longest-serving mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Sharpe James, has died at age 89. James served a record five terms, 20 years, as mayor before he was convicted of corruption and ...