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Newspapers
The biggest Newark papers are the Newark Daily Advertiser (19th century) the Newark News (also known as the Newark Evening News or Newark Sunday News, 1883-1972) and the Star Ledger (became the largest paper after the News). The Newark Library has a near-complete run of all three papers.
For reference questions, research services, and to order copies, call the New Jersey Information Center at (973) 733-7775 or email njreference@npl.org.
Newsbank/GenealogyBank both require a paid subscription to view. Certain titles are available via these sources at the library.
This is not a complete index to digitized New Jersey papers but includes some of the most used in our reference room and significant titles.
The NJ State Library has an updated list of DIGITIZED PAPERS in New Jersey.
| Name of paper | Town/City associated with newspaper | Period on microfilm | Period digital | Notes | |
| After Hours Magazine | Newark | 1949-1986 | |||
| American Jewish Ledger | Newark | 1946-1963 | |||
| Amsterdam News (NJ) | New York | 1971 | Also known as New Jersey Amsterdam News. |
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| The Argus | South Amboy | 1875-1879 | |||
| Asbury Park Journal | Asbury Park | Nov 17, 1954 | Ocean Grove Historical Society: 1876-1911 | On “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel | |
| Asbury Park Press | Asbury Park | Nov 17, 1954 | Ocean Grove Historical Society: 1898-1901. full run on newspapers.com |
On “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel | |
| Atlantic City Press | Atlantic City | 1983-1986 | GenealogyBank: Obits from 1988 |
Atlantic City | |
| Belleville Telegram | Belleville | 1966-1981 | Two versions: one microfilmed from Belleville Public Library, one from Rutgers. | ||
| Bergen County Courier | 1832 | On reel “Bergen County Newspapers” | |||
| Bergen County Gazette and Jersey City Advertiser | 1829-1831 | On reel “Bergen County Newspapers” | |||
| Bergen Review / Valley Star | Closter | 1931-1971 | |||
| Bergen Record | Hackensack | 1962-2010 | See “(The) Record” | ||
| Black Mirror News | Newark | 1998-2011 | |||
| The Black Voice | Newark | 1972-1976 | Published by United Black Workers | ||
| Bloomfield Citizen | Bloomfield | 1883-1915 | Fulton History: 1872-1913 |
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| Bloomfield Gazette et. al | Bloomfield | 1872-1892 | |||
| Bloomfield Independent Press | Bloomfield | Fulton History: 1891-1961 |
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| Bloomfield Record | Bloomfield | 1873-1893 | Fulton History: 1873-1936 |
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| Caldwell News | Caldwell | 1892-1906 | |||
| Caldwell Progress | Caldwell | 1911-1941 | Also included on “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel. | ||
| Carteret Press | Carteret | 1925-1965 | Woodbridge Library 1925-1965 | ||
| Centinel of Freedom | Newark | 1796-1820 | GenealogyBank: 1796-1876 |
Also known as Sentinel of Freedom. | |
| Central Post | Kendall Park | 1959-1975 | |||
| Cherry Hill – Various Titles | Cherry Hill | Cherry Hill Library: 1956-1991 |
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| City News | Newark | 1990-2003 | |||
| Cranbury Press | Cranbury | Cranbury Library 1890-2017 |
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| Cranford Chronicle | Cranford | Cranford Library 1894-2004 |
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| Daily True American | Trenton | 1880-1913 | |||
| East Orange Citizen | East Orange | 1922-1932 | |||
| East Orange Record | East Orange | May 2, 1963 | On “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel | ||
| East Paterson News Record | East Paterson (now Elmwood Park) | Internet Archive, 1965-1967 |
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| Elizabeth Daily Journal | Elizabeth | Elizabeth Library 1872-1946 |
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| Englewood Press | Englewood | Englewood Library 1890-1982 |
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| Evening Star & Newark Advertiser | Newark | Part of Star Ledger | Chronicling America 1907-1908 | Followed by “Newark Evening Star” | |
| Franklin News Record | Middlebush/Somerset | 1975 | |||
| Hackensack Record | Hackensack | 1962-2010 | See “(The) Record” | ||
| Hackettstown Gazette | Hackensack | Fulton History: 1857-1962 |
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| Herald News Tercentenary | Passaic | 1/1/1964-1/4/1964 | Also on “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel,not the same as “New Jersey Herald News” | ||
| Hillsborough Beacon | Hillsborough Twp./Princeton | 1975 | |||
| Hillside – Various Titles | Hillsborough Twp./Princeton | Hillside Library: 1924-2017 | |||
| Hoboken Advertiser | Hoboken | Hoboken Library: 1878-1883 | |||
| Hoboken Pictoral | Hoboken | Hoboken Library: 1960-1970 | |||
| Information/Informacion | Newark | 1972-1979 | |||
| Ironbound Voices | Newark | 1980-2001 | 1978-2001 | Also titled “Trilingual Ironbound Voices” | |
| Irvingtonian | Irvington | 1872 | On reel “Irvington Newspapers” | ||
| Irvington Record | Irvington | 1894-1895 | On reel “Irvington Newspapers” | ||
| Irvington News | Irvington | 1898-1903 | On reel “Irvington Newspapers” | ||
| Irvington News & Essex Record | Irvington | 1903 | On reel “Irvington Newspapers” | ||
| Irvington News & Vailsburg Enterprise | Irvington | 1903 | On reel “Irvington Newspapers” | ||
| Irvington News | Irvington | 1904-1906 | On reel “Irvington Newspapers” | ||
| Irvington News & Newark Liberal | Irvington | 1906-1907 | On reel “Irvington Newspapers” | ||
| Irvington Progress & Hilton Publisher | Irvington | 1912 | On reel “Irvington Newspapers” | ||
| Irvington Times | Irvington | 1941, 1943-1945 | 1943-1945 On reel “Irvington Newspapers”, 1941 on reel “Irvington Times / West Essex News” | ||
| Italian Tribune | Newark | 1934-1974, 1980-1988 | http://www.italiantribune.com/ | Hard copy available from 1990 to present | |
| Item of Millburn and Short Hills | Millburn/Short Hills | 1930-2007 | Millburn Library 1889-2009 |
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| Jersey Journal | Jersey City | 1957-2007; 2009-2011 | http://www.nj.com/jjournal/ Genealogy Bank: 1867-1977, 1999-present also newspapers.com |
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| Jewish Chronicle | Newark | 1920-1943 | GenealogyBank: 1920-1943 also Jewish Historical Society |
Also included on “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel | |
| Jewish News | Newark | 1946-1982 | Jewish Historical Society of NJ: 1946-1982 |
Continues as Metro West Jewish News. Also included on “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel |
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| Jewish Post | Paterson | 1934-1941 | |||
| La Tribuna de North Jersey | Newark | 1975-1987 at HRIC archive | 1975-2011 | ||
| Lawrence Ledger | Lawrence Ledger | 1975 | |||
| Luso Americano | Newark | 1971-1988 | http://www.lusoamericano.com | Hard copy available from 1990 -present |
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| Lyndhurst Leader | Lyndhurst | Lyndhurst Library 1928-2004 |
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| Magyar Jovo (Hungarian Daily Journal) | New York | 1947-1950 | |||
| Manville News | Manville | 1975 | |||
| Matawan Journal | Matawan | Matawan Library 1869-1968 |
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| Il Messaggero / The Messenger | Paterson | RU Core Link 1, Ru Core Link 2 | |||
| Metro West Jewish News [see Jewish news for previous title] | Newark | Jewish Historical Society of NJ: 1982-1986 | Hard copy available for 1993; part of 1994; and 1995-present |
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| Metuchen Recorder | Metuchen | 1900-1981 | |||
| New Brunswick Home News | New Brunswick | New Brunswick Library: 1871-1916, 2010-recent |
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| New Brunswick Political Intelligencer | New Brunswick | 1783-1786 | |||
| New Community Clarion | Newark | 1983-1994 | |||
| New Jersey Afro-American | Newark | 1941-1988 | |||
| New Jersey Amsterdam News |
New York | 1971 | Also known as Amsterdam News (NJ). | ||
| New Jersey C.I.O. News | Newark/Paterson | 1943-1944 & 1946-1960 | |||
| New Jersey Eagle | Newark | 1820-1847 | |||
| New Jersey Freeman | Boonton | 1844-1850 | |||
| New Jersey Freie Zeitung | Newark | 1880-1930 | Also included on “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel. | ||
| New Jersey Gazette | Trenton | 1777-1786 | GenealogyBank: 1778-1786 |
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| New Jersey Herald / Newark Herald | Newark | 1938-1946 (incomplete), 1965-1966 (incomplete) | 1938-1946 (incomplete), 1965-1966 (incomplete) | ||
| New Jersey Journal | Elizabeth | 1779-1783 | GenealogyBank: 1786-1818 |
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| N.J. Labor Herald | Newark | 1946-1969 | |||
| N.J. Law Journal | Newark | 1878-1992 (April) | http://www5.law.com/nj/index.shtml | Hard copy available from May 1992-present |
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| Newark Daily Advertiser | Newark | 1832-1907 | Newsbank/GenealogyBank through 1866. | ||
| Newark Daily Eagle | Newark | 1853-1857 | |||
| Newark Daily Journal | Newark | 1871-1872 & 1886-1895 | |||
| Newark Daily Mercury | Newark | 1849-1863 (end of 1861 and all of 1862 are missing | |||
| Newark Evening Courier | Newark | 1866-1875 | |||
| Newark Evening Star & Newark Advertiser | Newark | 1909-1916 | 1909-1916 | Preceded by “Evening Star” | |
| Newark News (Newark Evening News, Newark Sunday News) | Newark | 1883-1972 | 1883-1972 | Also on “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel. Handwritten indexes available (by name, by subject, and by town) for each year 1914-1972 [includes obits but not death notices], as well as subject files. | |
| Newark Herald / New Jersey Herald | Newark | 1938-1946, 1965-166 | 1938-1946, 1965-1966 | ||
| Newark Jewish Times | Newark | 1943-1945 | |||
| Newark Morning Eagle | Newark | 1847-1853 | |||
| The Newarker | Newark | 1911-1915 | Also in paper copy, see catalog | ||
| Newark Morning Register | Newark | 1869-1886 (part of 1870, 1874 & 1875 are missing) | |||
| Newark Star & Newark Advertiser | Newark | 1909 | Chronicling America 1909 | Part of “Newark Star Ledger” | |
| Newark Star Eagle | Newark | 1916-1939 | Part of “Newark Star Ledger”. Also on “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel | ||
| Newark Star-Ledger | Newark | 1907-1964 (to present as “Star Ledger”) | Newsbank/GenealogyBank: 1945-1989 1992-Current. |
1907-1939 has many different titles. All boxed as “Newark Star-Ledger”. Continued as Star-Ledger. | |
| Newark Sunday Call | Newark | 1872-1946 | Google: 1881-1940 |
Also on “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel. | |
| Newark Times | Newark | 1891-1895 | |||
| News-Record of Maplewood and South Orange | Maplewood/South Orange | Maplewood Library: 1903-2011 |
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| Novos Rumos | 1973-1980 | ||||
| Nuevo Coqui, El | 1981-1988 | ||||
| Ocean Grove Times | Ocean Grove | Ocean Grove Historical Society 1875-1984 |
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| Paterson People | Paterson | 1894-1895 | |||
| Paterson Volksfreund | Paterson | 1898-1909 | |||
| People’s Paper | Newark | 1871 | |||
| Perth Amboy Evening News | Perth Amboy | LOC: 1903-1918 |
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| Plainfield – Various titles | Plainfield | Plainfield Library 1868 to 1928 |
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| Rahway – Various Titles | Rahway | Rahway Public Library 1865-2000 |
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| The Record | Hackensack | 1962-2010 | http://www.bergen.com/ ,GenealogyBank: Obits 1985 to current |
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| Red Bank Register | Red Bank | Red Bank Library: 1878-1991 GenealogyBank: Obits 1985 to current |
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| La Rivista / The Review | Newark | Center for Research Libraries | |||
| Riverton – Various Titles | Riverton | Riverton Historical Society: 1894-1949 |
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| Rivington’s Gazette | 1773-1783 | ||||
| Sentinel of Freedom | Newark | 1796-1820 | Newsbank/GenealogyBank: 1796-1876 |
Also known as Centinel of Freedom. | |
| South Amboy – Sayerville Times | South Amboy / Sayerville | South Plainfield Library 1990-2012 |
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| South Plainfield – Various Titles | South Plainfield | Sadie Pope Dowell Library 1990-2012 |
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| South Somerset News | Manville/Princeton | 1967-1974 | |||
| Star & Advertiser | Newark | Part of Star Ledger | Chronicling America 1908-1909 | ||
| Star-Ledger | Newark | (from 1907 as “Newark Star Ledger”) 1964-present | Newsbank/GenealogyBank: 1945-1989 1992-Current. |
Continuation of Newark Star-Ledger. We also have a card file index available from 1972 to 1989 [partially online]. | |
| Summit – Various Titles | Summit | Summit Library 1883-2017 |
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| Sunday Record Call | 1968-1969 | ||||
| Sunday Standard | Newark | 1888-1896 | |||
| Times Standard et. al. | Newark | 1888-1896 | |||
| Trilingual Ironbound Voices | 1980-2001 | See Ironbound Voices | |||
| Trenton True American | Trenton | 1908-1913 | |||
| Trenton Evening Times | Trenton | GenealogyBank: 1883-1993, 2007-current |
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| Unity & Struggle | Newark | 1974-1978 | Also ask about “Black Power Movement” microfilm set. | ||
| Union County Standard | Westfield Library 1891-1915 |
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| Vailsburg Leader | Irvington | 1959-1994 | |||
| Voce Italiana | Paterson | 1952-1976 | Internet Archive (2 issues only, 1960) | ||
| Voice of the Camden Jewish Community | Camden | 1941-1961 | |||
| Washington Whig | Bridgeton | 1815-1820 | |||
| Westfield Leader | Westfield | Westfield Library 1907-2014 |
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| Westfield – Various Titles | Westfield | Westfield Library 1900-2014 |
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| Windsor Heights Herald | Hightstown | 1975 | |||
| Woodbridge – Various Titles | Woodbridge | Woodbridge Library: 1876-1970 |