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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.
| 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. | ||
| 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: 1898-1901On “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 | ||
| Bloomfield Gazette et. al | Bloomfield | 1872-1892 | |||
| Bloomfield Independent Press | Bloomfield | Fulton History: 1891-1961 | |||
| Bloomfield Record | 1873-1893 | Bloomfield | Fulton History: 1873-1936 | ||
| Caldwell News | Caldwell | 1892-1906 | |||
| Caldwell Progress | Caldwell | 1911-1941 | Also included on “New Jersey Newspapers Anniversary Issues” reel. | ||
| Carteret Press | Carteret | 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 | |||
| City News | Newark | 1990-2003 | |||
| Cranbury Press | Cranbury | Cranbury Library 1890-2017 | |||
| Cranford Chronicle | Cranford | Cranford Library 1894-2004 | |||
| Daily True American | 1880-1913 | Trenton | |||
| 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) | 1965-1967 | Internet Archive | ||
| Elizabeth Daily Journal | Elizabeth | Elizabeth Library 1872-1902 | |||
| Englewood Press | Englewood | Englewood Library 1890-1982 | |||
| Evening Star & Newark Advertiser | 1907-1908 | Newark | Chronicling America 1907-1908 | Part of “Newark Star Ledger” | |
| Franklin News Record | Middlebush/Somerset | 1975 | |||
| Hackensack Record | Hackensack | 1962-2010 | See “(The) Record” | ||
| Hackettstown Gazette | Hackensack | Fulton History: 1857-1962 | |||
| 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 | 1975 | Hillside Library: 1924-2017 | ||
| Hoboken Advertiser | Hoboken | 1878-1883 | Hoboken Library: 1878-1883 | ||
| Hoboken Pictoral | Hoboken | 1960-1970 | 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 | 1943-1945 | On reel “Irvington Newspapers” | ||
| 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 | ||
| Jersey Journal | Jersey City | 1957-2007; 2009-2011 | http://www.nj.com/jjournal/ Genealogy Bank: 1867-1977, 1999-present | ||
| Jewish Chronicle | Newark | 1920-1943 | GenealogyBank: 1920-1943 | 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 | |
| Jewish Post | Paterson | 1934-1941 | |||
| La Tribuna de North Jersey | Newark | 1979-1987 | 1975-2011 | ||
| Lawrence Ledger | Lawrence Ledger | 1975 | |||
| Luso Americano | Newark | 1971-1988 | http://www.lusoamericano.com | Hard copy available from 1990 -present | |
| Lyndhurst Leader | Lyndhurst | Lyndhurst Library 1928-2004 | |||
| Magyar Jovo (Hungarian Daily Journal) | New York | 1947-1950 | |||
| Manville News | Manville | 1975 | |||
| Matawan Journal | Matawan | Matawan Library 1869-1968 | |||
| Il Messaggero / The Messenger | Paterson | 1935-1940 | 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 | ||
| Metuchen Recorder | Metuchen | Metuchen Library | 1900-1981 | ||
| New Brunswick Home News | New Brunswick | New Brunswick Library: 1871-1916, 2010-recent | |||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | 1909-1912 (more to come) | ||
| 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 | |||
| Novos Rumos | 1973-1980 | ||||
| Nuevo Coqui, El | 1981-1988 | ||||
| Ocean Grove Times | Ocean Grove | Ocean Grove Historical Society 1875-1984 | |||
| Paterson People | Paterson | 1894-1895 | |||
| Paterson Volksfreund | Paterson | 1898-1909 | |||
| People’s Paper | Newark | 1871 | |||
| Perth Amboy Evening News | Perth Amboy | LOC: 1903-1918 | |||
| Plainfield – Various titles | Plainfield | Plainfield Library 1868 to 1928 | |||
| Rahway – Various Titles | Rahway | Rahway Public Library 1865-2000 | |||
| The Record | Hackensack | 1962-2010 | http://www.bergen.com/ ,GenealogyBank: Obits 1985 to current | ||
| Red Bank Register | Red Bank | Red Bank Library: 1878-1991 GenealogyBank: Obits 1985 to current | |||
| La Rivista / The Review | Newark | 1917-1921 | Center for Research Libraries | ||
| Riverton – Various Titles | Riverton | Riverton Historical Society: 1894-1949 | |||
| 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 | |||
| South Plainfield – Various Titles | South Plainfield | Sadie Pope Dowell Library 1990-2012 | |||
| South Somerset News | Manville/Princeton | 1967-1974 | |||
| Star & Advertiser | Newark | 1908-1909 | 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 | |||
| Sunday Record Call | 1968-1969 | ||||
| Sunday Standard | Newark | 1888-1896 | |||
| Times Standard et. al. | Newark | 1888-1896 | |||
| Trilingual Ironbound Voices | See Ironbound Voices | ||||
| Trenton True American | Trenton | 1908-1913 | |||
| Trenton Evening Times | Trenton | GenealogyBank: 1883-1993, 2007-current | |||
| Unity & Struggle | Newark | 1974-1978 | Also ask about “Black Power Movement” microfilm set. | ||
| Union County Standard | Westfield Library 1891-1915 | ||||
| Vailsburg Leader | Irvington | 1959-1991 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Westfield – Various Titles | Westfield | Westfield Library 1900-2014 | |||
| Windsor Heights Herald | Hightstown | 1975 | |||
| Woodbridge – Various Titles | Woodbridge | Woodbridge Library: 1876-1970 |