The mayor said he expects the state of Michigan to pay off the debt of Detroit Public Schools, which has increased to $238 million from $169 million last year. Duggan said he wants the district next year to return to local control after several years under a state emergency manager.
Newark Runway Reopens. The lights are on, the stripes are painted and Newark International Airport's longest runway is again ferrying planes. The $8.5 million project required the airport to pare traffic by 62 planes a day and called for a fleet of 160 trucks to chug more than 100,000 tons of asphalt from Rockway Township to the site.
Time zone: EST - Eastern Standard Time. Current time zone offset: UTC/GMT -5. DST will start on 11 March 2018 and will end on 04 November 2018. Sunrise: 6:51 am. Sunset: 5:29 pm. USA country code is +1 and Newark area code is 973. Newark is located in EST - Eastern Standard Time zone and currently does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The sunrise was at 6:51 AM and the sunset will be at 5:29 PM. The main airport in Newark is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) which is around 5 km south of Newark. Other Cities Located in EST - Eastern Standard Time Zone: