Rickey Henderson played the first half of the 2003 season with the Bears and was named Most Valuable Player in the Atlantic League All-Star Game.

[2] Other notable alumni included Edgardo Alfonzo, Billy Ashley, Armando Benítez, Wes Chamberlain, Carl Everett, Keith Foulke, Jay Gibbons, Brian Giles, Pete Incaviglia, Lance Johnson, Jacque Jones, Jim Leyritz, Ramiro Mendoza, Hensley Meulens, Jamie Navarro, Alonzo Powell, Scott Spiezio, Daryle Ward, Scott Williamson and Craig Worthington.

[4] The Bears were one of three teams to join the league for the 2011 season, with the traveling New York Federals and the expansion Rockland Boulders.

In 2010, the Newark Bears were purchased by New Jersey radiologist Dr. Douglas Spiel and his partner, Danielle Dronet.

[5] The Can-Am League announced on November 28, 2013, the Newark Bears would not operate in 2014, with the remaining four teams now a division in the American Association.

The "Newark Bears" wordmark was centered at the base of the logo and included white accents and a black outline.

The road jersey was gray with the cursive "Newark" wordmark in navy blue, centered diagonally across the front.

Shortly after the Newark Bears joined the Can-Am League, they announced a formal rivalry with the New Jersey Jackals.

Previous announcers for the team include Seton Hall color commentator Dave Popkin, former WNEW-FM disc jockey Jim Monaghan, MLB Network host Victor Rojas, Somerset Patriots announcer Brian Bender, former New York Islanders broadcaster Jim Cerny, Jason Page, Ray Alexander, and Erie Otters broadcaster Paul Roper.

In 2009, longtime New York sportscaster Spencer Ross served as both radio broadcaster and team on-field MC.