Around town

Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., is offering patrons tutoring on surfing…

Long-time friends remain active in power lifting

Kearny residents Abromaitis, Jones ranked among the nation’s best   By Jim Hague What started out…

Strumolo out at Belleville, replaced by former assistant Dubuque

  By Jim Hague Chris Strumolo had provided stability as the head football coach at Belleville…

Girls get a chance to learn more about basketball in Kearny

  By Jim Hague There aren’t many summer basketball camps that cater to the needs of…

Sometimes hiring a tax preparer is best choice

  By Randy Neumann Is preparing your own taxes getting to be more and more of…

Obituaries

Rita F. Callahan Rita F. Callahan (nee Bricker), of Palm Bay, Fla., formerly of Ocean Gate…

Nutley Police blotter: Dog days of summer

By Karen Zautyk You’d think by now people would know better. Last week, one of the…

Every day is a new chapter

By Karen Zautyk BLOOMFIELD – This Thursday evening at Oakeside Manor, you’ll have the chance to…

Holy Cross gets new tenant

    By Ronald Leir HARRISON – It looks like the empty corridors and classrooms of…

‘Bump-and-run’ carjackings

 By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – Two separate “bump-and-run” carjackings – one at each end of town…

Suspect sought in assault

KEARNY — Police are actively searching for the suspect in a brutal assault on a 23-year-old…

Wardrobe malfunction leads to arrest

By Karen Zautyk  KEARNY— Sometimes, they never learn. Three weeks ago, a 21-year-old Devon St. man…

Harrison FD faces big shake-up

By Ronald Leir HARRISON – On the same day this town’s governing body proposed a ramping…

Cautionary tale for cemetery visitors

NORTH ARLINGTON –   A bold thief,  undeterred by the fact that the vehicle was occupied, …

Beware the backyard burglar

NORTH ARLINGTON – Police Chief Louis Ghione is asking residents to be on the lookout for…

Nutley robbery suspect sought

Nutley Police have released this sketch of the suspect in a recent robbery at the Regency…

Drugs & driving don’t mix

By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY — Routine motor vehicle checks that led to the discovery of narcotics…

‘History Repeats Itself’

By Lisa Pezzolla My wide variety of music wouldn’t be much of a surprise to anyone…

Advice about (and for) carjackers

In light of the report of two “bump and run” carjackings in Kearny within 24 hours…

Age has no limits as Jay and the Americans rock Lyndhurst

By Anthony J. Machcinski Despite 49 years since their first hit song, Jay and the Americans…

Around town

Belleville Belleville Elks will be sponsor a blood drive on Wednesday, July 27, at 254 Washington…

Nutley’s Haczyk living a dream at Devils’ rookie camp

By Jim Hague NEWARK – Coming from a family that featured two products of the famed…

Hall of Fame coach Hurley visits NA hoop camp

By Jim Hague It’s not every day when North Arlington gets a Hall of Famer to…

Lyndhurst Little League repeats as 12-year-old All-Star District 5 champs

By Jim Hague Maybe it’s becoming a ritual of summer, a habit of sorts. But Lyndhurst’s…

The Swiss Army knife of financial planning

By Randy Neumann According to Wikipedia, the term “Swiss Army knife” is “sometimes used metaphorically to…

Obituaries

George Chaplauske Jr. George Chaplauske Jr., 54, of Kearny, passed away suddenly in Honesdale, Pa. He…

New schools boss facing divided board

By Ron Leir KEARNY – The Board of Education has agreed on an interim superintendent to…

All that glitters

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — If you are one of the many people considering hunting through…

You can run, but you can’t hide

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Question for the 34-year-old Bloomfield man who led a Kearny radio…

From rendering to reality

  By Ron Leir HARRISON – Work is nearing completion on the first phase of this…