By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY – When Chuck Kerr retires from the Kearny Fire Department…
Year: 2012
Heated opposition dooms senior housing
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – To the delight of a packed house of objectors,…
‘Can’-do attitude for Kearny High School ‘Canstruction’ projects
By Ron Leir KEARNY – Call it the miracle of the cans. Call it…
One Tank Trips: Milford, Pennsylvania awaits your discovery
By Jeff Bahr A charming village Located just over an hour from Kearny, northeastern…
Sometimes, size does matter
A few weeks ago One World Trade Center (OWTC) officially surpassed the Empire State Building…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
To the Publisher: The number of Americans considered obese is expected to rise from the current…
Be careful where you stash your trash
By Ron Leir HARRISON – During the past few months, town officials have been doing a…
It’s no ‘Secret’ this band kills
By Anthony J. Machcinski That closed-door country band is at it again. Secret Country, the…
News from the Nutley Police Blotter
May 17 After getting a report about a group of people carrying a woman in physical…
Around Town
Bloomfield • The next meeting of the Bloomfield Public Library Book Club will be on Monday,…
News from the Lyndhurst Police Blotter
May 14 Eduardo Dacosta, 51, of Rutherford, was arrested on a shoplifting charge after he allegedly…
Nutley’s Purcell makes return trip to golf Tournament of Champions
By Jim Hague The truth be told, Kieran Purcell was first a baseball player. “I…
The second season begins for local baseball, softball teams
By Jim Hague The local high school baseball and softball regular seasons are just about…
North Arlington’s Fego gets right at right time
By Jim Hague North Arlington High School head baseball coach Paul Marcantuono knew that something…
How you own and designate your property makes all the difference
By Randy Neumann We live in a large country, about two and one half times the…
Obituaries
Patricia A. Percoskie Patricia A. Percoskie (nee McGowan) died on May 19 in Mountainside Hospital. She…
Kearny Police Blotter- May 16
On May 5th at 8 p.m., Kearny units were alerted to the possibility of a pedestrian…
NEW MAYOR IN LYNDHURST
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – The township’s chief executive is stepping down from the captain’s…
Attrition will force closure
By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY – Financial cuts that have weakened Kearny over the past couple…
‘Sun’ rises over the Meadowlands
By Jeff Bahr Nodding to the power of the “green” movement in the…
From ‘greenhorns’ to ‘greenies’ at Bloomfield Tech
By Jeff Bahr Four years ago when a group of 19 renewable energy…
EPA predicts mud flat cleanup in Lyndhurst by Spring 2013
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – The Little League and T-ball fields in Riverside County…
All it takes is a winner
After the New Jersey Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
To the Publisher: I am writing this to you in the hope that it will be…
Watsessing: Day of celebration
By Ron Leir BLOOMFIELD – If your business was victimized twice by robbers within…
Fighting in the Dark
By Anthony J. Machcinski What a difference a year makes. A little over a year…
Belleville gets Nutley assist in nabbing bandits
On May 8 at 12:20 a.m., Belleville Police were dispatched to 74 Holmes St. on a…
Around Town
Belleville Join the Belleville-based CBP troupe (formerly the Cherry Blossom Players) on June 3 for an…
Maroon Raiders shock top-ranked Seton Hall in GNT semifinals, 9-1
Face Montclair in tourney title game Sunday at Bears & Eagles Riverfront By Jim Hague…
Breakthrough season for Vikings track team
By Jim Hague When Joe Cioffi took over as the head boys’ track and field…