By Jim Hague The high school basketball season was reaching the midway point and the…
Year: 2012
Make that connection
There are certain people you meet in life with whom you strike a chord almost immediately.…
Auto-enrolling in retirement plans
By Randy Neumann Defined benefit pension plans, those fully paid for by an employer, went…
Obituaries
Mary (Banach) France Mary (Banach) France, 68, died on Monday, Jan. 30 at her home in…
Fire boat in town’s future
By Ron Leir KEARNY – Back on May 12, 2005, westbound commuters were briefly stranded when…
Local man killed in highway mishap
Anthony J. Machcinski Kearny resident, 23-year-old Nelson Coelho, was struck and killed while attempting to…
Optimist player is inspiration to his team
By Anthony Machcinski With all the negative events that occur every day, every hour, and…
Neighborhood watch goes high tech.
By Ron Leir HARRISON — Anthony De Oliveira had just driven home from a shopping…
Belleville woman receives 33-month sentence for structuring and mortgage fraud
By Jeff Bahr Belleville — Kim S. Morris, 42, of Belleville, a part-time court clerk at…
Bloomfield’s Hamilton looks for voting change
By Ron Leir BLOOMFIELD – Party politics – it’s the dominant part of the electoral…
Added dimension not needed
While writing “Out and About” pieces during the summer, I stopped in to see the 3-D…
In Memoriam – Ken Russell
By Jeff Bahr Kearny — Kearny lost one of its most beloved citizens on Friday,…
Harrison Police Blotter
Jan. 24 Harold Gadsden, 33, of Harrison, was arrested on a traffic warrant issued by North…
Young Artists featured at NJCU
Anthony J. Machcinski America has been called the land of opportunity, a place where people…
Around Town
Bloomfield The Bloomfield Public Library is partnering with Bloomfield resident Gene Nichols to preserve family stories.…
Nutley grapplers take rivals to mat in capturing Essex County title
By Jim Hague The Essex County wrestling championships were still a day away last Friday…
Lyndhurst keglers capture Bergen County title
By Jim Hague When the high school bowling season began, Lyndhurst head coach Michael Rizzo…
LOL – Laugh Out Loud
Like many of you, I fear failure. So where do we go when we suffer such…
A great idea for retirement savings
By Randy Neumann Recently, a client came in to discuss a retirement idea. Someone told…
Obituaries
Chester W. Bielski Chester W. Bielski, 70, of Pocono Lake, Pa., died unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan.…
Online Exclusive: Nutley Police Blotter
Nutley Police Blotter Jan.29 Police went to a Hancox Ave. residence at about 1:50 a.m. where…
Online Exclusive: Kearny Police Blotter
The Kearny Police Department aided their Harrison counterparts on Jan. 20th. At around 5:20 p.m., Officer…
Aiming to be ‘safe at home,’ town seeking recreation aid
By Ron Leir KEARNY – It’s a tie game, runner on second. The batter singles…
Town mourns fireman
By Anthony J. Machcinski The Town of Kearny lost one of its fi nest members…
Be the star of your story; put yourself on tape
By Jeff Bahr Bloomfield resident Gene Nichols is teaming up with the Bloomfield Public Library in…
Call him ‘boss’ for next 3 months
By Ron Leir NUTLEY – The Nutley governing body has chosen Commissioner Mauro Tucci as…
Bar could face 6-month shutdown
By Ron Leir EAST NEWARK – A local tavern that has incurred the borough’s wrath…
Over the limit, under arrest
A rash of D.W.I.’s took place in Kearny this week as Kearny Police were left to…
Be alert for fake public workers
Two incidents regarding a fake public works agent have taken place this week. Two residents of…
U.S. Marine “pee party” is hardly surprising
It spread across the news outlets like free beers at a “kegger.” Four American Marines had…