By Ron Leir NUTLEY – A two-year investigation by the Nutley Police Dept. concluded Jan. 12…
Year: 2012
Belleville police go high tech to search for missing children
Belleville Police Department’s Chief of Police Joseph P. Rotunda has formalized an agreement with the A…
Suspects linked to series of robberies & attacks in West Hudson towns
HARRISON – Police say three men arrested in Harrison on Jan. 11 are believed to have…
Finding some tax breaks
By Randy Neumann U.S. Representative Rob Portman (R-OH) recently said, “The income tax code and its…
Obituaries
Mary Beth Arrigo Mary Beth Arrigo “Mimi,” 46, died on Jan. 11 at St. Michael’s Hospital.…
Kearny band is ‘Fighting for Fatima’
Photo by Stephanie Formoso/ I Am Fighting will be the lead band in Camp Fatima fundraiser.…
Harrison scores windfall in tax rulling
By Ron Leir HARRISON – The New York Red Bulls major league soccer team…
Kearny DPW starts snow preparations
By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY— As the Northeast got hit with an arctic chill…
Nutley residents gear up for 2012 Wellness Challenge
By Ron Leir NUTLEY – A lot of people probably wondered why the heck Maria…
Bicentennial celebration begins to take shape
By Ron Leir BLOOMFIELD – Back in 1962, the graduating class of Bloomfield High School…
Flynt looked to out-‘hustle’ Dems, GOP
Thirty odd years ago Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt ran an editorial calling on all Americans…
Killing Horse sprints into 3rd year
By Anthony J. Machcinski Discovering new talent in the entertainment industry is always a challenge,…
Belleville PD: Victim hit by a ‘Smooth’ criminal
On December 30, at 3:20 p.m. a man was walking near the QuickChek on Washington Ave.…
Scary welcome to New Year’s
Police are investigating a carjacking incident that took place on the Harrison border of West Hudson…
Around Town
Bloomfield Do you Knit? Scrapbook? Write the great American novel? The Bloomfield Public Library is your…
Vikings trying to stay in contention
By Jim Hague A few years ago, there was a popular biography of country and western…
Kearny girls’ basketball team enjoys solid start
By Jim Hague The girls’ high school basketball season was only one game old and…
Kearny High freshman Valdez making mark in gymnastics
By Jim Hague It all began as a way to try to curtail the hyperactive…
The Healing Helpers
Our friends bring us joy. They guide us, protect and support us through good times and…
Brand new year, same criminal mentality
By Anthony Machcinski The New Year started bright and early for Kearny Police this year. Officers…
Millionaires, billionaires beware
The rhetoric coming from Washington these days about “millionaires and billionaires” is not just rhetoric. …
Nutley PB: Drug dealers beware
On Dec. 30 at 8:21 p.m. a Nutley Police detective observed a suspicious man standing in…
Obituaries
Susan Bianchi Susan Bianchi died on Jan. 2 in University Hospital in Newark. She was 55.…
Bar Crackdown
By Ron Leir EAST NEWARK – Maybe the next step is re-enacting Prohibition. Still trying…
Kearny High School facelift underway
By Ron Leir KEARNY – The trailers that Kearny High School intends to use as temporary…
No holiday reprieve for civilian employees
By Ron Leir KEARNY – While cops and firefighters were spared the municipal axe, four civilian…
Don’t give in to holiday pressures
With all of the struggles of the holiday season, it’s no surprise that a holiday that…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
The year 2011 has not been a good year for the meat industry. There were more…
Man sought in attempted armed robbery
It failed for lack of a key. Police said a man hoping to rob the AutoZone…
The Benjamins win over Lyndhurst fans
By Anthony J. Machcinski Not everyone has the opportunity to have The Killers, Louis Prima, Lionel…