News from the Belleville Police blotter

June 7 Officers responded to 313 Union Ave. at 4:50 p.m. on a stolen vehicle report.…

Nutley Police happenings

June 6 At 7:15 p.m. police stopped a vehicle with an expired registration on Franklin Ave.…

DAWN OF A NEW ERA

  By Anthony J. Machcinski A beautiful spring day greeted a small crowd who witnessed the…

Not easy being green

  By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Lyndhurst may like to call itself “Bear Country” but, unlike…

Industrial accident ends in fatality

  By Anthony J. Machcinski An unfortunate accident at a production company in Kearny had a…

One Tank Trips: Stress relief at quaint and quiet Ocean Grove, N.J.

  By Jeff Bahr The real Jersey shore If you mention the Jersey shore to almost…

Panasonic plans ‘R&D’ facility in Harrison

  By Ron Leir HARRISON – It turns out that Newark won’t be reaping all the…

Time for Obama/Romney to tango a la politico

If you’re like the vast majority of middle-class Americans, you have seen your pay stagnate or…

Trees to please & kudos to library staff

As we soon end spring and head towards the summer — and hopefully better weather —…

Working hard to improve playtime activities

  By Ron Leir Now that the warm weather has arrived, communities in the region are…

Next up for W.H.A.T. is ‘Nunsense’

  By Anthony J. Machcinski The West Hudson Arts & Theater Company (W.H.A.T.) will conclude its…

Another season to remember for the Lyndhurst track team

  By Jim Hague Before the 2012 outdoor track season began, there were a lot of…

Soccer devotee imparts love of sport to youths

  By Jim Hague Steve Montanino is a lifelong Kearny resident, a product of the town…

QP’s Negroni already masters the hurdles; heads to Meet of Champs

  By Jim Hague After playing soccer in the fall, Queen of Peace freshman Natalie Negroni…

More thoughts on rethinking risk

  By Randy Neumann A few weeks ago, I wrote a column, “The necessity of strategy,”…