Community reaches out to help fire victims

    By Jeff Bahr Concerned about the plight of the Franco family who were left…

Dancing their way to the title

    By Anthony J. Machcinski The stereotypical high school cheerleader is pictured as a teenager…

Phasing out 19th century technology

  By Ron Leir BLOOMFIELD – An ancient and now impractical piece of township infrastructure is…

No definitive answers for school shootings

On the heels of the tragic school shooting in Ohio that left three students dead and…

You never know who’s hiding behind web

By Ron Leir  LYNDHURST – For kids, computers are a great resource for games, research material…

Bloomfield Restaurant Week hopes to highlight ‘Jewel of Essex County’

    By Anthony J. Machcinski ‘Bloomfield’s restaurant scene is labeled one of the best kept…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Recreation Department is now accepting applications for the 2012 baseball/softball season for T-Ball –…

Kearny legend Meola earns U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame berth

By Jim Hague Tony Meola knew that his name appeared on the ballot for the United…

True Blue: Kearny’s Webster dead at 80

  By Jim Hague He wasn’t able to walk much and needed the assistance of a…

Kearny’s Adamek returns to ring

  Will make first fight since loss for heavyweight title last October By Jim Hague JERSEY…

Embrace your loneliness

In today’s society there is a strong trend towards separation. Relationships are breaking, hearts are being…

Fair taxes: It isn’t hard to do

  By Randy Neumann “Imagine there’s no Heaven.  It’s easy if you try. No hell below…

Obituaries

Eva Helen Benecki Eva Helen Benecki (nee Moreski), 65, passed away at the Regent Care Center…

A brother remembers

From Sandro Montes De Oca: First of all, my family and I would like to thank…

FOURTH AND SIXTH GRADERS TO PARTICIPATE IN ESSAY AND POSTER CONTESTS

Essex County students in the fourth grade are invited to participate in the “Why My Essex…