LYNDHURST — Updated at May 30 at 10:19 a.m. A Township man is dead after a police-involved shooting…
Month: May 2015
Full letter: Cifelli-Sherry says enough with the Kearny bashing
This letter has gone viral on social media! Click the headline to find out why Barbara…
Over and out
NORTH ARLINGTON – A contractor was prepping for work on overhead utility lines when his tractor-trailer tipped over, landing…
Go-go is no-no for DEA agent
NEW YORK CITY – A Lyndhurst civilian DEA employee is one of two men arrested May 20 in…
Safety first for Chubb Ave. project
LYNDHURST – A Warren County developer is poised to convert a vacant commercial building bordering the Lyndhurst meadows area into…
She did practice teaching here; now she’ll run high school
KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education voted May 18 to hire a retired educator from the Jersey Shore…
KPD: Dagger & ‘Danger’ lead to jail
A Kearny man, allegedly wearing a dagger around his neck, was arrested on assault, weapons and drug charges last week and…
Amtrak conductor from Kearny sues RR
Among the 200 people injured in the May 12 Amtrak derailment in North Philadelphia was a Kearny man who was…
Sub Station? Yes, that’s the ticket!
HARRISON – A longtime Harrison educator has acquired a vacant commercial space at Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. N. and Hamilton…
Thoughts & Views: In memory of a Marine
See the man in the front in the photo? The one with a camera instead of a rifle?…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘DON’T BAD-MOUTH KEARNY’ To the editor: It happened again! I ran into a former Kearny resident (a retired…
KHS alum earns high marks as Rosa realtor
Rosa Agency reports that Steven Lartiga is quickly establishing himself as a top agent in the area. Lartiga has been…
Chubb Ave. builder plans ‘inclusive’ apts.
Petrucci Development Co. plans to build a five-story, 218-unit “high end” rental apartment building at 120 Chubb Ave. with 20%…
around town
Belleville St. Anthony of Padua Church, Belleville, will hold a Feast in honor of St. Anthony on Franklin St.…
Kearny tabs veteran assistant Kryzanowski to be new football coach
When Nick Edwards abruptly resigned as head football coach at Kearny High School recently, the school’s administration didn’t have to search…
Nutley softball marches on in NJSIAA North 2, Group III playoffs
It’s late May, past Memorial Day weekend. It means only one thing locally. Nutley is still playing high school…
NA’s Barth simply perfect down the stretch
Taylor Barth knew that her brilliant four-sport athletic career at North Arlington High School was drawing to an end with…
Obituaries
Mary A. Bartiromo Mary A. Bartiromo died peacefully on May 17. She was 78. Born in Newark, she lived most…
Billy & Amelia Pena now part of Century 21 Semiao
KEARNY – Century 21 Semiao and Associates announces that Billy Pena and Amelia Pena have joined their marketing team. Formerly agents…
Nutley resident to police: I got phone scammed
A Nutley resident told police on May 21 that they received a call from a man who…
Board hires interim KHS principal
KEARNY — The Board of Education voted May 18 to hire a retired educator from the Jersey Shore as interim…
Lyndhurst DEA employee lied to government about owning go-go lounge: Prosecutors
NEW YORK CITY — A Lyndhurst civilian DEA employee is one of two men arrested May…
Customer Appreciation Day is June 5 at Schuyler Ave. 7-Eleven
Customer Appreciation Day is June 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the 7-Eleven, 897…
Criminal ring swiped equipment
LYNDHURST – On Aug. 10, 2014, a Caterpillar Skid-Steer, valued at $17,950, disappeared from the school construction site of Lyndhurst’s…
Colon case: jury returns’ guilty verdict
A Hudson County jury of nine men and three women returned a guilty verdict for the man accused of…
Town’s credit rating downgraded
KEARNY – Kearny took two shots across its bow this month from Moody’s Investor Service but the captain of…
New developer for Roche site
BELLEVILLE – Like the disappearing, then reappearing, rabbit in the hat, a redeveloper for the vacant Roche property in Belleville was…
Swedeski-Biro to lead parade
NORTH ARLINGTON – Mary Swedeski-Biro, a Queen of Peace High School alumna and a decorated soldier, will head up North…
Gas station robbery suspect nabbed: NPD
Quick action by Nutley PD was credited by Police Chief Tom Strumolo and Mayor/Police Commissioner Alphonse Petracco for the capture…
KPD: Arrest was warranted
A Kearny man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail following his arrest May 9 on five outstanding warrants, totaling more…