Judging from this week’s KPD reports, hypodermic needles have become the accessory of choice among some arrestees. Read on for details,…
Month: November 2015
A remedy for neighborhood eyesores?
KEARNY – For the past two years, the two-story house at 229 Chestnut St. has stood empty and neglected…
NPD: Burglary arrest; help sought in hit-run
Nutley police arrested a 21-year-old Bloomfield man in the early-morning hours of Nov. 11 on Gerard Road after a resident…
Mass for deceased clergy
Catholic Cemeteries, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Newark, recently celebrated a special Mass for its deceased Archbishops, Bishops and Priests,…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., hosts a holiday decorating party in the children’s room on…
No meter fees in borough during holiday season
NORTH ARLINGTON – Drivers who park in metered spaces in North Arlington will be spared from paying, from Thanksgiving through…
Local fall seasons end with NA boys’ soccer loss
Vikings lose to Brearley in sectional title game; all three grid playoff teams fall The local…
Kearny’s Sawyer; Nutley’s Watson, Condito sign scholarship letters
Other than winning a championship, the absolute pinnacle that a high school student/athlete can achieve is a scholarship to college. Last…
Harrison’s Barreto a do-everything volleyball wizard
Maria Barreto was a late bloomer when it came to the sport of volleyball. But in the case of the…
Obituaries
Angelo Diana Angelo Diana, 75, of Kearny, passed away peacefully in his home after a lengthy illness on Nov.…
3 charged with kidnapping Lyndhurst man: police
On Sunday, Nov. 8, at approximately 5:40 p.m., the Lyndhurst Police Department received information from the…
Lest we forget
LYNDHURST – On Sunday morning, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on Copeland Ave. was the setting for a…
GOP sweep in N.A.
NORTH ARLINGTON – Republicans will have a 7-0 majority on the North Arlington governing body by New Year’s, now…
Crunch time nears for KHS fix-up
KEARNY – In just a few weeks, the Kearny Board of Education should find out if has enough money…
Keegan’s fate still uncertain
KEARNY – While Kearny awaits the results of a study to plot out the “future use” of the 100-acre Keegan…
Music to stop bullying by
BELLEVILLE – Last year, Belleville High School seniors composed poems on the theme of anti-bullying and one student urged business…
2 cops found guilty of misconduct
BLOOMFIELD – Following a five-week jury trial in Superior Court, Newark, two Bloomfield police officers were convicted Thursday of official…
Post-Halloween criminal-mischief: NPD
It was a busy two-day stretch for the Nutley Police Department Nov. 4 and 5 as they took at…
Thoughts & Views: ‘They called it Passchendaele’
As Veterans Day was nearing, we were feeding our obsession with World War I by re-reading some history of that…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘A VETERAN NOT FORGOTTEN’ To the Editor: In 2002, I self-published a paperback entitled “Voices From a Wounded…
KPD: Not-so-routine traffic stop
Sometimes, the enforcement of basic traffic laws can lead to discovery of a more serious crime. Such was the case…
Big tax refund for owner of toxic parcel
KEARNY – The sprawling lot at 418 Schuyler Ave., at the foot of Quincy Ave., next to the…
To help prevent underage drinking
KEARNY – Ten Kearny High School students and four advisers recently teamed up with two local merchants in an effort…
around town
Belleville A senior health program, co-sponsored by Clara Maass Medical Center and the Mayor and Township Council, is offered Monday,…
Six local soccer teams move on in NJSIAA tourney
NA girls get to semis; top seeds Kearny, Harrison boys and Lyndhurst girls advance Six local…
Mazzolla’s sudden death stuns entire NA sports community
The news filtered throughout North Arlington last Wednesday morning and suddenly cast a dark pall on the entire community. Nick Mazzolla,…
Vikings headed to playoffs Friday
Sometimes, it pays being a math teacher as well as a football coach. Despite having a 2-5 record at the…
Earn transferable credits from BCC in January
Students from four-year colleges who are coming home for winter break have an opportunity to earn transferable credits from Bergen Community College in…
Obituaries
Anne Loretta Toussaint Anne Loretta Toussaint (Lynch), 90, of Matawan, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Madison Center, Matawan.…
Pioneer Boys & Girls donates to HCCC
At the Oct. 22 “Taste of Fall” fundraiser hosted by the Hudson County Community College Foundation’s West Hudson/North Arlington Scholarship Committee,…