In honor of Older Americans Month and National Senior Health and Fitness Day, Job Haines, 250 Bloomfield Ave., Bloomfield, is…
Year: 2015
Tulfra has real estate track record
Tulfra Realty, the Rochelle Park firm tapped by Belleville to convert the dormant Roche Diagnostic property to a vibrant ratable,…
BLUE TIDE: COUNTY VOLLEYBALL CHAMPS!
Harrison wins first-ever Hudson County title with sweep over Bayonne Eight years ago, when Nick Landy ascended…
QP hires Fontan as new girls’ basketball coach
The next phase of Jiovanny Fontan’s basketball life just happened by a stroke of luck. The former University of Southern…
Harrison’s O’Donnell catches fire at right time
Mike O’Donnell had a huge obstacle to handle while he was growing up in Harrison. He was the…
Obituaries
Nancy August Nancy August (nee Thomas), 75, died on May 14. Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585…
Confessore opens sub shop & café at old butcher shop
A longtime Harrison educator has acquired a vacant commercial space at Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. N.…
Tune up for karaoke next week at W.H.A.T.
The West Hudson Arts and Theater Co. (W.H.A.T.) will hold its first-ever Broadway Karaoke Open Mic Night Fundraiser, Friday, May…
Lyndhurst policeman was on derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia, is credited with saving lives
Lyndhurst Police Officer Michael Keane was on board the Amtrak Train that derailed last night in…
Mapping out a new future
LYNDHURST – With a bit more than three years remaining in her contract, Lyndhurst’s chief school administrator is leaving. Tracey…
Santos retreats on F/T
Read the full story to find out why Mayor Alberto Santos pulled an ordinance that would…
It’s the cat’s meow!
KEARNY – Last year, this community was embroiled in a cat fight. The claws were out. The fur was…
Starting to look like a house
KEARNY – Habitat for Humanity is back on its feet and rising to the occasion in Kearny. Revitalized by…
KPD: Heroin raid on Elm St.
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation into heroin distribution in Kearny, KPD vice officers, armed with a search warrant, raided an apartment…
Cleaners, gardeners for a day
BELLEVILLE – More than 100 Belleville High School students joined forces Wednesday, April 29, for the school’s fourth annual Beautification Project.…
Bridge-related work in park nears end
HARRISON – The bridge wasn’t high enough so they lowered the road. That turned out to be the solution…
To protect and serve
This week, tens of thousands of police officers from across the United States, and around the world, will gather in Washington,…
CORRECTION
An April 22 story about Kearny reviewing carnival permits misstated the name of the town’s municipal…
Man attacked in park; arrest made
A meeting of a young man and woman in a municipal park was interrupted by an attack last Tuesday…
around town
Belleville All area residents and the public are invited to attend the annual Belleville Memorial Day observance on Monday, May…
At their other jobs …
Currently, Mayor Alberto Santos and Town Council members Carol Jean Doyle, Susan McCurrie, Michael Landy and Eileen Eckel – all of…
How Kearny defines ‘full-time’
Here is a draft of the proposed ordinance that laid out a defense of categorization of Kearny’s elected officials as…
Belleville boys’ volleyball team captures first-ever Essex title
Before the current high school boys’ volleyball season began, Belleville High School head coach John Spina had an idea that…
NA’s golf team makes return trip to state sectionals
When the North Arlington High School golf team made history last year by qualifying for the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1&2…
Lyndhurst’s Tellefsen perfect pitcher for Golden Bears
Before the 2015 high school softball season began, Lyndhurst second- year head softball coach Emily Ringen knew that she was replacing a…
Campisano Agency ranked in ‘top 100’
Louis Campisano Agency, of Florham Park, formerly of Kearny, has been performing at high levels and recently acknowledged as one…
Disaster protection talk
The Hudson Regional Health Commission, in conjunction with the Rutgers School of Social Work, is hosting a free workshop, “When Disaster Threatens…
Obituaries
Andrew R. Lynch Andrew R. Lynch, a lifelong Kearny resident, died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family.…
ALERT: Schuyler Ave. closed between Noel Drive & Union Ave. in North Arlington
North Arlington police say Schuyler Ave. is closed between Noel Drive and Union Ave. until further…
Inspiring medalist
BELLEVILLE – Remember those photos of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps with seven medals around his neck? Well, the young man from Belleville…