Red Bulls now have Wright-Phillips brother act

HARRISON –  Who would have ever dreamed that a simple event like the coupling of New York Red Bulls All-Star…

Sanacore takes over as Belleville athletic director

When Tom D’Elia received a promotion to become a vice principal in the Belleville school district, it left a vacancy in…

Obituaries

John Raymond Beck  John Raymond Beck, 62, passed away peacefully on Aug. 2 in Durham, N.C., after a long…

Cooling centers open today & tomorrow in West Hudson

Cooling centers are open today in all three West Hudson towns, the Hudson County Office of…

Video of last night’s fire in East Newark

We'll have a full story on this Grant Ave. fire in East Newark from last night…

Expect occupants by 2017: developer

BELLEVILLE – It’s all systems go for converting the old Essex County Isolation Hospital multi-building complex and, more recently, Garden State…

Thieves plunder garden

KEARNY –  It’s not just the planters who’ve been hard at work at the Kearny Community Garden. Some produce…

A&P bankruptcy dooms supermarket

BELLEVILLE –  Another area supermarket is being dealt a death blow. The Belleville Pathmark, located on Belmont Ave.…

LL parking? Tough call

NORTH ARLINGTON – With help from the borough and state, the Joseph Mellino Memorial North Arlington Little League field on…

Bizarre behavior leads to 2 arrests: KPD

KEARNY –  Maybe it was the heat. Last week, which saw Kearny sweltering in torrid temperatures, found local cops with their…

Ripped returning for Woodstock Festival

LYNDHURST – Get ready for Woodstock redux. Well, that’s actually the second annual Woodstock Festival, co-sponsored by the Lyndhurst Youth Performing…

Hearing-impaired teen wins scholarship

NORTH ARLINGTON –  A North Arlington teenager who overcame profound hearing loss to graduate high school as an honor roll…

Thoughts & Views: The kindness of strangers

Why is there a photo of the Geico gecko accompanying this column? Because he is my alter ego. At least…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

‘LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT I MEANT’ To the Editor:  I write to explain my position that the…

Killer of Kearny teen gets life in prison

KEARNY – The Pennsylvania man who murdered 16-yearold Alishia Colon in her Belgrove Drive home in 2013 was sentenced Friday…