BELLEVILLE – A 91-year-old woman and two men made it safely out of a burning Belleville house Saturday night. Unfortunately,…
Year: 2015
Family scammed out of $3,900: NPD
A Nutley resident and her daughter were the victims of a phone scam after a caller allegedly told them a…
Scruffy for a reason
Members of the Lyndhurst Police Department opted not to shave during November as a strategy to…
Lip syncing for art raises $1,200-plus
Students and teachers engaged in friendly competition at Belleville High School’s Connie Francis Theatre on Nov. 10 in the school’s…
Thoughts & Views: From ‘Lavender Lake’ to Lake Champlain
We have written before about the Gowanus Canal, for which we have great affection, having lived within walking distance of it when…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., will offer a craft program, “Let it Snow,” on Dec. 12. Registration is…
Holiday fest Thursday in Town Hall Park
It’s time to kick off the season and celebrate at the annual Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ) Holiday Tree…
Kards ready to take next step up
The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team made major strides a year ago, winning 13 games and qualifying for the…
Promising year ahead for NA boys’ hoop squad
The North Arlington High School boys’ basketball team posted a 17-10 record last year and lost two key players, Jose Checo…
Kearny girls look to utilize quickness
A year ago, the Kearny High School girls’ basketball team went more to a power lineup to utilize the talents…
Correction on bail figure from Nov. 25 Kearny police blotter
An entry in last week's Kearny police blotter incorrectly listed the bail amount for Joseph Ferguson.…
Obituaries
John F. Cali Jr. John F. Cali Jr., passed away after a courageous battle against lung cancer on…
4 firefighters injured at recycling-plant fire in Lyndhurst
A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge paper recycling plant in Lyndhurst. Both…
Season of giving
KEARNY – The Salvation Army of Greater Kearny, providing religious and social services for needy residents of Kearny, Harrison, East Newark,…
Be wary of ‘IRS’ scamsters
KEARNY – Scamsters posing as Internal Revenue Service representatives have been bilking American taxpayers for several years now, but recently…