The Hudson County Coalition for a Drug-Free Community (DFC), with help from Partners in Prevention, has been awarded a grant to…
Year: 2015
Bid for surplus items on internet
The Township of Lyndhurst is offering a variety of surplus vehicles, equipment and miscellaneous items for sale to the highest…
around town
Belleville All military units, local first responders, police, civic organizations, classic cars clubs, motorcycle clubs and bands are invited to…
Kearny boys beat Union City, 3-2, for second straight county soccer title
Najarro’s 2-goal spurt the di fference for Kards, first-ever repeat champs HARRISON – In the seven-year history…
Let’s hope Mets can win Series for Bo
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. – When Spring Training began here in February —I can’t remember whether I was joking or…
Lady Kards capture soccer championship
HARRISON– It’s getting to the point, now, where the Hudson County Girls’ Soccer Tournament might just need to be renamed the…
Obituaries
Miguel A. Alfaro Sr. Miguel A. Alfaro Sr. of Okeechobee, Fla., died on Oct. 22. Arrangements are by…
A century of Goodwill
HARRISON – When we received an invitation to a special event last Wednesday at Goodwill Industries’ Harrison headquarters, we were delighted —…
Russo apts. renting at fast pace
KEARNY – For Joe Tornielli, it ranks as a great discovery. The manager of a Ramsey-based department store…
Water issue ‘not an emergency’
NORTH ARLINGTON – North Arlington’s water supplier recently notified property owners that it found coliform bacteria in the borough water…
Racing for ‘Best in Class’
KEARNY – It’s off to the races for 34 Kearny High School juniors and seniors. Students in Victor…
KPD: In the wrong at ShopRite
A shoplifting suspect escalated the charge against him from theft to robbery last week when he allegedly assaulted two ShopRite employees…
N.A. man charged in hit-run
NORTH ARLINGTON – For nearly a week, law enforcement was hunting the hit-run driver who allegedly struck a 22-year-old woman…
Handgun recovered after disturbance on NJ Transit bus in Nutley
A disturbance on an NJ Transit bus on Washington Ave. led to the arrest of a Newark man on an…
Thoughts & Views: When the world held its breath over nuclear showdown
Think back to those halcyon days of 1962: the New York Mets had made their appearance on the baseball landscape,…
2 drug suspects nabbed: LPD
LYNDHURST – Two men were arrested last week on drug charges after their car was stopped for a motor…
Kearny driver dead after GSP accident
A Kearny man was killed in the aftermath of a single car accident on the Garden State Parkway…
Get guidance on pre-planning funerals
No one wants to think about their death or the death of a loved one any sooner than necessary.…
Mammograms available for those eligible
East Newark Mayor Joseph R. Smith and the Borough Council have approved a resolution recognizing October as National Breast Cancer Awareness…
around town
Belleville All military units, local first responders, police, civic organizations, classic cars clubs, motorcycle clubs and bands are invited to…
Kearny Bank hosts business program
In an informal talk to business leaders at Kearny Bank headquarters in Fairfield. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Bracken touted two…
Kearny boys’ and girls’ soccer teams move on to Hudson County finals
There’s a good reason why Kearny has the impressive moniker of “Soccertown, USA.” Soccer has been the predominant sport for…
Kearny’s Ruela heads Rutgers-Newark women’s soccer
Although she’s still just 25 years old and not that far removed from her playing days at Kearny High School, Ariana…
Nutley’s Steck emerges as Maroon Raiders’ leader
Although she’s only a junior, Zoe Steck has inherited a lot of the leadership responsibilities on the Nutley High School…
Moving from law to real estate with Coccia
Dominick Gratale, who has spent the last decade and a half practicing law, primarily in New York City, has joined…
Obituaries
Sean Bratton Sean Bratton, 40, died on Aug. 1. The Archaeological Society of New Jersey (ASNJ) is deeply saddened…
A bridge too old gets new life
KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – Two infrastructure projects are moving forward in the West Hudson/South Bergen meadowlands area, one involving motorists using Rt.…
Inferno on the Turnpike
KEARNY – A tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed on the N.J. Turnpike in Kearny last week,…
Fatal shooting still mystery
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Police Department’s Homicide/Major Crimes Unit and Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating a fatal shooting in the…
Fall term: sweeping changes
BELLEVILLE – New classrooms, updated academic policies and courses, revamped security and staff appointments were all part of the Belleville public…