A native North Arlington daughter hopes to make an impact in the movie industry with the premiere of “Little Miss…
Month: January 2016
around town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., in conjunction with Lyndhurst Elks Lodge 1505, hosts a pasta dinner Friday,…
The Radiology Center’s open MRI keeps patients free from claustrophobia
LYNDHURST — Your GP gives you the dreaded news: You’re going to need an MRI. Instantly, fear sets…
Ordered to revalue for 2018
BELLEVILLE – The last time it happened, it was 2007 and the current Belleville mayor, Ray Kimble, was in…
Kearny wrestling team makes strides toward respectability
The Kearny High School wrestling team is certainly going through some growing pains. “We have a young team,” said assistant…
NA boys’ basketball team: 10 wins, eight in a row
When the high school basketball season began last month, North Arlington boys’ head coach Rich Corsetto didn’t know what the future had…
Harrison’s Leiras emerging as basketball sharpshooter
The high school basketball season was only a handful of weeks away from beginning and Harrison head boys’ coach Noel…
Obituaries
Helen Chasnowitz Helen Chasnowitz, 89, died in a New York assisted living facility on Nov. 30. She was…
Zheng accepts Millan’s challenge, designs Harrison’s 175th anniversary logo
Harrison High 2015 alumna Jia Wen (Karen) Zheng, class valedictorian, rose to the challenge last year…
Pastor ending 6-year stay
HARRISON – For Joan Finnerty, a leader of the Vincentian Society, the Rev. Joseph Girone proved himself to be “a very…
Station back on track?
KEARNY – He still hears that train acomin’. At last Wednesday’s annual reorganization meeting, Mayor Alberto Santos took the…
PSE&G: Stay warm & control costs
NEWARK – Frigid weather has finally arrived, and heating systems have been working extra hard. With that in mind,…
Reorganization surprises
HARRISON – For public safety advocates, in particular, last Tuesday night’s reorganization of the Harrison municipal government was a time to…
KPD: Bloomfield woman had 7 warrants
At approximately 9 p.m. on Jan 2, Officer Jason Rodrigues responded to Walmart to take into custody an alleged shoplifter who…
5 facing drug charges: LPD
LYNDHURST – On Dec. 30, Lyndhurst PD busted two township residents and one New Yorker on drug charges in the…
Consumer alert issued on hoverboards
This holiday season’s hottest gift item turned out to be literally that – reportedly having a tendency to explode into…
Thoughts & Views: Remembering former Kearny Police Chief Tim Sharples, dead at 67
First, he’d park his car — a Chevy Impala or whatever it was at the time — on the…
Deja vu all over again. Again.
KEARNY – Yes, faithful readers, that is the same mugshot that accompanied last week’s Kearny police blotter — at which…
Resident nearly bilked of $4K: NPD
A Nutley resident was nearly bilked of $4,000 — but some quick thinking saved him from sending a scam artist…
aroundtown
Belleville The Woman’s Club of Belleville meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse,…
Bagpipes & vocalizing amplify reorganizing
KEARNY – When the Kearny municipal government held its 2016 reorganization last week, they did it in style, with…
Lyndhurst/NA wrestling co-op gets new coach in Collins
The truth be told, Joe Collins really had no interest whatsoever in coaching the Lyndhurst/North Arlington High Schools wrestling cooperative.…
NA girls’ basketball: Trying to find right rhythm
North Arlington High School girls’ basketball coach Rob Lado believed that his team would be much improved over last season, his first…
Fischer resigns as Belleville grid coach
It was the spring of 2014 when Joe Fischer proclaimed his happiness about returning once again as the head…
Harrison’s Rutherford becoming a complete basketball player
He’s been called the best basketball talent to come along in Harrison in quite some time, but Harrison High School…
Obituaries
Jose A. Garcia Jose A. Garcia, of Harrison, entered into eternal rest at Morristown surrounded by his loving family…
Closures set for this weekend on Rts. 21 & 280
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials reminded motorists of ramp closures for bridge-deck replacement work…
Do your antiques have value?
KEARNY – Get ready to comb through all that stuff you’ve been storing in your attic or china closets.…
Seeking to keep aid, lose watchdog
KEARNY/HARRISON – Two West Hudson communities currently receiving transitional state to help offset property tax impact are looking to get…
Legitimizing tuition tab
EAST NEWARK – The borough’s municipal government is pressing local school officials to get more aggressive in making sure that…