KEARNY — Kearny’s municipal government is shedding part of its support system by opting not to…
Month: April 2016
New leader picked for Nutley schools
NUTLEY – The Nutley Board of Education was poised Monday night to appoint a Union…
Rt. 21 lane closures expected this weekend
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced temporary overnight lane closures on Rt. 21 in…
[Slideshow] Car crash near Bergen Ave. & Maple St. in Kearny Wednesday
Our thanks to our friend Skyler J. Whitehead, AKA Skyler Fire. Skyler often provides us with…
KPD: Heroin, coke & cutlery
When Kearny police stopped a pick-up truck on Passaic Ave. last week, they reportedly had reason…
Uber & Lyft may be the best inventions of the 21st century
By Kevin Canessa Jr. I’ve said it before and will continue to believe it — two…
He chose wrong home to burgle: HPD
An inept accused home burglar blundered thrice when he was reportedly practicing his craft in…
Got drugs? The KPD will take them
KEARNY – For more than a decade, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been sponsoring a…
Harrison PD accreditation up for renewal, public comments
HARRISON — A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police…
Scholarship for BHS’ DiAndrea
BELLEVILLE — Belleville High School senior Kayla DiAndrea has been awarded a $1,000 Grow NJ Kids…
Nutley PD reaccredited
NUTLEY — The Nutley Police Department has maintained the status of an Accredited Police Agency in…
Softball complex renamed after long-time coach
Carl Corino remembers growing up in Belleville and playing sports on local fields. “As a kid…
Belleville softball: Trying to find right answers
It’s sort of like a tough algebra or calculus exam. But the Belleville High School softball…
Kearny softball slugger is back and right on Pace for unbeaten Kards
A little over a year ago, Sydney Pace was already playing basketball on an injured knee,…
Inferno at Bloomfield apartments
BLOOMFIELD — At least six families were displaced by a three-alarm fire that destroyed as…
Security beefed up at court
HARRISON – Visitors to the municipal building in Harrison can now expect to see an…
Eagles honored for 80 years of service
KEARNY — A longstanding service organization was singled out for commendation at last Tuesday night’s meeting…
Woman nearly bilked of $3K: NPD
Residents in the township continue to fall victim to fraudsters, including a woman who believed she…
Nutley eyes parking meter upgrades
NUTLEY — The Township of Nutley is exploring the possibility of upgrading its aging stock of…
KPD: Defining ‘public nuisance’
If you were near the main branch of the Kearny Public Library on the morning of Saturday,…
Slavery fled when they fell in the foggy dew
By Karen Zautyk “As down the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I…
Belleville street renamed for vet KIA
BELLEVILLE – A decorated Belleville veteran who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country was honored…
See Kearny man’s play in Nutley
Thirty-eight years ago, Steven Jon Kaplan dashed off a one-act play called “Nine O’Clock To Five…
3+ years later, guilty plea in Bloomfield fatality
BLOOMFIELD — On the night of Sept. 29, 2012, 16-year-old Christina Lembo, a soccer star at Bloomfield…
Nutley softball takes down No. 1 team in state
Before her team took the field last Friday afternoon against the No. 1-ranked team in the…
NJIT tabs Kennedy as next hoops coach
NEWARK – Jim Engles almost walked on water, turning a laughingstock NJIT men’s basketball program from…
Harrison’s Namiotko emerges as all-around star
Piotr Namiotko was born in the United States, moved to Poland with his family when he…
Nutley PD: Another pit bull attacks human, smaller dog
NUTLEY — Another pit bull is responsible for an attack on a human, only this time,…
Kearny PBA’s Food Truck Festival is May 21
KEARNY — Mark the date on your calendars now: Saturday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to…
Fadrowski will soon say farewell to QP in retirement, but not to the priesthood
NORTH ARLINGTON — When the Rev. Msgr. Bill Fadrowski was just a teen, as a student…