2 from Kearny in NJ porn sweep

Two Kearny residents, one of them a 17-year-old boy, were among 16 people arrested in a statewide…

Still no Red Bull settlement

HARRISON – Harrison’s pitch to reach a tax settlement with the Red Bull ownership on the…

5 religious statues stolen from homes: NPD

NUTLEY — Five religious statues, in addition to other lawn and decorative ornaments have been stolen…

If at first you don’t succeed …

  KEARNY — Ordinarily, local shoplifting suspects are listed in the Kearny police blotter (this week’s is…

KPD:  Burglary suspect nabbed, jailed

A 30-year-old Kearny man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail following his arrest in connection with…

Opinion: If you see something, say something

By Ron Leir On March 28, a New York State inmate named Winston Moseley died at…

Hartz plan delayed; Seabra add-on OK’d

KEARNY – For the second time in the last two months, the Kearny Planning Board on…

Bank robbed, FBI on the case: BPD

The FBI is investigating a bank robbery in Belleville that happened Saturday, April 2, according to…

Kearny honors legendary athletic greats with Hall of Fame dinner

Michael Millar had attended several Kearny High School Athletic Hall of Fame dinners before. After all,…

Belleville tries to contend in tough SEC division

Joe Sorce knows that it won’t be easy for his Belleville High School baseball team to…

NA’s Castro returns home, pays huge dividends

  After spending the first two years of his high school career at North Arlington High…

Notice: Kindergarten registration for 2016-17 school year in Harrison

BOARD OF EDUCATION TOWN OF HARRISON, NEW JERSEY FULL DAY KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2016-2017 Kindergarten Packets for…

Two from Kearny (including 17-year-old boy) among 16 nabbed in porn bust

TRENTON — Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy today announced that 16 defendants have been arrested in…

Raid on Kearny Ave. drug ‘fortress’

KEARNY — Based on information that the residence contained drugs, firearms and stolen property, officers from the…

Fete Finest & Bravest ‘All Stars’

KEARNY — American Legion Post 99 was the setting Friday night for an annual ceremony honoring the…

Incumbents face opposition in May elections

BELLEVILLE/NUTLEY — Incumbents seeking re-election to non-partisan municipal governing bodies in the two Essex County communities…

Crowds coming to Arena … to vote!

HARRISON – Red Bull Arena in Harrison will be jam-packed with people on Sunday, April 10,…

KPD: Juveniles crash stolen car

Two Newark teenagers were arrested after they reportedly crashed a stolen car into a pole in…

Canstruction up and running again

KEARNY – It’s that time of year again when Kearny High School students from all grades…

Crash triggers rude awakening for couple

HARRISON — Shortly after 2 a.m. last Thursday, Harrison’s Art and Trish Pettigrew were awakened by the…

Reform of mental health care is direly needed

By Kevin Canessa Jr. A few weeks from now, it will have been 17 years since…

Baby badly hurt by loose dog: NPD

A dog that got loose from its home attacked a baby being pushed in a stroller…

Vietnam vets remembered in Kearny ceremony, elsewhere 

KEARNY — Last Tuesday, March 29, Kearny officials, veterans and the general public joined with other…

‘Shooter drill’ Friday; burglar sought: BPD

BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department will conduct an “active shooter” drill at Belleville High School,…

Obituaries for April 4, 2016

Jose Vieira Jose Vieira, 72, passed away on Sunday, March 27, at his home in Nutley.…

Tragedy strikes Lyndhurst, as former grid star Akar dies

Current Lyndhurst head football coach Rich Tuero has one incredible memory of former Golden Bear offensive…

Kearny boys’ basketball team celebrates league title at awards dinner

The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team had a year to remember in 2015-16, winning 17…

Nutley baseball looks to bounce back after lost weekend

The Nutley High School baseball team had high hopes and aspirations for the 2016 season, but…

PSE&G prepared for weekend wind storm

Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), New Jersey’s largest electric and gas utility, is preparing…