KPD: Argued himself into jail What started as an argument at Town Hall ended with a…
Month: May 2016
Town picks meadows redeveloper
This story is updated to correct inaccurate information originally listed online — and in the May…
Opinion: Simply listening could lead to a life saved
By Kevin Canessa Jr. A little more than a week ago, everything changed for one family…
NPD: Drug charges for driving duo
A 17-year-old Nutley boy and a 22-year-old Little Falls man were both arrested on a slew…
KPD: 2 boys bring fake gun to school
KEARNY — Two boys who reportedly brought a fake gun to Franklin School last Tuesday morning learned…
Team Lyndhurst completes Unity Tour
LYNDHURST – This past week, the Lyndhurst Police Department completed its fifth Police Unity Tour as…
Beware of computer ‘ransomware’
NEWARK — N.J. Attorney General Robert Lougy and the state Division of Consumer Affairs have issued…
Obituaries for 18 May 2016
Kenneth R. Truszkowski Kenneth R. Truszkowski passed away May 11. He was 67. Born in Newark,…
Kearny celebrates 30 years of girls’ crew with return of Olympian Dore-Terhaar
Since leaving Kearny for Rutgers University almost 30 years ago, Jen Dore never had much of…
Day after big win, Kearny baseball team out working with kids
Talk about your classic case of “No room for the weary.” On Saturday afternoon, the Kearny…
Nutley’s Senatore is in the house
After pitching a two-hitter to lead his team past Glen Ridge, 10-2, in the opening round…
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KPD: Two boys had fake gun at Franklin School
KEARNY — The Kearny Police Department offered the following account of an incident that took place…
KPD: DWI charged in hit-run
KEARNY — A Harrison man was transported to University Hospital, Newark, after being struck by a…
Shutting down water utility?
KEARNY – The N.J. Civil Service Commission has sanctioned Kearny’s plan to, essentially, shut down the…
KFD welcomes new fire official
KEARNY – He may have grown up in neighboring Harrison, but Juan Barroso has become very…
News in brief …
BELLEVILLE – An old stone bridge on Mill St. in Belleville that reportedly once led…
Another Walgreens coming to Belleville
BELLEVILLE – A new Walgreens with a drive-thru pharmacy is coming to Belleville. The township Planning…
From the streets of JC to an art show in Kearny
KEARNY — Derek Tunia grew up in a rough neighborhood in Jersey City — it’s commonly…
KPD: Drug bust was in the bag
If you saw a man strolling down Kearny Ave., holding some currency in his hand, you’d likely…
Migrants of all kinds, legacy & peppy poet
By Ron Leir The civil strife that has torn apart so many countries in the Middle…
Man charged with sex crime: BCPO
A 35-year-old married Barnegat man has been arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and…
Belleville doc stripped of medical license
NEWARK — An anesthesiologist who ran several pain management clinics, including one in Belleville, has been stripped…
Obituaries for 4 May 2016
Craig Kearney Craig Kearney passed away April 25. He was 79. Born in East Orange, he…
Kearny’s Liaci earns place in N.J. Boxing Hall of Fame
Cosmo Liaci was headed for a life on the streets of Newark. In the late 1940s,…
NA softball team is hitting in bunches
The North Arlington softball team is enjoying its best season in recent years, posting a…
Nutley’s Ramezzana breaks out in big way
Jake Ramezzana was in a huge slump and he knew it. “It was actually pretty hard…