BJ’s opens Kearny club

KEARNY — You may never shop the same way again. That’s because BJ’s has opened its…

New turf for soccer field

KEARNY – A municipal play site will be getting an upgrade at no cost to the…

Upgrades to water lines in the pipeline

KEARNY – Kearny officials want to end the flow – not go with it – so…

Rogers right at home on FOX Newtorks

NUTLEY — If you live in this area and have turned on the news anytime in…

KPD: Drug suspect ID’d, hunted

Last week’s Kearny police blotter included an Aug. 17 incident involving a suspected heroin transaction in the…

Burglar prowled as family slept: BPD

BELLEVILLE – A recent rash of burglaries has prompted the Belleville Police Department to alert residents…

Nabbed in multiple car burglaries: NPD

LYNDHURST — A suspected car burglar was arrested in Lyndhurst last week. LPD Det. Vincent Auteri…

Indicted for insurance fraud in Belleville doc’s office

  BELLEVILLE — A Monmouth County man has been charged with submitting fraudulent health insurance claims in…

Cop thwarts truck theft: Harrison PD

HARRISON – A Harrison police officer’s quick response, aided by a GPS, was credited for the…

3 strikes, you’re out – and back in jail

KEARNY – If the mug in the mugshot accompanying this story looks familiar, that’s because it graced…

Clifton man accused in beating of Kearny man

  NUTLEY — A 27-year-old Clifton man has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and…

Guilty plea in ‘stolen’ auto scam 

HARRISON — A Harrison man has pleaded guilty in a scheme to falsify an insurance claim on…

Score one for Mother Nature

By Ron Leir With a stroke of his pen, President Obama – against the wishes of…

Letter: Obey traffic laws as schools reopen

To the Editor: The Kearny Police Department’s Traffic Bureau would like to remind the residents of…

Obituaries: Aug. 31, 2016

Mildred ‘Joyce’ Kaywork Mildred “Joyce” Kaywork (nee MacDonald) died Aug. 22. She was 77. She lived…

Kearny girls primed for another solid soccer season

  The Kearny High School girls’ soccer team has captured the last seven Hudson County Tournament…

Kards hope for improvement on gridiron

  The Kearny High School football team posted a 3-7 record last year in head coach…

Maroon Raiders look to continue winning ways

The Nutley High School football team won eight games in 2015, capturing their Super Essex Conference-Liberty…

Harrison’s Ferriero actions beyond belief

In today’s new-fangled world that is dominated by social media and the little catch-phrases and abbreviations…

New charter school may cost teacher aide jobs

KEARNY — The first-ever charter school in Kearny has yet to open but already it has…

KPD: ATM skimmer at QuickChek

A QuickChek customer who suspected that the ATM at the store “had been manipulated” alerted police, who…

We are all to blame for Aleppo disaster

By Ron Leir Well, here we are in the midst of a sticky, steamy summer with…

Obituaries — edition of Aug. 17, 2016

Patricia A. Jimmerson Patricia A. Jimmerson (Harland), of Harrison, died Saturday, Aug. 6, at Columbus Hospital…

Lyndhurst girls’ soccer: Loaded for Bear

When graduation time comes every June for the Lyndhurst High School girls’ soccer team, the Golden…

Harrison hosts preseason soccer tourney as way to kick start season

The 2016 high school soccer season doesn’t officially kick off for a few more weeks, but…

Harrison football coach arrested for DWI, other charges

HARRISON — The new football coach at Harrison High School was arrested last Friday night and hit…

River jumper still missing

HARRISON – Where is Keith Jean? That’s what police continue to ponder after Jean jumped into…

Key town employees leaving next year

KEARNY – Like the N.Y. Yankees, Kearny will be looking to fill some key positions in…

News in brief: KHS opening several days late & more

KEARNY – Kearny High School will have a delayed opening for the fall term to allow…

Special needs focus at Lighthouse campus

LYNDHURST — Having settled in as Lyndhurst superintendent of schools (having swapped places with James Corino,…