Belleville’s hidden history

BELLEVILLE – If you were in the vicinity of the historic Belleville Dutch Reformed Church at Main…

Labor peace achieved with Harrison firefighters

HARRISON – Members of the Harrison Fire Department have averted both a Newark takeover and a…

Raptors at risk from methane flame

LYNDHURST – In recent years, the Hackensack Meadowlands has drawn both humans curious about nature and…

Monumental undertaking for Explorers

HARRISON – For those Harrison eighth-graders who had never before set foot in the nation’s capital,…

KPD: The right to bare legs?

At 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 14, Officer Michael Alvarez was on patrol at Kearny Ave. and Rose…

Fashion & art & Goodwill

HARRISON — Well, they did it again. “They” being Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern…

They give their all for you …

LYNDHURST – The Township of Lyndhurst is painting part of the community red and blue in…

Utility planning upgrades in area

KEARNY – New Jersey’s biggest utility wants to run an underwater power line from Newark to…

‘Security’ man robs local bank: HPD

HARRISON – The Harrison Police Department is seeking a man who robbed a local Kearny Bank…

The times they were a-changin’

By Karen Zautyk A few weeks ago, the name of Oxford, Miss., came up in a…

Obituaries for 26 Oct. 2016

Mary F. McKay Mary F. McKay, of Kearny, died Oct. 17. She was 89. Private arrangements…

Nutley finally earns hard-fought victory

NUTLEY – It didn’t matter that the Nutley High School football team owned a 1-5 record…

Local volleyball teams team up to raise money to fight cancer

A year ago, the administration at Harrison High School, in particular athletic director Kim McDonough Huaranga,…

NA’s Ribeiro lifts team to NJIC championship game

Most of the North Arlington High School soccer team that went to the NJSIAA North Jersey…

ALERT: Trucktoberfest canceled Saturday, Oct. 22

The Kearny PBA Local 21’s Trucktoberfest, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, has been canceled because of…

Lucky 13 join Kearny’s bravest

KEARNY – Now there will be three. If she makes it through training, Haley Girdwood will…

New effort to redevelop Porete Ave.

  NORTH ARLINGTON – More than a decade after several south Bergen communities were battered by…

KPD: It wasn’t just a bad dream

Shortly before 5 a.m. on Oct. 7, a resident of the 400 block of Elm St.…

HPD: Gas station robbed again

HARRISON – A local service station targeted by robbers earlier this year has been hit once…

Looking to buy … but no sale yet

EAST NEWARK – It appears that the Borough of East Newark is taking steps to acquire…

Driver saved from burning auto

KEARNY —   A motorist caught in a burning car beneath a tractor trailer on the Belleville…

Bravest try to save animals, too

KEARNY – This story does not have a happy ending. Animal-lovers may want to skip it…

Obituaries: 19 Oct. 2016

Thomas Archie Pollock Thomas Archie Pollock died at home with family by his side on Oct.…

Lyndhurst girls capture first league title since 1987

In recent years, the Lyndhurst High School boys’ cross country program has earned its share of…

Vikings enjoying second life in Bergen tourney

  The North Arlington High School boys’ soccer team has survived a season thus far that…

AOTW: Mainiero has versatile day in Maroon Raider setback

Mainiero’s Sports Shop has been a staple of the Nutley community for ages. Located on Franklin…

ABOARD THE MARY DAY – A reporter’s travel to Maine

By Ron Leir ABOARD THE MARY DAY – You needn’t call me Ishmael but I admit…

Ladders & engines & red, white & blue

Sights from the Kearny Fire Department’s Open House from Saturday, Oct. 8. All images by Karen…

Should Clara Maass pay property taxes?

BELLEVILLE – The Township of Belleville has retained a high-powered law firm to challenge the tax-exempt…

KPD: Oh, brother (and sister)

  The call came in as a man randomly picking fights with people in the area…