KEARNY – It all started innocently enough when a teacher opened a window to get…
Month: October 2016
NPD: Be wary of utility scammer calls
NUTLEY – Calls to Nutley residents claiming to be from PSE&G are likely scams, especially when…
Local businessman under a cloud
BELLEVILLE – He operates cigar stores but his questionable business dealings may leave those enterprises in…
Fla. teen arrested in BB incident
KEARNY — Shortly after 8 p.m. on Oct. 1, Kearny police headquarters began receiving reports of a…
Public input sought on Passaic Ave. spans
And now, the next chapter of the long-running Passaic River cleanup story: a design study. It…
New homes going up in Kearny’s Second Ward
KEARNY – A new residential development was approved by the Kearny Planning Board on Sept. 7.…
Farewell to arms? Not likely in this lifetime
By Ron Leir The campaign for world peace was dealt another setback this month when…
Obituaries for 12 Oct. 2016
William J. Gannon William “Willie” J. Gannon died Oct. 6. He was 78. Born in Ireland,…
Kearny Futsal Facility gets facelift courtesy of Red Bulls; US Soccer Federation, BJ’s Warehouse also chip in
Connor Lade grew up in Morristown before he became a fan favorite member of the…
Harrison’s harriers: Making strides
When Paul Kartanowicz took over the Harrison High School cross country program last year, he knew…
Harrison’s Silva goes through goal-scoring explosion
The 2015 high school soccer season ended in an instant for Marta Silva. The Harrison High…
Peden Terrace: two-way or one-way?
KEARNY – Probably the steepest hill street in Kearny and one of the most difficult roads…
Pricey settlements continue to add up
BELLEVILLE – Another in a series of lawsuits filed in recent years against the Belleville Board…
Will garden expand from veggies to fruits?
KEARNY – A would-be Johnny Appleseed’s proposal to add fruit trees to the Kearny Community Garden…
Council: Oval cash, hotel tax, water issue
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny has snagged a lot of state cash to help…
School fix-up to raise average tax bill
LYNDHURST – If Lyndhurst voters greenlight the Nov. 8 public question to spend almost $20 million…
KPD: I’m arrested? Oh fudge!
A 51-year-old Newark man with an apparent taste for fudge cookies and Life Savers Gummies ended up…
Pa. man charged in Schuyler Bank Robbery
KEARNY – The prime suspect in the Sept. 8 robbery of the Schuyler Savings Bank was arrested…
Another (Keegan) landfill headache for Kearny
KEARNY — With Kearny still battling the N.J. Sports & Exposition Authority in court over its…
How to prevent your car from being stolen
BELLEVILLE – Are you aware that, in this country, a motor vehicle theft occurs every 21 seconds?…
Kearny PBA 21’s ‘Trucktoberfest’ is Oct. 22
KEARNY — The Kearny PBA Local 21’s first food truck festival wasn’t even over yet when…
Need a laugh? Look up a Down East PD page
By Karen Zautyk The population of the city of Bangor, Maine, is 33,039. At last count,…
Obituaries for Oct. 5, 2016
Corey Lynn Burke Corey Lynn Burke, 21, of Kearny, died Saturday, Oct. 1 at Memorial Sloan…
Lyndhurst honors memory of fallen Marshall grid standouts
The tragedy took place on November 14, 1970, a plane crash that took the lives of…
Nutley’s Quinn running for a name for himself
Nutley High School has a legitimate cross country standout in junior Jimmy Quinn. Quinn showed some…
Harrison’s O’Donnell leads Blue Tide to 3-0 start
Don’t blink. Don’t even look. But believe it or not, the Harrison High School football team…