Now that school is in session, safety controversies involving several Kearny public schools got a public…
Year: 2016
KFD quickly puts out Beech St. fire
KEARNY – A one-alarm fire, quickly brought under control, nevertheless forced the temporary evacuation of all…
Kearny FD promotes 3 to the rank of captain
KEARNY – Piece by piece, the roster of the Kearny Fire Department is getting restored.…
WASP gets dying wish: Burial in Arlington
By Ron Leir Bad news continues to dominate the headlines these days. There was the so-far…
KPD: Every party has a pooper
At 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, Kearny Police Officers Tim Castle and Jason Ward responded…
Lyndhurst fire leaves occupants homeless
LYNDHURST – A house fire in Lyndhurst last Thursday night, Sept. 15, left the occupants homeless,…
Show utility bill to go to EN school
EAST NEWARK – During the 2015-2016 school year, East Newark public school employees suspected that certain…
10 from Kearny PBA Local 21 bike from DC to NYC
KEARNY — On Wednesday, Sept. 14, 10 members of Kearny Police Department PBA Local 21 were…
HCPO: 2 nabbed in shoplifting/shooting incident
KEARNY – Two men have been charged in connection with an alleged shoplifting and subsequent shooting…
Drugs figure in 2 weekend arrests: HPD
HARRISON – Two men were arrested by the Harrison Police Department in separate drug busts conducted…
Nutley girls’ soccer off to solid start
Mike DiPiano knew that his Nutley High School girls’ soccer team might have had to handle…
North Arlington girls’ soccer: Life without Seca
The North Arlington High School girls’ soccer team won 17 games last year, one of the…
OBSERVER ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lyndhurst’s DiTonto carries on with family tradition
It was only natural that Vincent DiTonto would become a soccer player. After all, the Lyndhurst…
Kearny preps for 150th birthday
KEARNY — The Kearny Sesquicentennial Committee is laying out an ambitious agenda for celebrating the town’s…
2 armed robberies on the same day
HARRISON – A recent uptick in armed robberies reported in town the last few weeks is…
1 teachers contract settled, 2nd stalled
BELLEVILLE/EAST NEWARK — Public school teachers in Belleville will be going back to their classrooms…
KPD: Arrests from A to Z-z-z-z
This week’s blotter is topped by two sleepyheads from Hoboken who reportedly opted to take an early-morning…
Walk for Love organizer recognized
HARRISON — When Eddie Acosta turned to Desert Hope Treatment Center, an American Addiction Centers facility…
Legion sells post hall but won’t fade away
HARRISON – Bid farewell to a fixture in the Harrison firmament: American Legion Post 282 is…
’15W Picnic’ is Sept. 24 at Riverbank Park
KEARNY — Get ready to party like it’s 1968. Or 1978. Or even 1988. Why? Because…
Schuyler Savings robbed … again
KEARNY – For the second time in two weeks — exactly two weeks — the Schuyler Savings…
‘One-man army’ of the Revolution
By Karen Zautyk Have you ever heard of Peter Francisco? Thank you. I hadn’t either. But…
Obituaries for Sept. 14, 2016
Patti Johnston Patti Johnston died suddenly on Sept. 5. She was 47. Born in Belleville, she…
Red Bull Arena soccer match snubs Kearny
It was five years ago when there was a big press conference at Red Bull Arena,…
Blue Tide looks to roll with new coach Hinchcliffe
Amidst all the turmoil surrounding the hiring and then subsequent dismissal of Tom Ferriero as football…
Lyndhurst boys’ soccer: Looking to step up
The Lyndhurst High School boys’ soccer team took a gigantic leap forward last year, posting a…
Reported burglar behind bars on $30K bail: BPD
BELLEVILLE – A Newark man linked to the would-be burglary of a Smallwood Ave. residence on…
This week’s stories will be available later today
This week’s stories will be available on our blog later this afternoon. However, in the meantime,…
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…