280 east ramp to Parkway exit 145 emergency closure Jan. 5

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announces emergency maintenance work requiring the temporary closure tomorrow…

Dawn of a new Wittpenn

KEARNY – Don’t expect to see planes taking off and landing on the new Wittpenn (Rt.…

Attack victim, 25, succumbs to injuries

The 25-year-old Kearny woman who was brutally attacked by an East Rutherford man Dec. 17 has…

Only bidder will fix firehouse

KEARNY – It was the lone bid submitted but the town went with it. At long…

New librarian at the helm

  BELLEVILLE – A somewhat circuitous path brought Michelle Malone to the Belleville Public Library in…

KPD: From one lockup to another

Back on Sept. 2, Kearny police were called to a Bergen Ave. apartment complex on a report…

Panel: Keegan’s worth $7.88 million

KEARNY – Here’s a holiday fable that’s guaranteed to knock you for a loop. Remember the…

Passaic River park projected

  HARRISON – There may be another municipal park in Harrison’s future. The “Cape May St.…

Tips on keeping cars from being vandalized

LYNDHURST/NORTH ARLINGTON – Even in the wintertime, Riverside County Park – stretching along the banks of the…

And no partridge in a pear tree, either 

KEARNY – A 26-year-old Kearny man spent Christmas in the Hudson County Jail, and unless Santa showed…

Ciampaglia completes monster year with Coccia

LYNDHURST – If you were to judge Ray Ciampaglia on his accomplishments in real estate, you’d probably…

Shot by police, he now faces charges

BELLEVILLE – A Belleville man is in police custody in connection with a shooting incident that…

For the umpteenth time … !

By Karen Zautyk The other day, having parked my car in an out-of-town supermarket lot, I noticed…

Obituaries for 4 Jan. 2017

Edna Hemsley Edna Hemsley (nee Rainey), 84 of Greentown, Pa., passed away on December 27, 2016.…

It’s a Buccaneer bonanza: Belleville’s girls off to best start in ages

Veteran Belleville High School girls’ basketball coach Liz Ramirez knew that she had the makings of…

Nutley girls truly miss star Watson

It’s taken the first few weeks of the high school basketball season for Nutley head girls’…

Kearny’s Jackson coming of age at right time

After spending a few years at Church Farm School, a private all-boys institution in Pennsylvania, Javon…