Erika Thompson has begun her third season as the head girls’ basketball coach at Harrison High…
Month: December 2017
Kearny has a new police chief … and he’s a King
KEARNY — Chances are you’ve probably met the Kearny Police Department’s new chief. He’s known to…
Eagle Scout makes bat houses at Gunnell Oval
KEARNY – Francesco Alonso grew up in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula where forests are plentiful. So it…
Show will get you into the psychic spirit
KEARNY — In his 2017 book, “Absent Witness,” Kearny’s resident psychic/medium Karl Petry has a chapter…
On YouTube, winter festivals & more
By Kevin Canessa There is a lot going on so for this week’s column, I thought…
Obituaries for 13 Dec. 2017
Marcelo Pagani Marcelo Pagani, of Harrison, died Dec. 2. He was 34. Marcelo is survived by his…
Kearny looks to build on solid girls’ hoops season
The Kearny High School girls’ basketball team enjoyed an excellent campaign a year ago, posting a…
Harrison looks to surprise once again in boys’ basketball
The Blue Tide of Harrison High School proved to be one of the biggest surprises in…
Nutley boys’ hoops hopes bolstered by talented transfer
The Nutley High School boys’ basketball team won 13 games last season, but if things go…
HAIL & FAREWELL TO THE CHIEF
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — The ceremony was scheduled for 11 a.m. last Friday, Dec. 1.…
66-year-old Kearny man dies in fire
By Kevin Canessa KEARNY — A man and one of his eight dogs died in a…
Not to be catty about this, but …
By Sir Pouncelot Guest Columnist Allow me to introduce myself. I, Sir Pouncelot (a/k/a Pouncer),…
Obituaries for 6 Dec. 2017
Virginia ‘Ginny’ DeJohn Ginny DeJohn, or “Nanie” as she was known as by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren,…
Kearny hockey team makes strides toward varsity status with some help
Although Tim Firth grew up in West Windsor, N.J., played hockey at Princeton Day School and…
Cantarella adds girls’ basketball to Belleville coaching duties
For the past decade or so, Chris Cantarella has earned a solid reputation as being one…