By Karen Zautyk Last year, as a symbol of support for their police officers, towns across…
Year: 2017
Obituaries for 25 Jan. 2017
Maria Garcia Maria Garcia, of Kearny, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Jan. 17. She…
QP hires Russo to take over beleaguered grid program
The revolving door, also known as the Queen of Peace head football coaching carousel, has been…
Thousands of points, memories as Kearny hoop greats return
Of all the hundreds of boys’ basketball players that have played for Kearny High School over…
Harrison’s Leiras leads basketball revival with Blue Tide
Johnathan Leiras doesn’t exactly live the life of a conventional high school student. You see, Leiras…
Basile steps down as Nutley grid coach
When Tom Basile left the head coaching position at Barringer High School in 2004 to join…
PSE&G prepared for Monday storm
PSE&G is preparing for the approaching storm system that could bring heavy rain and gale-force winds.…
Confessore calls it a career
HARRISON – As one longtime administrator leaves, a new one enters at the Harrison Board of…
Getting into the spirit of the paranormal
How do you get 130+ high school students to sit in absolute silence, listening with rapt…
Kearny Rec creates policy for transgender participants
KEARNY – Given the recent action by the Secaucus chapter of the Boy Scouts of America…
‘Remember, Jon, there’s another carpenter (up) there’
KEARNY – An overwhelming sense of loss. That was the obvious sentiment that prevailed at the…
KPD: Victim helps nab burglary suspect
At 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, Kearny police received a report of a burglary in progress…
2 motorcycles stolen from 1 township man: NPD
NUTLEY – Two motorcycles parked in their assigned parking spaces at a River Road apartment complex…
Water fails test but is OK to drink
BELLEVILLE – It happened in 2015 and, again, in 2016. As per a Dec. 29, 2016…
DOT to brief SKIA on traffic changes
KEARNY – Local business owners will huddle with state transit officials this week to learn about…