By Kevin Canessa So much has happened over the last few weeks locally that I thought…
Year: 2017
Obituaries for 11 Oct. 2017
Sally G. Capobianco Sally G. Capobianco died peacefully Oct. 1. She was 80. Born in Kentucky,…
Harrison soccer standout is Sowe good; position change leads to scoring explosion
For the first two years of his high school soccer career, Omar Sowe was a standout…
Kearny has Silva in golden year thus far for Kardinals
Ryan Silva was a little hesitant about a position change. After all, the Kearny High School…
Lyndhurst girls have nothing to be ashamed of with loss in Bergen tourney
Kim Hykey is such a competitive person that she simply does not like to lose. That’s…
Sights from Lyndhurst’s 100th Anniversary celebration
Here's a photo gallery from Lyndhurst's 100th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017.
Grace United Methodist Church fair is Saturday, Oct. 7
Grace United Methodist Church hosts its annual fair Saturday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3…
Sights from Kearny’s 150th Anniversary celebration
Here’s a photo gallery from Kearny's 150th anniversary celebration on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
2 GRAND BIRTHDAYS — LYNDHURST @ 100 & KEARNY @ 150
If there’s such a thing as a weather god, it really did a great job this…
Longo no longer on Belleville Council
BELLEVILLE — Joseph Longo is gone from the township governing body. He says he’s a casualty…
Locals prepare relief for Puerto Rico
BELLEVILLE — Local volunteers are organizing a collection drive to help victims of the catastrophic storms…
News in brief … KFD getting new thermal-imaging cameras
KEARNY – The Kearny Fire Department is getting new equipment with some help from Uncle Sam.…
KPD: Chivalry is dead
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — A female shoplifting suspect fleeing Walmart last week was abandoned in the…
PBS series recalled turbulent era for U.S.
By Ron Leir Great thanks go to Ken Burns and Lynn Novick for their 10-part, 18-hour…
Obituaries for 4 Oct. 2017
Mel Griffin Mel Griffin died at home surrounded by his loving family on Sept. 24. He…
Nutley wins huge football game over state-ranked Irvington; Maroon Raiders earn first victory in second tenure for coach DiGregorio
The high school football season wasn’t exactly going well for the Maroon Raiders of Nutley High…
NA’s Smith on a goal-scoring tear
It was almost a year ago to the date, Oct. 15, 2016 to be precise, that…
Harrison’s Huseinovic comes up big in must-win game
Harrison High School senior Dustin Huseinovic always had a good role model to emulate _ namely…
This week’s full AroundTown
Because of space considerations, we were unable to publish AroundTown in its entirety in this week's…
DIVERSITY ON DISPLAY at HARRISON FEST ’17
The hot late-September temperatures were no match for Harrison Fest 2017. For the 22nd consecutive year,…
Goodwill closing Harrison location
HARRISON — Goodwill Industries of Greater N.Y. and Northern N.J. will be shutting down its Harrison…
European-like living at Harrison Urby
HARRISON — On a beautiful Tuesday morning in September, Ironstate Development and the Pegasus Group cut…
DPW chief Kerr prepares to call it a career
KEARNY — A loyal Kearny civil servant who will be leaving the town’s employ the end…
Noise from Newark annoying Kearny residents, bike-share plan rejected
Kearny residents fed up with music blasting at them from across the Passaic River into the…
Kearny parish will bless animals
Sacred Heart of Jesus American National Catholic Church will host the Blessing of the Animals on…
Teen arrested on gun charges
Following an incident last week, police reported the arrest of three young town males, one of whom…
KPD: Living up to expectorations?
KEARNY — Alternative headline: “Oh, spit!” At midnight on Sept. 17, Officer Andre Fernandes and back-up…
Aid will allow for new seats at Franklin auditorium, other projects
KEARNY — Improvements to athletic facilities, school facility infrastructure, personnel and pay hikes will all be…
Cops in E.N. get 2% pay hike, new parking lots possibly coming
EAST NEWARK — A modest pay hike for cops and the prospect of a new municipal…
Clark Thread mill redevelopment inching closer
Almost there. East Newark has applied the next-to-last technical touch to the proposed conversion of the…