To the Editor: So President (Joseph R.) Biden (Jr.) is again on a crusade for stricter gun controls.…
Month: December 2021
New US Attorney for NJ sworn in
Philip R. Sellinger today took the oath of office as U.S. Attorney for the District of…
Bergen County Jail to assume Passaic Jail’s population; female inmates heading to Hudson County Jail
Officials from Bergen and Passaic counties have reached terms to a new agreement where the Bergen…
Bloomfield man among several high-ranking prison authorities charged in Edna Mahan incident, AG says
Criminal charges have been levied against Department of Corrections Associate Administrator Sean St. Paul and four…
ECPO: Nutley man charged with murdering his mother-in-law
Essex County Prosecutor's Office says a Nutley man killed his mother-in-law on Prospect Street Tuesday night.
Doo Wop show was tremendous
The NJ Bergen Pac in Englewood hosted an evening that took you back in time and…
Belleville Historical Society setting wreaths Saturday for Wreaths Across America
This Saturday is Wreaths Across America Day, and at noon at St. Peters Church in Belleville,…
Blue Tide will roll toward respectability this season
Jose Camano begins his third season as the head boys’ basketball coach at his alma mater,…
North Arlington poised to make noise
The North Arlington High School boys’ basketball team won only four games during the COVID-19 shortened…
Kardinals try to rebound after roller coaster boys’ hoops season
The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team endured one of the wildest rides during the COVID-19…
Lyndhurst PD hires 2 new Class III officers to serve as SROs
Two retired police officers — one from the Lyndhurst Police Department and another from the Union…
Lyndhurst PD: Man assaulted by 5 assailants on Stuyvesant Avenue in early-morning hours
When a Stuyvesant Avenue couple left their home at around 6 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 9, they…
NAPD Blotter — 2 more cars with keys left in them stolen, police say
On Nov. 25 at 11:14 a.m., patrol responded to Schuyler Avenue on a report of a…
NAPD begins wearing body-worn cameras today
It’s been 18 years since the North Arlington Police Department outfitted its radio cars with video…
Army-Navy game ball makes way from West Point to Metlife Stadium via Kearny, NA and Lyndhurst
Earlier this week, a group of runners left the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New…
ECPO: Man charged with murder of fellow inmate at Essex jail
An inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility has been charged with the Dec. 3 murder…
DiVincenzo says joint task force will investigate Essex jail’s operations, policies
A joint initiative with the Essex County Correctional Facility Civilian Task Force to review operating procedures…
KPD: Arrested drunk guy ‘manipulated’ self through ‘hole in his long johns’
This week's Kearny police blotter ...
Melham leads tour of dignitaries in areas flooded by Third River
Mayor Michael Melham recently led a contingent of officials that included state Sen. Teresa Ruiz and…
Kearny’s Washington School’s first-quarter honors announced
Jon Zimmerman, principal of Washington School in Kearny, has announced that the following students have achieved…
Lyndhrust PD catch man with loaded .380, drugs: Auteri
A report of a suspicious person led police in Lyndhurst to find a loaded handgun as…
Golden Bears display a ton of promise
Tom McGuire begins his seventh season as the head boys’ basketball coach at Lyndhurst High School…
Maroon Raiders look to veteran group to lead the way
Bob Harbison, the veteran Nutley High School boys’ basketball coach, tried to take some positives out…
Young Kardinals ready to totally come of age
The Kearny High School girls’ basketball team only have 11 players on their varsity roster and…
Belleville man admits to possessing kilo-plus of fentanyl, US Att’y says
An Essex County man and a Hudson County man admitted possessing with intent to distribute over…
EDITORIAL — Aries: Not here, no way, no how, no matter what
Call this a preventative editorial. Aries, of Franklin, Tennessee, take note. No matter what you say,…
Inmate at Essex County Jail dies; AG’s office investigating
Inmate was pronounced at Newark University Hospital
Down goes (the old) Wittpenn
From the NJDOT — Demolition on the old Wittpenn Bridge started immediately on the east approach…