The Town of Kearny has a new emergency ambulance service provider, replacing Kearny EMS, which advised…
Month: December 2022
Kearny PD seeks public’s help locating suspected carjacker
Pleas to the public occur when all other means to identify a suspect are exhausted. There…
Such sweet sorrow saying ‘farewell’ to McCurrie and Cardoso
I first met Albino Cardoso around 1998 when I took a shot at running for office. We lived…
Obituaries for Dec. 28, 2022
Rocco ‘Rocky’ Cignarella Rocco “Rocky” Cignarella, 69, of North Arlington, died Dec. 18, 2022. The beloved…
The Top 10 Sports stories of 2022
It’s safe to say that 2022 was a memorable year for local sports. Champions were crowned,…
KPD: 3 Kearny HS students arrested in 3 separate incidents; all took place off campus, 1 involved ‘recently founded’ street gang
On Dec. 9, Det. David Bush and Sgt. Michal Gontarczuk took a 15-year-old boy into custody…
WHATCo gets new home, some new leaders and a new season
The West Hudson Arts and Theater Company (WHATCo) is ready to raise the curtain on a…
Lyndhurst PD: Chief, at right place at right time, revives unconscious man
Throughout his police career, Lyndhurst Chief Richard L. Jarvis Jr. has earned many superlatives. And on…
Kearny EMS will be no more after Dec. 31 … then what happens?
At midnight on New Year’s Eve, the Kearny Emergency Rescue Squad, also known as Kearny Emergency…
VIDEO & PHOTOS — Tremendous flooding on Route 7 & Sellars Street in Kearny
A reader/viewer sent us these photos taken today, Dec. 23, 2022, in the area of Route…
Man best known for vandalizing Lyndhurst’s Sept. 11 memorial is back behind bars, this time after seriously beating Dunkin employee: LPD
Man is known to loiter at and around the Valley Brook Avenue Dunkin, police say.
Harrison parking garage open & free as some streets will be closed for pending storm
Winter Storm Elliot is bringing the potential for flooding in Hudson County, and so the Harrison…
Commissioner to Nutley residents: Don’t let reval letters scare you
While many Nutley residents received correspondence containing preliminary figures from the township-wide property revaluation this week,…
A look at what (actually) happened at Kearny Marshalls Monday, Dec. 19
While rumors inaccurately circulated Dec. 19 of a possible shooting at Marshalls, here’s what actually happened…
Kearny COP addresses Garfield School sixth-graders on dangers of substance abuse, gangs
Officers Jack Grimm and Vanessa Sevillano, members of the Kearny Police Department’s Community-Oriented Policing unit, via…
Eagle Scout hosting flag retirement ceremony Dec. 26; public invited
Kenneth Barros Winkleblech, a 17-year-old Life Scout and Troop Guide in Unit 305 and senior at…
Nutley dealing with excessive rodent issue
In response to an unprecedented increase in wildlife and rodent activity since the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
After 13+ years on council, Cardoso bids adieu
After more than 13 years of public service, Kearny Councilman Albino Cardoso is preparing to resume…
Obituaries for Dec. 21, 2022
Joan Comp Joan Comp (nee Babinski), a lifelong Kearny resident, died Dec. 12, 2022. She was…
Belleville wrestling excels at Kearny Tournament
Before the season, Joe Pizzi told his Belleville wrestling team that it had the talent to…
Kearny Boys Basketball team returns to practice after a season-opening win over BelovED Charter of Jersey City
With no returning starters and very few players who have even played meaningful minutes, Kearny boys…
Lyndhurst girls’ basketball team looks for fresh start under new coach
When Chris Boyce was hired to take over as the new girls basketball coach at Lyndhurst…
Kearny woman killed in 3-car crash in Clifton last week, PCPO says
A Kearny woman was killed in the early morning hours of Dec. 15, 2022, in a…
Belleville Historical Society honors town’s (and Nutley’s) war heroes on Wreaths Across America day
This is a long-time BHS tradition initiated by its president Mike Perrone
PBA 21 joins Elks, Doyle to distribute toys to Kearny families
The Kearny Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 21 participated in the Kearny Giving Tree on Saturday, Dec.…
Auditions for WHATCo’s ‘Drop Dead!’ upcoming
They'll take place at the former Holy Cross School, Harrison
Nutley’s volunteer fire chief arrested, sent to Hudson County Jail, HCPO says
He's been charged with luring and attempted endangering the welfare of a minor
(VIDEO) New episode of Inside Nutley debuts
Longtime Nutley Town Historian John Demmer joins Mayor Joseph P. Scarpelli and host Thomas Greco for…
3,000+ enjoy Belleville’s annual Winterfest
Like a scene ripped from a timeless holiday classic, there was Deputy Mayor Thomas Graziano, proudly…