The Harrison-East Newark Elks and the Town of Harrison celebrated Easter by handing out chocolate bunnies.…
Year: 2024
Kearny adopts ordinance to tighten commercial parking
If you’ve been parking a commercial vehicle on Kearny’s streets — especially during the overnight hours…
Obituary: Emily J. Pallotti, 106
Emily J. Pallotti Emily J. Pallotti, lovingly known as “Billie,” died peacefully at home on March…
Offense leads the way for Kearny softball in opening week wins
Following the graduation of four of its top five hitters from a season ago, including record…
Lyndhurst boys volleyball builds on last year’s late success
When the Lyndhurst boys volleyball team won its first ever state tournament game last May with…
KPD: Man who threatened to shoot victim he was robbing flaunted firearm in social media image
Police arrested a man they say allegedly robbed a man in town while threatening to shoot…
KPD: Man arrested after driving drunk, spitting at officers, gets released … then punches officer in the stomach on the way out
On April 7, after 8 p.m., Officers Travis Witt and Jordan Anders were dispatched to the…
Food distribution for Hudson residents upcoming
The Town of Kearny’s next food distribution event takes place April 9, from 1 p.m. until…
2 juveniles charged with occupied-home burglary, vehicle theft: NPD
Charges have been levied against two teenagers who Nutley police say are responsible for an early-morning…
3 major events upcoming in Kearny
There are a few yet equally important events coming up in the next few months in…
Expect delays, lane closures on Washington Avenue in Belleville in coming days, weeks and months, NJDOT says
Washington Avenue is scheduled to have single lane closures next week — and beyond — as…
KPD: 10 drunken-driving arrests made in March in Kearny
March, like every month, has been a busy one for the Kearny Police Department, but more…
American Legion of Belleville hosting fundraising picnic for COTA
American Legion Post 105 hosts a picnic to benefit the Children’s Organ Transplant Association (COTA), one…
Mayor’s Message — Immigrants are not going to be housed on Newark-Jersey City Tpk.: Doyle
I read early this week on social media that the Diamond Head Oil Refinery in town…
Three 20-somethings driving around without inspection sticker, only 1 plate nabbed for theft of nearly $6K in handbags: LPD
The moral of this story — if you have over $5K in stolen merchandise in your…
KEARNY’S TOP COP
It isn’t often a slam dunk when the Kearny Police Department’s valor committee gets together to…
Obituaries for April 4, 2024
Emil J. Nigro Jr. Emil J. Nigro Jr., 89, of Toms River, formerly of Kearny, died…
Nutley boys volleyball looks to build upon early success
In just its second year as a varsity program, Nutley’s boys volleyball turned quite a few…
Harrison softball looks to continue to improve
It hasn’t always been an easy process, but the Harrison softball continued its steady progress a…
Added depth has Belleville boys volleyball thinking big
There have been years where Belleville boys volleyball coach John Spina looked at his bench with…
Police: Thoughtless criminals break into Little Red Schoolhouse, wreck 9/11 display
It appears not even the Little Red Schoolhouse Museum — one of the most noted buildings…
ONE ELK OF A WOMAN
Tell me when you became an Elk, and more importantly, why? I became an Elk approximately eight…
Obituaries for March 27, 2024
Garry Egan Garry V. Egan, 69, died March 1, 2024, in Gulfport, Mississippi. Relatives and friends…
For the second year in a row Jacob Cardenas can call himself an NCAA All American
On Saturday, at the 2024 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Kansas City, Cardenas, a Kearny native and…
Belleville baseball set to defend SEC Colonial title with experienced group
Joe Sorce knows that his Belleville baseball team might have taken some people by surprise last…
North Arlington baseball looks to build upon last year’s finish
Paul Marcantuono saw significant progress from his North Arlington baseball team as it overcame an 0-7…
Belleville Historical Society will mark Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day March 28
The Belleville Historical Society will commemorate Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day March 28 at Glendale Cemetery in…
St. Peter’s Prep teen from Nutley collecting books for young people through Henrik Lundqvist Foundation
St. Peter’s Prep sophomore Aidan Poole, a young ambassador to the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation, hosts a…
Vietnam War Veterans ceremony in Kearny set for March 28
Mayor Carol Jean Doyle, the Town Council, American Legion Post No. 99 and other organizations will…
KPD: Alleged thieves crash car into Forest Junction condo, rendering it uninhabitable; one suspect already out of custody
A crash March 17 at the Forest Junction condos in Kearny resulted in significant damage, it…