KEARNY – A 16-year-old from Newark was arrested last week on criminal charges after leading cops on a 3 a.m.…
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Thoughts & Views: Chaplain gave his life for others
Recently, a friend asked me if I had ever heard of an Army chaplain who had won the Medal…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘CIFELLI-SHERRY WAS RIGHT ON ABOUT KEARNY’ To the Editor: I would like to thank Barbara Cifelli-Sherry for validating…
Area Dems make pitch for casino vote
A flock of Democrats in the region have attached their support for a state referendum which – if approved…
Onque: 5-plus yrs. for fraud
A Belleville man was among three persons, including his sister, sentenced last week for their roles in a $15…
Leadbeater sentencing set for Sept. 14
NEWARK – The U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed this week that the sentencing of former Kearny councilman John Leadbeater has been…
around town
Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble and the Municipal Council sponsor family movie nights Thursday, June 25, and Wednesday, Aug. 12, at…
Pummelled by rainstorm: NPD
Toppled tree limbs, several brought down by a drenching storm, caused havoc in the township recently. Nutley PD reported…
Obituaries
Renata Puntolillo Renata Puntolillo (nee Dulinskas), 67, died on June 5 at her home in North Arlington. Relatives…
Brain & brawn
EAST NEWARK – For kids like Perla Orozco, Gabriel Arias and Miguel Villalpando, it was the chance to exercise…
Selfless service to community
BELLEVILLE – Two longtime Belleville civic activists were feted by the Kevin G. Kennedy Civic Association at the organization’s 22nd…
Public event safety eyed in new rules
KEARNY – Kearny’s VFW post is asking the town to divert traffic off Belgrove Drive, from Bergen Ave. to…
Man shot dead by police in library
LYNDHURST – A township man was fatally shot by police inside the Lyndhurst Public Library last Friday. Police Chief James…
School trustee facing removal
KEARNY – Once part of a majority voting bloc on the Kearny Board of Education, Dan Esteves this week faced…
Town awaits ABC ruling on bar
KEARNY – Theresa Sullivan was happy when she bought her brand new house on Brighton Ave. in Kearny’s First Ward.…