A Kearny man, allegedly wearing a dagger around his neck, was arrested on assault, weapons and drug charges last week and…
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Amtrak conductor from Kearny sues RR
Among the 200 people injured in the May 12 Amtrak derailment in North Philadelphia was a Kearny man who was…
Sub Station? Yes, that’s the ticket!
HARRISON – A longtime Harrison educator has acquired a vacant commercial space at Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. N. and Hamilton…
Thoughts & Views: In memory of a Marine
See the man in the front in the photo? The one with a camera instead of a rifle?…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘DON’T BAD-MOUTH KEARNY’ To the editor: It happened again! I ran into a former Kearny resident (a retired…
KHS alum earns high marks as Rosa realtor
Rosa Agency reports that Steven Lartiga is quickly establishing himself as a top agent in the area. Lartiga has been…
Chubb Ave. builder plans ‘inclusive’ apts.
Petrucci Development Co. plans to build a five-story, 218-unit “high end” rental apartment building at 120 Chubb Ave. with 20%…
around town
Belleville St. Anthony of Padua Church, Belleville, will hold a Feast in honor of St. Anthony on Franklin St.…
Obituaries
Mary A. Bartiromo Mary A. Bartiromo died peacefully on May 17. She was 78. Born in Newark, she lived most…
Billy & Amelia Pena now part of Century 21 Semiao
KEARNY – Century 21 Semiao and Associates announces that Billy Pena and Amelia Pena have joined their marketing team. Formerly agents…
Board hires interim KHS principal
KEARNY — The Board of Education voted May 18 to hire a retired educator from the Jersey Shore as interim…
Criminal ring swiped equipment
LYNDHURST – On Aug. 10, 2014, a Caterpillar Skid-Steer, valued at $17,950, disappeared from the school construction site of Lyndhurst’s…
Colon case: jury returns’ guilty verdict
A Hudson County jury of nine men and three women returned a guilty verdict for the man accused of…
Town’s credit rating downgraded
KEARNY – Kearny took two shots across its bow this month from Moody’s Investor Service but the captain of…
New developer for Roche site
BELLEVILLE – Like the disappearing, then reappearing, rabbit in the hat, a redeveloper for the vacant Roche property in Belleville was…