KEARNY — At 4 a.m. on July 4, Kearny police responded to an accident on Devon St.,…
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NPD: Unlocked cars burglarized
NUTLEY — On July 2, Nutley police responded to reports of thefts from four motor vehicles on…
Obituaries for 12 July 2017
Jose M. Cuhna Jose M. Cuhna died July 4. He was 71. Born in Portugal, he…
BIG LESSONS LEARNED AT NPD Jr. POLICE ACADEMY
“Sir, yes, sir!” That was a common refrain echoed in the gym at Nutley’s Spring Garden…
After debate & review, public can film meetings
LYNDHURST — The Lyndhurst governing body squelched an attempt by a resident to record its June…
A year later, Davis Ave. firehouse reopens
KEARNY — A little more than a year after it was shuttered for emergency repairs, Kearny’s…
Guilty verdict in ’14 Belleville murder
NEWARK – A 53-year-old Belleville man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the August 2014 stabbing…
Suez deal questions; Oval vote put off
A year after Kearny signed up Suez to take over the town’s water utility, town officials…
The world’s a mess, but there’s baseball!
Well, well, well: the world is in its usual mixed-up muddle of a mess but now,…
Hall & Oates, Tears for Fears, rocked the Rock
If you haven’t been over to the Prudential Center for an event, you don’t know what…
KPD: Is that a lobster in your pocket or …?
KEARNY – This week, we have the privilege of recounting what has to be one of the…
WMS students ‘step it up’ to fight hunger
HARRISON – Students at Harrison’s Washington Middle School are a step ahead of their peers, for…
Enriching summer awaits Harrison kids
HARRISON – The Harrison Public School District is offering an action-packed Summer Enrichment program for middle…
Obituaries for July 5, 2017
Joseph ‘Chubby’ Gray Joseph “Chubby” Gray, originally from Kearny and a longtime resident of Point Pleasant…
Tale of the tape: Promotions voided
LYNDHURST — Blame it on the quality of the videotape. Six township police promotions have been…
Has St. Anthony’s School been sold?
EAST NEWARK — After much speculation about the future of the former St. Anthony School in…
14 teachers given pink slips
Unless the state legislature reapportions school aid funding, little can be done to reverse the ill…
Reading rocks for kids … and gets them bikes
HARRISON — Got books? Yes, that could well be the motto for kids at Harrison’s Lincoln…
Lyndhurst man jailed in $1.5M Ponzi scheme
NEWARK – A Lyndhurst man was sentenced last week to 46 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining…
Want to coach lacrosse? Call Kearny Rec
Anybody interested in coaching lacrosse in Kearny? Contact the Town of Kearny’s municipal recreation program right…
Camps offer volleyball, baseball, hoops
KEARNY – Sports opportunities abound this summer for Kearny youngsters. Here are some samplers of what’s…
We don’t know what we don’t know
By Karen Zautyk Of late, I have come across a bunch of TV shows and news…
Obituaries for 28 June 2017
Jorge E. Osorio Jorge E. Osorio, of East Newark, died at home, surrounded by his loving…
DiLascio out as counsel to BOE, commissioners
LYNDHURST — He wasn’t running for office this time but, with a newly aligned township administration…
Council: No camp just yet …
BELLEVILLE — A local resident’s pitch to conduct a sports-related children’s camp at the Belleville Little…
KPD: Son of a ditch!
KEARNY— A Newark man was arrested last week after he managed to navigate his car into a…
Still on the fence about Oval redesign
KEARNY — A visit to a neighboring recreation facility with portable fencing has led a key…
Early dropoff/late pickup for Kearny kids
KEARNY – With the spring semester winding down, Kearny public school officials are hoping that local…
NPD: Nab 2 in deli robbery
BELLEVILLE — Two suspects tied to last month’s robbery of a Belleville deli are in police…
Bail reform: Get the point?
KEARNY — Kearny police reported the arrest last week of a burglary suspect, whom they tracked…