Teresita Hernandez Teresita Hernandez, of Harrison, died on Feb. 8. She was 76. Arrangements were by…
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Lyndhurst Gas Station Robbery
Lyndhurst Police are looking for two men who robbed a local gas station of about $1,000.…
Nutley Police Blotter
Feb. 3 An argument between Kaien Jenkins, 32, of Newark, and his girlfriend was just the…
Harrison Police Blotter
1/30 Ricardo Powell, 24, of Perth Amboy, was arrested after he was reported to be trespassing…
Belleville Blotter
On February 2 at 4:33 p.m., units were dispatched to Pathmark at 115 Belmont Ave. on…
Video: Knock out bullying
By Jeff Bahr An anti-bullying Public Service Announcement (PSA) video produced by Nutley High School…
Grand jurors indict accused family killer
By Ron Leir Carlos P. Campos, accused of committing a triple homicide in Harrison last…
More cash to splash; ramping up camping
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Unless the township Board of Commissioners have a change of…
A helping hand to ensure good health
By Ron Leir HARRISON — As part of a growing trend among government entities, Harrison has…
Kearny couple still firing Cupid’s arrows a half-century later
By Jeff Bahr Since Valentine’s Day is a grand celebration of love, we at The…
A man’s view: We do it ‘cause we love you!
Most of us know Valentine’s Day as the annual February 14 celebration of romantic love. That…
Feds helping pay for new fire pumper
By Anthony J. Machcinski Nutley The Nutley Fire Department will get a much-needed update now…
News briefs from the local area
EAST NEWARK A trouble-plagued bar in East Newark was ordered shut for six months by the…
FiKus brings new genre to Donegal
By Anthony J. Machcinski As music continues to constantly evolve as years go by, one…
Around Town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library will present a seminar called “Teach Your Kids About Money” on Feb.…
Five Lyndhurst natives leading Paramus Catholic ice hockey team
By Jim Hague When you think of Lyndhurst and the vast amount of talented athletes…
Light at the end of the tunnel for NA girls’ basketball squad
By Jim Hague The high school girls’ basketball season wasn’t exactly going as planned for…
Kearny’s Gomes has 1,000 reasons for having a solid season
By Jim Hague The high school basketball season was reaching the midway point and the…
Make that connection
There are certain people you meet in life with whom you strike a chord almost immediately.…
Auto-enrolling in retirement plans
By Randy Neumann Defined benefit pension plans, those fully paid for by an employer, went…
Obituaries
Mary (Banach) France Mary (Banach) France, 68, died on Monday, Jan. 30 at her home in…
Fire boat in town’s future
By Ron Leir KEARNY – Back on May 12, 2005, westbound commuters were briefly stranded when…
Local man killed in highway mishap
Anthony J. Machcinski Kearny resident, 23-year-old Nelson Coelho, was struck and killed while attempting to…
Optimist player is inspiration to his team
By Anthony Machcinski With all the negative events that occur every day, every hour, and…
Neighborhood watch goes high tech.
By Ron Leir HARRISON — Anthony De Oliveira had just driven home from a shopping…
Belleville woman receives 33-month sentence for structuring and mortgage fraud
By Jeff Bahr Belleville — Kim S. Morris, 42, of Belleville, a part-time court clerk at…
Bloomfield’s Hamilton looks for voting change
By Ron Leir BLOOMFIELD – Party politics – it’s the dominant part of the electoral…
Added dimension not needed
While writing “Out and About” pieces during the summer, I stopped in to see the 3-D…