By Randy Neumann In early May, I was reading the Wall Street Journal while on a…
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Obituaries
Randy Barkowski Randy Barkowski died on Jan. 17 in St. Michael’s Medical Center. He was 56.…
Cops find man with loaded gun just 2 blocks from headquarters
By Jeff Bahr On Jan. at 2:57 p.m., in the area of Williams St. and Washington…
Fraudulent check leads to arrest in Lyndhurst
Jan. 18 At 5:14 p.m. police arrested Skye Rivera, 18, of Warwick, N.Y., on charges of…
“Music at the Mansion” soars on Sunday, Jan. 29
Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center, in association with NiCori Studios and Productions, announce a new installment…
Tri-County Camera Club to hold reception for members’ work at Nutley Library
The Tri-County Camera Club will exhibit members’ work at the Nutley Free Public Library during…
Lyndhurst Kindergarten registration
Superintendent of Schools, Tracey L. Marinelli has announced that Kindergarten registration for the Lyndhurst Public Schools…
Vet returns home
By Jeff Bahr EAST NEWARK – There is perhaps no day as special as…
Another supermarket folding
By Ron Leir KEARNY — Kearny is losing a supermarket. The Pathmark store, located next…
Man robs local bank; suspect still at large
By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY — The Chase Bank, located on the corner of Kearny…
Zoners ponder youth center, container yard
By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE – A local police superior was recently asked for expert testimony…
Demise of the ‘9-to-5’ worker
No, I’m not talking about me. I’ve become accustomed to the rigors of the journalism world.…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
To the Publisher: Just read Senator Lesniak’s letter in The Record calling their opinion opposing Internet…
Belleville Police Blotter
Jan. 12 At 3.10 p.m. Officers on patrol observed a man walking on the 600 block…
Around Town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library’s Book Club will meet on Monday, Feb. 6, from 6:45 to 7:50…
Buccaneer grapplers off to great start even as coach wrestles with lineup
By Jim Hague Joe Nisivoccia has been the head wrestling coach at Belleville High School…
Maroon Raiders shoot for another state playoff berth
By Jim Hague The Nutley High School boys’ basketball program had suffered through a decadelong…
QP’s Maurer comes through in the clutch
By Jim Hague The Queen of Peace boys’ basketball team had lost Jim McLane, one of…
Obesity is nationwide threat to health
There are 1 billion overweight individuals worldwide who add to society’s modern epidemic: obesity. The Centers…
Resident, local businessman implicated in drug sales
By Ron Leir NUTLEY – A two-year investigation by the Nutley Police Dept. concluded Jan. 12…
Belleville police go high tech to search for missing children
Belleville Police Department’s Chief of Police Joseph P. Rotunda has formalized an agreement with the A…
Suspects linked to series of robberies & attacks in West Hudson towns
HARRISON – Police say three men arrested in Harrison on Jan. 11 are believed to have…
Finding some tax breaks
By Randy Neumann U.S. Representative Rob Portman (R-OH) recently said, “The income tax code and its…
Obituaries
Mary Beth Arrigo Mary Beth Arrigo “Mimi,” 46, died on Jan. 11 at St. Michael’s Hospital.…
Kearny band is ‘Fighting for Fatima’
Photo by Stephanie Formoso/ I Am Fighting will be the lead band in Camp Fatima fundraiser.…
Harrison scores windfall in tax rulling
By Ron Leir HARRISON – The New York Red Bulls major league soccer team…
Kearny DPW starts snow preparations
By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY— As the Northeast got hit with an arctic chill…
Nutley residents gear up for 2012 Wellness Challenge
By Ron Leir NUTLEY – A lot of people probably wondered why the heck Maria…
Bicentennial celebration begins to take shape
By Ron Leir BLOOMFIELD – Back in 1962, the graduating class of Bloomfield High School…
Flynt looked to out-‘hustle’ Dems, GOP
Thirty odd years ago Hustler Magazine publisher Larry Flynt ran an editorial calling on all Americans…