Construction of a new, more reliable Portal North Bridge in South Kearny is underway, as the…
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Billboards finally yielding ca$h
KEARNY — It took five years, a lawsuit and perseverance but it was worth the wait.…
Free flu shots ready for Kearny, EN residents
KEARNY — The Kearny Health Department (KHD) has received its supply of flu vaccine. Flu shots…
KPD: Next time, go to a bar in Summit, bro
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Shortly after 11 p.m. on Oct. 5, Officers Jonathan Dowie, David Bush,…
Nutley cops get long-awaited raises
NUTLEY — Now it’s official: police officers and police superiors in Nutley are getting pay raises.…
Addicts using pets to get pain pills
The New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) is a centralized database for prescribers and pharmacists in New…
‘Restaurant Row’ inching closer in Lyndhurst
LYNDHURST — Is there a “restaurant row” in Lyndhurst’s future? That’s the hope of the township…
Supor gets super deal
HARRISON — Municipal officials have put into motion plans to build a mixed-use project on the…
W.H.A.T.’s ‘Kearny’ show is this week, weekend
History is usually the domain of straight plays, so the mind-blowing success of “Hamilton” last year…
A license to be a journalist? No way
By Ron Leir James Bond, it is said, had a license to kill as a fictional…
All creatures, great and small, were blessed at Boystown ceremony
KEARNY — Have you ever met a bearded dragon? We encountered one for the very first time…
Enough with the Newark noise, neighbors say
KEARNY — It won’t be the U.S. cavalry rushing to the rescue like in the Old…
Fedex project in NA moves forward
It looks like all the pieces are rapidly coming together for the FedEx Freight distribution center…
Will Nutley voters approve referendum?
NUTLEY — As township residents plunge into what will be the last two weeks of Christmas…
Obituaries for 11 Oct. 2017
Sally G. Capobianco Sally G. Capobianco died peacefully Oct. 1. She was 80. Born in Kentucky,…