LYNDHURST – Municipal and school officials really did their homework on this one. And this time,…
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Will 2 wheeler deal roll?
KEARNY – Mayor Alberto Santos urged his fellow municipal lawmakers to put the pedal to the…
Let the buyer (and seller) beware
KEARNY – Three days after they were stolen, four tires and rims taken from a 2004 BMW…
Pill doc sentenced to 5 1/2 years
KEARNY – A Kearny doctor arrested last year for illegally dispensing prescription painkillers — and for trying…
Is town still seeking deal with outside FD?
HARRISON – They thought they were on the same page with a new labor pact but…
KPD: Not exactly camouflaged
On Sunday, Nov. 6, at 4:40 p.m., Officers Mina Ekladious and T.J. Hernandez responded to a…
11th hour, 11th day, 11th month
NUTLEY – Last Friday morning — at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the…
New supermarket occupies old Pathmark
BELLEVILLE – There’s a new supermarket in town and it’s got the badge of approval from…
Go with the flow in the Donald’s first term
By Ron Leir It’s 2020, and the political and physical landscape of America as we know…
Obituaries for 16 Nov. 2016
Tina M. Floyd Tina M. Floyd (nee Graham) died Nov. 9. She was 44. Born in…
Bright future forecast for old church
KEARNY – For 132 years Knox Presbyterian Church stood proudly as the emblem of a strong…
At your service, even under stress
HARRISON – Since it opened its doors to the public on Feb. 1, the Dr. Stanley…
Suspended cop tied to shoplifting?
BELLEVILLE – A veteran Belleville cop is under suspension pending completion of an investigation by an…
KHS hosts cyber safety talks for adults, kids
KEARNY – Worried that your child is being bullied by his/her peers on the internet? Are…
KPD: Shoplifting? Oh boy
At 11:30 p.m., Oct. 30, Sgt. Jack Corbett and Officers Jason Rodrigues and Michael Gontarczuk responded to…
Obituaries for Nov. 9, 2016
Raymond J. Hermann Jr. Raymond J. Hermann Jr. died at home Oct. 29. He was 58.…
A lifetime of library service
BELLEVILLE – She started as a maternity leave replacement in 1989 and spent the past 17…
Firehouse fix-up still on hold
KEARNY – Five months ago, after learning that the building was structurally compromised, the Kearny Fire…
Shaming owners into restoring residences
KEARNY – The house once under construction at 36 Oakwood Ave., between Belgrove Drive and…
KPD: Whisky, you’re the devil
A man with an apparent fetish for Hennessy whisky was arrested last week on suspicion of being…
Presidential race rocks the vote
KEARNY – Worried that you- haven’t yet received your sample ballot for the Nov. 8…
13 displaced by Johnston Ave. fire
KEARNY – A fire in a three-family home at 90 Johnston Ave. last week was declared under…
Don’t forget to vote Nov. 8
By Ron Leir Time for some election problems in New Jersey. Well, hopefully that got your…
Obituaries for 2 Nov. 2016
Reginia Pellegrino Was Harrison realtor for many years Reginia Pellegrino, 57 of Clifton, died Sunday, Oct.…
Belleville’s hidden history
BELLEVILLE – If you were in the vicinity of the historic Belleville Dutch Reformed Church at Main…
Labor peace achieved with Harrison firefighters
HARRISON – Members of the Harrison Fire Department have averted both a Newark takeover and a…
Raptors at risk from methane flame
LYNDHURST – In recent years, the Hackensack Meadowlands has drawn both humans curious about nature and…
Monumental undertaking for Explorers
HARRISON – For those Harrison eighth-graders who had never before set foot in the nation’s capital,…
KPD: The right to bare legs?
At 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 14, Officer Michael Alvarez was on patrol at Kearny Ave. and Rose…