HARRISON — Well, they did it again. “They” being Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern…
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LYNDHURST – The Township of Lyndhurst is painting part of the community red and blue in…
Utility planning upgrades in area
KEARNY – New Jersey’s biggest utility wants to run an underwater power line from Newark to…
‘Security’ man robs local bank: HPD
HARRISON – The Harrison Police Department is seeking a man who robbed a local Kearny Bank…
The times they were a-changin’
By Karen Zautyk A few weeks ago, the name of Oxford, Miss., came up in a…
Obituaries for 26 Oct. 2016
Mary F. McKay Mary F. McKay, of Kearny, died Oct. 17. She was 89. Private arrangements…
Lucky 13 join Kearny’s bravest
KEARNY – Now there will be three. If she makes it through training, Haley Girdwood will…
New effort to redevelop Porete Ave.
NORTH ARLINGTON – More than a decade after several south Bergen communities were battered by…
KPD: It wasn’t just a bad dream
Shortly before 5 a.m. on Oct. 7, a resident of the 400 block of Elm St.…
HPD: Gas station robbed again
HARRISON – A local service station targeted by robbers earlier this year has been hit once…
Looking to buy … but no sale yet
EAST NEWARK – It appears that the Borough of East Newark is taking steps to acquire…
Driver saved from burning auto
KEARNY — A motorist caught in a burning car beneath a tractor trailer on the Belleville…
Bravest try to save animals, too
KEARNY – This story does not have a happy ending. Animal-lovers may want to skip it…
Obituaries: 19 Oct. 2016
Thomas Archie Pollock Thomas Archie Pollock died at home with family by his side on Oct.…
ABOARD THE MARY DAY – A reporter’s travel to Maine
By Ron Leir ABOARD THE MARY DAY – You needn’t call me Ishmael but I admit…
Ladders & engines & red, white & blue
Sights from the Kearny Fire Department’s Open House from Saturday, Oct. 8. All images by Karen…
Should Clara Maass pay property taxes?
BELLEVILLE – The Township of Belleville has retained a high-powered law firm to challenge the tax-exempt…
KPD: Oh, brother (and sister)
The call came in as a man randomly picking fights with people in the area…
Local businessman under a cloud
BELLEVILLE – He operates cigar stores but his questionable business dealings may leave those enterprises in…
Fla. teen arrested in BB incident
KEARNY — Shortly after 8 p.m. on Oct. 1, Kearny police headquarters began receiving reports of a…
Public input sought on Passaic Ave. spans
And now, the next chapter of the long-running Passaic River cleanup story: a design study. It…
New homes going up in Kearny’s Second Ward
KEARNY – A new residential development was approved by the Kearny Planning Board on Sept. 7.…
Farewell to arms? Not likely in this lifetime
By Ron Leir The campaign for world peace was dealt another setback this month when…
Obituaries for 12 Oct. 2016
William J. Gannon William “Willie” J. Gannon died Oct. 6. He was 78. Born in Ireland,…
Peden Terrace: two-way or one-way?
KEARNY – Probably the steepest hill street in Kearny and one of the most difficult roads…
Pricey settlements continue to add up
BELLEVILLE – Another in a series of lawsuits filed in recent years against the Belleville Board…
Will garden expand from veggies to fruits?
KEARNY – A would-be Johnny Appleseed’s proposal to add fruit trees to the Kearny Community Garden…
Council: Oval cash, hotel tax, water issue
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny has snagged a lot of state cash to help…
School fix-up to raise average tax bill
LYNDHURST – If Lyndhurst voters greenlight the Nov. 8 public question to spend almost $20 million…
KPD: I’m arrested? Oh fudge!
A 51-year-old Newark man with an apparent taste for fudge cookies and Life Savers Gummies ended up…