Even before the first athletes take the podium, this year’s Olympic games have already set a…
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Kearny Little League All-Stars march on in District 5 tourney
By Jim Hague In years past, the Kearny Little League 11-and-12- year-old All-Star team wouldn’t…
Tax law changes, and explanations, for 2012
By Randy Neumann Forewarned is forearmed. Here is some information, explanations and, hopefully, a few…
Obituaries
David W. Bishop David W. Bishop died June 30 at home. He was 75. Born in…
LOCAL POWERHOUSE ROCHE CLOSES NUTLEY OFFICE
By Jeff Bahr At a time when municipalities struggle to hang on to every job…
Upper ranks in fire dept. take a hit
By Anthony J. Machcinski The Town of Kearny won significant givebacks from the Kearny Fire Superior…
Borough bids farewell to public school leader
EAST NEWARK – The administrator of East Newark’s single public school is calling it quits.…
Ousted administrators can’t persuade school trustees to change their fate
By Ron Leir KEARNY – Two Kearny public school administrators whose contracts weren’t renewed asked…
Strikeout for local umpire
By Ron Leir KEARNY – A longtime Kearny umpire is contesting a call made by…
DOT tackling Pike flooding … in 6 years
By Ron Leir KEARNY – So you’re traveling on the Belleville Turnpike (Rt. 7), a…
4th of July thoughts
The Fourth of July has always been a huge holiday, with millions across the nation enjoying…
Belleville man indicted
By Jeff Bahr Wakir Bryant, 28, of Belleville was indicted on June 25 for his alleged…
News in brief
Kearny Job Fair successful Some 750 people turned out June 27 for a Job Fair,…
The brains behind the boom
By Anthony J. Machcinski This week, millions of Americans will take to their local hillside…
Farmer’s Market is back for 7th season
By Anthony J. Machcinski Kearny residents were treated to some of the culinary benefits of…