By Karen Zautyk A few weeks ago, the name of Oxford, Miss., came up in a…
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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…