BELLEVILLE – Are you aware that, in this country, a motor vehicle theft occurs every 21 seconds?…
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Need a laugh? Look up a Down East PD page
By Karen Zautyk The population of the city of Bangor, Maine, is 33,039. At last count,…
Obituaries for Oct. 5, 2016
Corey Lynn Burke Corey Lynn Burke, 21, of Kearny, died Saturday, Oct. 1 at Memorial Sloan…
What’s next for the Harrison FD & PD?
HARRISON — Now that Harrison has averted a potential fiscal crisis by the state granting its…
KHS, East Newark mark 9/11 15th anniversary
KEARNY/EAST NEWARK – It was held belatedly only because Kearny High School’s opening was delayed five…
Leadbeater reports to prison in Pa.
A former Kearny lawmaker and school trustee has taken up residence in the Keystone State, courtesy of…
Veteran overseer minding BOE checkbook
KEARNY – He started his career in educational administration back when Lyndon Johnson was president. Now…
KPD: Carted off in cuffs
Standard operating procedure for most shoplifters fleeing the scene of their crime appears to be to…
Archbishop Emeritus Gerety dead at 104
The Most Rev. Peter Leo Gerety, archbishop emeritus of Newark, died Tuesday, Sept. 20. He…
HPD: Gunman held up couple near PATH station
HARRISON – The Harrison Police Department is investigating two robbery incidents – one successful, the other…
Why is Hickory St. Playground still closed?
KEARNY — A summer has passed with Kearny’s Hickory St. playground eerily devoid of sounds of children…
Do coverage gaps put kids at risk?
Now that school is in session, safety controversies involving several Kearny public schools got a public…
KFD quickly puts out Beech St. fire
KEARNY – A one-alarm fire, quickly brought under control, nevertheless forced the temporary evacuation of all…
Kearny FD promotes 3 to the rank of captain
KEARNY – Piece by piece, the roster of the Kearny Fire Department is getting restored.…
WASP gets dying wish: Burial in Arlington
By Ron Leir Bad news continues to dominate the headlines these days. There was the so-far…