EAST NEWARK – During the 2015-2016 school year, East Newark public school employees suspected that certain…
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10 from Kearny PBA Local 21 bike from DC to NYC
KEARNY — On Wednesday, Sept. 14, 10 members of Kearny Police Department PBA Local 21 were…
HCPO: 2 nabbed in shoplifting/shooting incident
KEARNY – Two men have been charged in connection with an alleged shoplifting and subsequent shooting…
Drugs figure in 2 weekend arrests: HPD
HARRISON – Two men were arrested by the Harrison Police Department in separate drug busts conducted…
Kearny preps for 150th birthday
KEARNY — The Kearny Sesquicentennial Committee is laying out an ambitious agenda for celebrating the town’s…
2 armed robberies on the same day
HARRISON – A recent uptick in armed robberies reported in town the last few weeks is…
1 teachers contract settled, 2nd stalled
BELLEVILLE/EAST NEWARK — Public school teachers in Belleville will be going back to their classrooms…
KPD: Arrests from A to Z-z-z-z
This week’s blotter is topped by two sleepyheads from Hoboken who reportedly opted to take an early-morning…
Legion sells post hall but won’t fade away
HARRISON – Bid farewell to a fixture in the Harrison firmament: American Legion Post 282 is…
Schuyler Savings robbed … again
KEARNY – For the second time in two weeks — exactly two weeks — the Schuyler Savings…
‘One-man army’ of the Revolution
By Karen Zautyk Have you ever heard of Peter Francisco? Thank you. I hadn’t either. But…
Obituaries for Sept. 14, 2016
Patti Johnston Patti Johnston died suddenly on Sept. 5. She was 47. Born in Belleville, she…
Reported burglar behind bars on $30K bail: BPD
BELLEVILLE – A Newark man linked to the would-be burglary of a Smallwood Ave. residence on…
This week’s stories will be available later today
This week’s stories will be available on our blog later this afternoon. However, in the meantime,…
New turf for soccer field
KEARNY – A municipal play site will be getting an upgrade at no cost to the…