At 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, Kearny Police Officers Tim Castle and Jason Ward responded…
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Lyndhurst fire leaves occupants homeless
LYNDHURST – A house fire in Lyndhurst last Thursday night, Sept. 15, left the occupants homeless,…
Show utility bill to go to EN school
EAST NEWARK – During the 2015-2016 school year, East Newark public school employees suspected that certain…
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…