LYNDHURST – This past week, the Lyndhurst Police Department completed its fifth Police Unity Tour as…
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Beware of computer ‘ransomware’
NEWARK — N.J. Attorney General Robert Lougy and the state Division of Consumer Affairs have issued…
KPD: Two boys had fake gun at Franklin School
KEARNY — The Kearny Police Department offered the following account of an incident that took place…
KPD: DWI charged in hit-run
KEARNY — A Harrison man was transported to University Hospital, Newark, after being struck by a…
Shutting down water utility?
KEARNY – The N.J. Civil Service Commission has sanctioned Kearny’s plan to, essentially, shut down the…
KFD welcomes new fire official
KEARNY – He may have grown up in neighboring Harrison, but Juan Barroso has become very…
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BELLEVILLE – An old stone bridge on Mill St. in Belleville that reportedly once led…
Another Walgreens coming to Belleville
BELLEVILLE – A new Walgreens with a drive-thru pharmacy is coming to Belleville. The township Planning…
KPD: Drug bust was in the bag
If you saw a man strolling down Kearny Ave., holding some currency in his hand, you’d likely…
Migrants of all kinds, legacy & peppy poet
By Ron Leir The civil strife that has torn apart so many countries in the Middle…
Belleville doc stripped of medical license
NEWARK — An anesthesiologist who ran several pain management clinics, including one in Belleville, has been stripped…
Kearny tax hike anticipated
KEARNY — Kearny’s municipal government is shedding part of its support system by opting not to…
New leader picked for Nutley schools
NUTLEY – The Nutley Board of Education was poised Monday night to appoint a Union…
Rt. 21 lane closures expected this weekend
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced temporary overnight lane closures on Rt. 21 in…
KPD: Heroin, coke & cutlery
When Kearny police stopped a pick-up truck on Passaic Ave. last week, they reportedly had reason…