KEARNY – For the second time in the last two months, the Kearny Planning Board on…
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Bank robbed, FBI on the case: BPD
The FBI is investigating a bank robbery in Belleville that happened Saturday, April 2, according to…
Two from Kearny (including 17-year-old boy) among 16 nabbed in porn bust
TRENTON — Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy today announced that 16 defendants have been arrested in…
Raid on Kearny Ave. drug ‘fortress’
KEARNY — Based on information that the residence contained drugs, firearms and stolen property, officers from the…
Fete Finest & Bravest ‘All Stars’
KEARNY — American Legion Post 99 was the setting Friday night for an annual ceremony honoring the…
Incumbents face opposition in May elections
BELLEVILLE/NUTLEY — Incumbents seeking re-election to non-partisan municipal governing bodies in the two Essex County communities…
Crowds coming to Arena … to vote!
HARRISON – Red Bull Arena in Harrison will be jam-packed with people on Sunday, April 10,…
KPD: Juveniles crash stolen car
Two Newark teenagers were arrested after they reportedly crashed a stolen car into a pole in…
Canstruction up and running again
KEARNY – It’s that time of year again when Kearny High School students from all grades…
Crash triggers rude awakening for couple
HARRISON — Shortly after 2 a.m. last Thursday, Harrison’s Art and Trish Pettigrew were awakened by the…
Vietnam vets remembered in Kearny ceremony, elsewhere
KEARNY — Last Tuesday, March 29, Kearny officials, veterans and the general public joined with other…
‘Shooter drill’ Friday; burglar sought: BPD
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department will conduct an “active shooter” drill at Belleville High School,…
Obituaries for April 4, 2016
Jose Vieira Jose Vieira, 72, passed away on Sunday, March 27, at his home in Nutley.…
Fundraiser will benefit LPD’s participation in Unity Tour
The Harlem Wizards will play a combination team of Lyndhurst principals, teachers, cops and coaches at…
Fire wrecks dental office, house
LYNDHURST — A rapidly moving fire ravaged a two-and-a-half-story building on Stuyvesant Ave. in Lyndhurst during…