NEWARK – A Kearny man who admitted playing a role in a $13 million mortgage fraud scam will be…
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around town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., will hold a blood drive on Tuesday, Dec. 29, from 5…
Obituaries
Archie Barber Archie Barber, of Toms River and formerly of Kearny, died on Dec.15. He was 75. Private arrangements…
Hometown ‘Legends’
“Legendary Locals,” just released by Arcadia Publishing, focuses on the residents -- famous and not --…
Schools need 60M in repairs
BELLEVILLE – The bill to fix Belleville’s public schools has come due … and it’s a whopper. In…
Family Success Center up & running
KEARNY – Prevention Links’ Liberty Family Success Center, the 53rd such state-funded facility in New Jersey, has begun operating in…
Will Silver Lake firehouse reopen? Stay tuned …
BELLEVILLE – Another disastrous fire in Belleville’s Silver Lake section has sparked cries for restoration of the Franklin St. firehouse which…
KPD: Now, a front-row seat — in jail
Remember the man from last week’s blotter who was reportedly found sitting in one of the cinemas at the now-closed Lincoln…
Thoughts & Views: To the NRA: Keep doing what you’re doing
Have you ever heard of something called a “community gun”? We learned about this not too long ago after one…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘REOPEN THE FIREHOUSE’ To the editor, I am certain that all of you now know that another…
Feds: N.A. man defrauded investors
NORTH ARLINGTON – A 23-year-old North Arlington man was to appear last week in Newark Federal Court to face charges…
Burglary suspect also combative: KPD
An East Newark man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail on $15,000 bail last week on charges including burglary and…
Charged in Superstorm Sandy fraud
NUTLEY – A Nutley woman has been charged criminally by the state for allegedly filing fraudulent applications for relief funds…
around town
Belleville Clara Maass Medical Center will offer a series of parent education classes for which pre-registration is required. To register,…
Obituaries
Lawrence Angelo Lawrence “Larry” Angelo passed away on Dec. 8. He was 82. Born in Newark, he lived in…