Photos by Barbara Goldberg Kearny’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting Festival was held last Thursday night. Sponsored…
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Obituaries
Gertrude Balducci Gertrude Balducci (nee Messina), 95, passed away on Monday, Nov. 30. Born in Orange, she resided with…
Santa makes appearance at Mid-Realty last weekend
Santa made an appearance at Mid-Realty last weekend and took photos with children — and the…
Recycle no more
LYNDHURST – A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge Lyndhurst paper recycling plant whose fire sprinklers were inoperable,…
Owners: ‘Don’t kick us out’
BELLEVILLE – Ecuadoran immigrant Washington Pesantez has spent 17 years on Cortlandt St. in Belleville’s Valley section where he has…
New retailer replaces Food Basics
BELLEVILLE – A new supermarket has surfaced in Belleville’s Valley area in place of another that has been sold…
Fire leaves 3 homeless, pet dead
BELLEVILLE – A 91-year-old woman and two men made it safely out of a burning Belleville house Saturday night. Unfortunately,…
Scruffy for a reason
Members of the Lyndhurst Police Department opted not to shave during November as a strategy to…
Lip syncing for art raises $1,200-plus
Students and teachers engaged in friendly competition at Belleville High School’s Connie Francis Theatre on Nov. 10 in the school’s…
Thoughts & Views: From ‘Lavender Lake’ to Lake Champlain
We have written before about the Gowanus Canal, for which we have great affection, having lived within walking distance of it when…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., will offer a craft program, “Let it Snow,” on Dec. 12. Registration is…
Holiday fest Thursday in Town Hall Park
It’s time to kick off the season and celebrate at the annual Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ) Holiday Tree…
Correction on bail figure from Nov. 25 Kearny police blotter
An entry in last week's Kearny police blotter incorrectly listed the bail amount for Joseph Ferguson.…
Obituaries
John F. Cali Jr. John F. Cali Jr., passed away after a courageous battle against lung cancer on…
4 firefighters injured at recycling-plant fire in Lyndhurst
A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge paper recycling plant in Lyndhurst. Both…