If you’ve been parking a commercial vehicle on Kearny’s streets — especially during the overnight hours…
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Obituary: Emily J. Pallotti, 106
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Lyndhurst boys volleyball builds on last year’s late success
When the Lyndhurst boys volleyball team won its first ever state tournament game last May with…
KPD: Man who threatened to shoot victim he was robbing flaunted firearm in social media image
Police arrested a man they say allegedly robbed a man in town while threatening to shoot…
KPD: Man arrested after driving drunk, spitting at officers, gets released … then punches officer in the stomach on the way out
On April 7, after 8 p.m., Officers Travis Witt and Jordan Anders were dispatched to the…
Food distribution for Hudson residents upcoming
The Town of Kearny’s next food distribution event takes place April 9, from 1 p.m. until…
2 juveniles charged with occupied-home burglary, vehicle theft: NPD
Charges have been levied against two teenagers who Nutley police say are responsible for an early-morning…
3 major events upcoming in Kearny
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Expect delays, lane closures on Washington Avenue in Belleville in coming days, weeks and months, NJDOT says
Washington Avenue is scheduled to have single lane closures next week — and beyond — as…
KPD: 10 drunken-driving arrests made in March in Kearny
March, like every month, has been a busy one for the Kearny Police Department, but more…
American Legion of Belleville hosting fundraising picnic for COTA
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Three 20-somethings driving around without inspection sticker, only 1 plate nabbed for theft of nearly $6K in handbags: LPD
The moral of this story — if you have over $5K in stolen merchandise in your…
KEARNY’S TOP COP
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Obituaries for April 4, 2024
Emil J. Nigro Jr. Emil J. Nigro Jr., 89, of Toms River, formerly of Kearny, died…
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It appears not even the Little Red Schoolhouse Museum — one of the most noted buildings…
ONE ELK OF A WOMAN
Tell me when you became an Elk, and more importantly, why? I became an Elk approximately eight…
Obituaries for March 27, 2024
Garry Egan Garry V. Egan, 69, died March 1, 2024, in Gulfport, Mississippi. Relatives and friends…
Belleville Historical Society will mark Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day March 28
The Belleville Historical Society will commemorate Vietnam Veterans Memorial Day March 28 at Glendale Cemetery in…
St. Peter’s Prep teen from Nutley collecting books for young people through Henrik Lundqvist Foundation
St. Peter’s Prep sophomore Aidan Poole, a young ambassador to the Henrik Lundqvist Foundation, hosts a…
Vietnam War Veterans ceremony in Kearny set for March 28
Mayor Carol Jean Doyle, the Town Council, American Legion Post No. 99 and other organizations will…
KPD: Alleged thieves crash car into Forest Junction condo, rendering it uninhabitable; one suspect already out of custody
A crash March 17 at the Forest Junction condos in Kearny resulted in significant damage, it…
Expect major traffic tonight near Red Bull Arena — h/t to yourharrison.com
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Kearny ACES Town Wide Cleanup set for mid-April
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Nutley Board of Ed: Something’s not right with school finances
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Registration underway for KUEZ yard sale
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Obituaries for 20 March 2024
Daniel G. Brobeck Daniel G. Brobeck died March 16, 2024. He was 39. Born in Livingston,…
Kearny PBA honors Doyle for her many years of dedicated service
Kearny PBA No. 21 honored Mayor Carol Jean Doyle at a council meeting March 19, 2024,…
DEVELOPING — Russo’s latest pilot rejected in 5-4 council vote
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