EDITORIAL — Last week’s blotter must not tarnish all the good things at Kearny HS

Last week’s police blotter spoke of three juveniles who were arrested for crimes they committed on…

Obituaries for Jan. 11, 2023

Robert Allen ‘Bobby’ Hall    Robert Hall, 86, of Wilmington, Vermont, died peacefully in his home…

Fabula charges 2 more in Exxon ATM burglary

Two additional suspects in the brazen Nov. 29 smash-and-grab burglary of an ATM at the Kearny…

Wittpenn Bridge will be closed Saturday, Jan. 7

The Wittpenn Bridge between Jersey City and Kearny will be closed for testing of the lift…

5 years ago today … Maple Street fire in brutally cold & windy conditions

Some stories are impossible to forget, including this one from Jan. 5, 2018. The wind was…

Obituary — Theresé G. Nonevitch-Fedorchak

Theresé G. Nonevitch-Fedorchak Theresé G. Nonevitch-Fedorchak of Morganville, formerly of Kearny, died peacefully Tuesday, Dec. 27,…

Clara’s first baby of 2023 will call Belleville home

Obituaries for Jan. 4, 2023

Kimberly A. Blakely Kimberly A. Blakely (nee Ireland) of Kearny died Dec. 22, 2022. She was…

Joe D takes sixth oath of office

LaClair: Maybe it’s more just about treating others with dignity and love?

To the Editor: My friend Damien Garofalo argues that slavery and genocide reflect people losing their…

EDITORIAL — It’s time to look ahead to what could happen in the New Year (predictions)

Happy New Year, everyone! It’s time, once again, to look ahead to the New Year with…

Kearny PD seeks public’s help locating suspected carjacker

Pleas to the public occur when all other means to identify a suspect are exhausted. There…

Such sweet sorrow saying ‘farewell’ to McCurrie and Cardoso

I first met Albino Cardoso around 1998 when I took a shot at running for office. We lived…

Obituaries for Dec. 28, 2022

Rocco ‘Rocky’ Cignarella Rocco “Rocky” Cignarella, 69, of North Arlington, died Dec. 18, 2022. The beloved…

WHATCo gets new home, some new leaders and a new season

The West Hudson Arts and Theater Company (WHATCo) is ready to raise the curtain on a…

Lyndhurst PD: Chief, at right place at right time, revives unconscious man

Throughout his police career, Lyndhurst Chief Richard L. Jarvis Jr. has earned many superlatives. And on…

VIDEO & PHOTOS — Tremendous flooding on Route 7 & Sellars Street in Kearny

A reader/viewer sent us these photos taken today, Dec. 23, 2022, in the area of Route…

Man best known for vandalizing Lyndhurst’s Sept. 11 memorial is back behind bars, this time after seriously beating Dunkin employee: LPD

Man is known to loiter at and around the Valley Brook Avenue Dunkin, police say.

Harrison parking garage open & free as some streets will be closed for pending storm

Winter Storm Elliot is bringing the potential for flooding in Hudson County, and so the Harrison…

Commissioner to Nutley residents: Don’t let reval letters scare you

While many Nutley residents received correspondence containing preliminary figures from the township-wide property revaluation this week,…

A look at what (actually) happened at Kearny Marshalls Monday, Dec. 19

While rumors inaccurately circulated Dec. 19 of a possible shooting at Marshalls, here’s what actually happened…

Kearny COP addresses Garfield School sixth-graders on dangers of substance abuse, gangs

Officers Jack Grimm and Vanessa Sevillano, members of the Kearny Police Department’s Community-Oriented Policing unit, via…

Eagle Scout hosting flag retirement ceremony Dec. 26; public invited

Kenneth Barros Winkleblech, a 17-year-old Life Scout and Troop Guide in Unit 305 and senior at…

Nutley dealing with excessive rodent issue

In response to an unprecedented increase in wildlife and rodent activity since the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

After 13+ years on council, Cardoso bids adieu

After more than 13 years of public service, Kearny Councilman Albino Cardoso is preparing to resume…

Obituaries for Dec. 21, 2022

Joan Comp Joan Comp (nee Babinski), a lifelong Kearny resident, died Dec. 12, 2022. She was…

Kearny woman killed in 3-car crash in Clifton last week, PCPO says

A Kearny woman was killed in the early morning hours of Dec. 15, 2022, in a…

Belleville Historical Society honors town’s (and Nutley’s) war heroes on Wreaths Across America day

This is a long-time BHS tradition initiated by its president Mike Perrone

PBA 21 joins Elks, Doyle to distribute toys to Kearny families

The Kearny Policemen’s Benevolent Association Local 21 participated in the Kearny Giving Tree on Saturday, Dec.…

Auditions for WHATCo’s ‘Drop Dead!’ upcoming

They'll take place at the former Holy Cross School, Harrison