US Att’y: Man who formerly taught Italian in Kearny sentenced to 7 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse photos

A former Kearny school district Italian teacher was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for…

Rogers ascends to executive director of The Association of the US Navy

The Association of the U.S. Navy (AUSN) announced LCDR Steven L. Rogers (USN, Ret.), a distinguished…

ALERT — Expect overnight Wittpenn Bridge closures today, tomorrow

Beginning at 8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 16 until 5 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Route 7/Wittpenn…

Major upgrades completed at Essex County Belleville Park

The modernization of two Little League baseball/softball fields and the creation of a soccer field in…

DOT says Pulaski Skyway will be closed much of this weekend

Beginning at 9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 13 until 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, the Pulaski Skyway…

Lyndhurst PD: ATV thief arrested, boyfriend flees after taking a pee

On Sept. 8, 2024, Sgt. William Kapp was on patrol on Disposal Road, which rests adjacent…

ALERT — Fugitive wanted in 2023 killing of Jersey City teacher, found buried in South Kearny, nabbed by feds, HCPO says

A man wanted in the 2023 murder of a Jersey City schoolteacher, whose body was discovered…

WAY AHEAD OF THE REST

There are many superlatives that could be applied to the Lyndhurst Police Department. But of them…

Obituaries for Sept. 11, 2024

Dianne Nash Dianne G. Nash, (Grajewski), 77, died suddenly at home in Kearny, on Saturday, Aug.…

Wittpenn Bridge lane closures upcomimg

Beginning at 9 p.m. tonight, Tuesday, September 10 until 5 a.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, September 11, and…

Lyndhurst police: Man on stolen moped arrested as police notice he doesn’t have plates either

A man on a stolen moped who was without a license was arrested after an alert…

Lyndhurst PD: Man cracks up car by smashing into pole, tells cops he wasn’t the actual driver

A Secaucus man who allegedly smashed into a utility pole tried to convince he wasn’t the…

EPA: No agent orange at Harrison PSE&G property

The United States Department of Environmental Protection hosted a meeting last week to dicuss the future…

Obituaries for Sept. 4, 2024

Larry Vernieri Larry Vernieri of North Arlington died Aug. 25, 2024. He was 94. Visiting will…

ALERT — After a nearly 10-hour ‘standoff,’ Kearny man peacefully surrenders, is taken to hospital for treatment

Here’s an update to the barricaded individual situation that occurred yesterday on Forest Street in Kearny.…