One Kearny resident now has 4.5 million reasons to be happy. Stanley M. McKelvin, of Kearny,…
Category: Alerts
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King: Caller says murder occurred on Hoyt St., but it was all a hoax
An incident that demanded a SWAT Team response turned out to be a complete hoax, and…
Body pulled from Passaic River was that of missing Kearny woman, KPD says
A body pulled from the Passaic River late last week was positively identified as a Kearny…
X.Ray Burns (Ken Green) dead at 57
Kenneth Green -- you may know him as X.Ray Burns from the Glen Jones Program Featuring…
Snow squall hitting Kearny — whiteout conditions
In case you missed it, here’s what the snow squall looked like at Seeley and Kearny…
Essex prosecutor: Retired Newark police lieutenant shoots, kills self at Bloomfield PD quarters
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a reported suicide of a retired Newark cop at…
Rogers announces shutdown-assistance program
Nutley commissioner is asking residents to donate gift cards for groceries, other incidentals to help local…
West Hudson mourns loss of Msgr. Francis R. Seymour
The Rev. Msgr. Francis R. Seymour, in residence at St. Cecilia Church, Kearny, for the last…
Lengthy Kearny PD investigation leads to take down of massive cargo-theft network: Chief
A 1 ½-year investigation, commenced by the Kearny Police Department’s Detective Bureau under lead Det. John…
DEVELOPING NEWS: Newark man charged in Nov. 30 hit-and-run in Kearny: KPD
The man who turned himself in to the Kearny Police Department last night as the driver…
Social-media threat to NAHS ended quickly by NAPD, superintendent says
UPDATED Dec. 3 at 6:50 p.m., with a statement from NAPD Chief Scott Hedenberg. A threat…
Pronti, GOP sweep in N.A.; Eckel cruises in Kearny
Councilman Dan Pronti is North Arlington’s Mayor-Elect. The sitting Republican councilman beat sitting Democrat Councilman Mark…
HPD: Harrison firefighter injured after HFD tiller truck is struck by dump truck
A Harrison firefighter was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries when he was injured as…
Hudson County Corrections Officer, resident of Kearny, arrested after allegedly smuggling contraband into jail
A Hudson County Corrections Officer, who is also a resident of Kearny, has been arrested and…
KPD Chief King: No charges for JC Mayor Fulop
Charges will not be filed against Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop following an incident where the…
KPD searching for missing man, Rogelio ‘Rollie’ Mendez, 40
The Kearny Police Department seeks the public’s help in locating Rogelio “Rollie” Mendez, a 40-year-old man…
DEVELOPING NEWS: Lyndhurst cops searching for missing 51-year-old man
The Lyndhurst Police Department is actively conducting a missing-person investigation. Vitorino Cirne, seen in the photo…
Teen arrested in ‘joke’ KHS threat
A 15-year-old Kearny High School student has been arrested and charged with third-degree creating a false-public…
Wittpenn bridge to close most of this weekend
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BREAKING: 3 arrested in Kearny home invasion
The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office on Saturday announced the arrest of three men — one from…
14-year-old Kearny boy reported missing last week still has not been found
A 14-year-old boy whose family reported him missing a week ago today has still not yet…
HCPO: Harrison cop pulls car over, gets hit, then fires at fleeing driver
HARRISON — The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a service-related gun discharge after a police…
Water main break causes road collapse, shuts down part of River Road in N.A.
A major water main break this morning that has caused part of River Road to collapse,…
QPHS closing for good June 30
The following press release was sent by the Archdiocese of Newark to announce the closing of…
280 east ramp to Parkway exit 145 emergency closure Jan. 5
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announces emergency maintenance work requiring the temporary closure tomorrow…
BCPO: 4 Belleville cops arrested in North Arlington
Four Belleville police officers were among five men arrested Monday, Dec. 5, in the aftermath of…
ALERT: Trucktoberfest canceled Saturday, Oct. 22
The Kearny PBA Local 21’s Trucktoberfest, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, has been canceled because of…
I-280 eastbound bridge over Martin Luther King Boulevard traffic shift necessary this weekend for bridge replacement in Newark
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced a traffic shift of I-280 eastbound, and…
Light rail train, SUV collide in Belleville
An NJ Transit Light Rail train collided with an SUV in Belleville this morning, causing one…