From trailers to basement

KEARNY – The last piece of the new Kearny Board of Education facility on Midland Ave. – two basement…

Brush to attack plaque, advises Smile Center

One of the easiest dental problems to spot is a buildup of plaque, the soft, sticky layer of bacteria…

KPD: 2 nabbed with phony $50s

Two Newark teenagers were arrested July 10 for allegedly attempting to pass counterfeit bills at businesses along Kearny Ave. Reports…

Kearny Kids’ Kamp draws crowd of baseball-loving youngsters

Although he’s far from actually grabbing a baseball and heading to the pitcher’s mound to throw in a Little League…

Kearny wins Lyndhurst Junior League baseball crown

For the last quarter century – 26 years to be precise – Lyndhurst has hosted a fantastic baseball tournament strictly…

New cops, firefighters are multi-skilled

Of the 15 new cops hired , 11 are Kearny residents and four live in Newark. And, of the…

Play space fix nearer?

KEARNY – Town and school officials in Kearny appeared to be edging toward an agreement for a new basketball court…

Community Garden continues to grow

KEARNY –  For more than two decades, his profession was police officer in Kearny but Bob Edwards has been…

While in jail, he’s charged with more crimes

KEARNY –  A 26-year-old Newark man, Onajii Campbell, has been charged in connection with two overnight break-ins that occurred here in…

KPD: Going in cycles

A 44-year-old man was arrested last week for the theft of not one, but two, bicycles in Kearny, the KPD…

Perfectly suited to vets

KEARNY –  There’s a new clothing “store” in town. But the clientele is limited to veterans. And they don’t…

1st charter school due in 2016

KEARNY –  The Town of Kearny is getting its first charter school … but it’s going to be…

Storm disrupts access to Schuyler Ave.

KEARNY – A few low-lying areas in Kearny took a bit of a beating last Wednesday from the torrential downpour…

Portal Bridge fire doused by KFD fireboat

KEARNY –  Thanks to an all-hands response by the Kearny Fire Department, including its fireboat, a blaze at the Portal…

Notes from the KPD blotter

June 26  On patrol in South Kearny at 3 a.m., Sgt. Jack Corbett came upon a 2005 Mazda sitting…