KPD: Sometimes, things can get UGGly 

Another “routine” traffic stop led to the arrest Nov. 26 of a motorist with a car containing…

Boat storage fire was arson, cops say

LYNDHURST – As families were making last-minute preparations for the Thanksgiving holiday, one or more mischief…

Will you puh-leeze protect your cars?

KEARNY – A Newark man, released from prison Oct. 31 after serving a sentence for a…

Holiday crackdown on drunken drivers

KEARNY — Starting this Friday, Dec. 9, and continuing through Jan. 1, Kearny police will participate in…

End of a golden era as Kearny’s Millar retires

When John Millar was a student and soccer player at Kearny High School nearly 50 years…

Woman rescued after leaping into river

KEARNY — What started as relatively minor traffic accident in South Kearny Saturday morning ended with…

Kearny Ave. fire displaces 17

KEARNY – A Thanksgiving-eve fire on Kearny Ave. displaced 17 people from their apartments, but all escaped…

You gotta BELIEVE in yourself: LeGrand

KEARNY – Kearny youngsters got a lesson they’ll likely never forget last Friday, Nov. 18, when Eric…

Sign of hope for billboards’ arrival

KEARNY – In Oct. 2012, Kearny hired a firm to begin preparations to develop and market several vacant…

News in brief …

KEARNY – Motorists who use a busy, pothole-strewn roadway in the South Kearny area should be experiencing smoother driving soon.…

Kearny tree-lighting festival is Dec. 1

KEARNY – It’s time to kick off the holiday season by celebrating at the annual Kearny…

Coccia into holiday spirit with coat & toy drives

If you’ve been to any stores lately, you’ve no doubt noticed it – the holiday season is well underway.…

He gave his arm for us; now give him your vote

Kearny municipal leaders are urging residents to get the vote. No, not for the presidential contest…

Will 2 wheeler deal roll?

KEARNY – Mayor Alberto Santos urged his fellow municipal lawmakers to put the pedal to the…

Let the buyer (and seller) beware

KEARNY – Three days after they were stolen, four tires and rims taken from a 2004 BMW…

KPD: Not exactly camouflaged

  On Sunday, Nov. 6, at 4:40 p.m., Officers Mina Ekladious and T.J. Hernandez responded to a…

Bright future forecast for old church

KEARNY – For 132 years Knox Presbyterian Church stood proudly as the emblem of a strong…

Sights from the Kearny Halloween Parade and PAWrade

ALERT: Trucktoberfest canceled Saturday, Oct. 22

The Kearny PBA Local 21’s Trucktoberfest, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, has been canceled because of…

Lucky 13 join Kearny’s bravest

KEARNY – Now there will be three. If she makes it through training, Haley Girdwood will…

Driver saved from burning auto

KEARNY —   A motorist caught in a burning car beneath a tractor trailer on the Belleville…

Peden Terrace: two-way or one-way?

KEARNY – Probably the steepest hill street in Kearny and one of the most difficult roads…

KPD: I’m arrested? Oh fudge!

A 51-year-old Newark man with an apparent taste for fudge cookies and Life Savers Gummies ended up…

Pa. man charged in Schuyler Bank Robbery

KEARNY – The prime suspect in the Sept. 8 robbery of the Schuyler Savings Bank was arrested…

Another (Keegan) landfill headache for Kearny

KEARNY — With Kearny still battling the N.J. Sports & Exposition Authority in court over its…

Leadbeater reports to prison in Pa.

A former Kearny lawmaker and school trustee has taken up residence in the Keystone State, courtesy of…

Kearny preps for 150th birthday

KEARNY — The Kearny Sesquicentennial Committee is laying out an ambitious agenda for celebrating the town’s…

KPD: Arrests from A to Z-z-z-z

This week’s blotter is topped by two sleepyheads from Hoboken who reportedly opted to take an early-morning…

Walk for Love organizer recognized

HARRISON — When Eddie Acosta turned to Desert Hope Treatment Center, an American Addiction Centers facility…

’15W Picnic’ is Sept. 24 at Riverbank Park

KEARNY — Get ready to party like it’s 1968. Or 1978. Or even 1988. Why? Because…