Another “routine” traffic stop led to the arrest Nov. 26 of a motorist with a car containing…
Category: Kearny
By arriving here, the only stories you’ll now be able to read all stories related to Kearny.
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…
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…