KEARNY — Have you ever met a bearded dragon? We encountered one for the very first time…
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Enough with the Newark noise, neighbors say
KEARNY — It won’t be the U.S. cavalry rushing to the rescue like in the Old…
NYC college lecturer, a Kearny resident, charged with federal offenses for selling fake college certificates
Mamdouh Abdel-Sayed, a 68-year-old Kearny resident and a full-time, tenured lecturer at the City University of…
Fedex project in NA moves forward
It looks like all the pieces are rapidly coming together for the FedEx Freight distribution center…
Will Nutley voters approve referendum?
NUTLEY — As township residents plunge into what will be the last two weeks of Christmas…
Sights from Lyndhurst’s 100th Anniversary celebration
Here's a photo gallery from Lyndhurst's 100th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017.
Grace United Methodist Church fair is Saturday, Oct. 7
Grace United Methodist Church hosts its annual fair Saturday, Oct. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3…
Sights from Kearny’s 150th Anniversary celebration
Here’s a photo gallery from Kearny's 150th anniversary celebration on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017.
2 GRAND BIRTHDAYS — LYNDHURST @ 100 & KEARNY @ 150
If there’s such a thing as a weather god, it really did a great job this…
Longo no longer on Belleville Council
BELLEVILLE — Joseph Longo is gone from the township governing body. He says he’s a casualty…
Locals prepare relief for Puerto Rico
BELLEVILLE — Local volunteers are organizing a collection drive to help victims of the catastrophic storms…
News in brief … KFD getting new thermal-imaging cameras
KEARNY – The Kearny Fire Department is getting new equipment with some help from Uncle Sam.…
KPD: Chivalry is dead
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — A female shoplifting suspect fleeing Walmart last week was abandoned in the…
Nutley wins huge football game over state-ranked Irvington; Maroon Raiders earn first victory in second tenure for coach DiGregorio
The high school football season wasn’t exactly going well for the Maroon Raiders of Nutley High…
This week’s full AroundTown
Because of space considerations, we were unable to publish AroundTown in its entirety in this week's…
DIVERSITY ON DISPLAY at HARRISON FEST ’17
The hot late-September temperatures were no match for Harrison Fest 2017. For the 22nd consecutive year,…
Goodwill closing Harrison location
HARRISON — Goodwill Industries of Greater N.Y. and Northern N.J. will be shutting down its Harrison…
European-like living at Harrison Urby
HARRISON — On a beautiful Tuesday morning in September, Ironstate Development and the Pegasus Group cut…
DPW chief Kerr prepares to call it a career
KEARNY — A loyal Kearny civil servant who will be leaving the town’s employ the end…
Noise from Newark annoying Kearny residents, bike-share plan rejected
Kearny residents fed up with music blasting at them from across the Passaic River into the…
Kearny parish will bless animals
Sacred Heart of Jesus American National Catholic Church will host the Blessing of the Animals on…
Teen arrested on gun charges
Following an incident last week, police reported the arrest of three young town males, one of whom…
KPD: Living up to expectorations?
KEARNY — Alternative headline: “Oh, spit!” At midnight on Sept. 17, Officer Andre Fernandes and back-up…
Aid will allow for new seats at Franklin auditorium, other projects
KEARNY — Improvements to athletic facilities, school facility infrastructure, personnel and pay hikes will all be…
Cops in E.N. get 2% pay hike, new parking lots possibly coming
EAST NEWARK — A modest pay hike for cops and the prospect of a new municipal…
Clark Thread mill redevelopment inching closer
Almost there. East Newark has applied the next-to-last technical touch to the proposed conversion of the…
New flu shots soon to be available for Kearny, East Newark residents
KEARNY – It’s time to think about getting a flu shot and the Kearny Health Department…
Will 101 Kearny Ave. be used for overnight parking?
KEARNY — The fate of a municipal parking lot located in the heart of Kearny’s main…
News stories will be posted Wednesday, Sept. 27, by noon
This week's news stories will be posted here, online, on Wednesday, Sept. 27, by noon. We…
AroundTown for 27 Sept. 2017 (online only)
Belleville Garage sale More than 100 residents will be participating in Belleville’s annual township-wide Garage Sale…