Harrison Flag Football wins NJIC Championship

After two straight years of being runners for the NJIC Championship, the Harrison flag football team…

Newark man on remand after trying to cash check illegally with fake ID, Lyndhurst PD says

A Newark man finds himself behind bars in Hackensack after he allegedly tried to cashed a…

Sights from the 2024 Kearny Senior Citizen Picnic

KPD: Kearny man, 49, threatens to kill 3, headbutts cop, goes on racist tirade, gets sprung, re-arrested and may be out (again) by weekend

A Kearny man who threatened to kill several people — and who even had a conversation…

Kearny man will be promoted to lieutenant commander in US Navy next month

  Lt. John O’Neill Wilson, of Kearny, a member of the United States Navy, will be…

KPD: Man gets 18 combined MV & criminal charges, is released after booking

One Kearny man who was caught with an inordinate amount of pot on him and who…

Two South Kearny roads will be closed & detoured for next year: DOT

Two roads in South Kearny will be closed for about a year for construction work, the…

Kearny Eats! kicks off Friday, June 7

One of Kearny’s most popular annual programs has returned and is in full swing. Kearny Eats!…

Sullivan: I’m a registered Democrat, but poll worker had me vote only for Republicans

To the Editor: Today (June 4) I went to vote.  I received a sample ballot in…

North Arlington Knights hosting birthday BBQ

The Queen of Peace Knights of Columbus hosts its annual birthday BBQ Tuesday, June 8, at…

KPD: Hooded men who broke into occupied home while residents slept get caught on dead-end, ram police car & flee

It appears the Manor Section of Kearny may be the target of unscrupulous criminals who have…

Esteves wins Democratic nomination for Third Ward Council in Kearny, fending off challenge from appointed sitting Councilman da Silva

Fred Esteves won the Democratic nomination for the open Third Ward Council seat in Kearny, beating…

Third update: Democratic nomination, Kearny Third Ward council seat — unofficial tally has Esteves the winner

In the race for Kearny’s Third Ward Democratic council nomination, here’s an updated look at the…

Updated results: Democratic nomination, Kearny Third Ward council seat; Esteves ahead

In the race for Kearny’s Third Ward Democratic council nomination, here’s an updated look at the…

Early results — well incomplete as of now — for Kearny Third Ward council Dem nomination

In the race for Kearny’s Third Ward Democratic council nomination, here’s an early look at the…

Remembering Jim Hague, nearly one year after he left this world too soon

There have been so many times over the last year when I’d pick up my phone…

GROUP 1 CHAMPS!

With the lack of a true star on the court Harrison head coach Nick Landy knew…

Undefeated Harrison Flag Football reaches NJIC final again

The sport of flag football was a hit in Harrison from the moment the New York…

Sectional Track Recap — Rojas gives North Arlington first title since 2021

Daliana Rojas had already had one of the most successful individual performances by a North Arlington…

Fleeing thief saved from jumping off motel balcony by officer: Lyndhurst PD

The quick thinking of a Lyndhurst police officer last weekend saved a man from jumping off…

Kearny districtwide concert wows stadium audience

The annual Kearny school district Kaleidoscope Concert took place Thursday, May 30, at Kearny High School…

Expect Wittpenn Bridge closures — again — this week

Beginning at 9 p.m., Monday, June 3, until 6 a.m., Tuesday, June 4, the left lane…

Gifted Harrison sixth-graders take first place gold medals in Hudson Academic Bowl

Sixth-grade Gifted & Talented students at Washington Middle School in Harrison brought home gold. For the…

Lyndhurst police say Kearny man was asleep at the wheel, car was in drive

A Kearny man driving on Ridge Road in Lyndhurst was arrested after he allegedly fell asleep…

DEVELOPING — Kearny man, 76, in critical condition after hit and run: HCPO

A 76-year-old Kearny man is in critical condition at University Hospital in Newark following a hit-and-run…

1 of 3 newly ordained priests will serve in Nutley

One of the three men ordained to the priesthood last month at the Cathedral Basilica of…

Guess which bridge will be closed tonight?

Route 7 eastbound over the Wittpenn Bridge between Kearny and Jersey City will be closed tonight…

Kearny’s 33rd annual Senior Citizen Picnic upcoming for those 55+

Kearny’s 33rd annual Senior Citizen Picnic takes place Wednesday, June 12, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30…

Second Kearny movie night set for June

The Town of Kearny’s Recreation Department and the Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ) present a second…

Lyndhurst PD: Several shoplifting arrests made

  On May 22, 2024, at 8:28 p.m., Lyndhurst police were dispatched to a business on…