Obituaries for 18 Dec. 2019

Josephine Triano Mrs. Josephine Triano (nee Sanfilippo), a lifelong Kearny resident, died Dec. 15, 2019 in the…

Kearny girls’ hoops: In Osorio, the Kards trust

A year ago, the Kearny High School girls’ basketball team basically had to start from scratch,…

Nutley boys’ hoops: Replacing a lot of scoring

The Nutley High School boys’ basketball team won 15 games last season, many of which were…

Blue Tide look to all-time great Camano to lead way

Jose Camano has gone from being the good-guy assistant boys’ basketball coach at his alma matter…

Nutley’s DiPiano headed to Rose Parade float for organ donor awareness

Twenty-one years ago, veteran St. Benedict’s Prep wrestling coach Mike DiPiano reached a crisis point in…

MIRACLE ON KEARNY AVE.

The actual title of the classic Christmas show is “Miracle On 34th Street.” But for our…

KHS seniors hardly putting on ‘Just Another High School Play’

Annually, around this time of year, Kearny High School’s senior actors put on a play. And,…

EDITORIAL: We’re ready to work with the NJSEA to drop the appeal proposal, but are they ready?

The NJSEA says it is committed to closing the Keegan Landfill. It said so in an…

Kearny co-op set to take the ice as a varsity squad, joining forces with North Arlington, Secaucus to field competitive varsity contingent

It has taken more than 10 years, a decade filled with countless presentations and pleas, endless…

Lyndhurst’s Lembo: To the rescue when sorely needed

When the 2019 high school football season began with training camp in August, Anthony Lembo felt…

Kearny resident Rutherford, formerly of Harrison, doing well at Rutgers-Newark

There was a time in Quincy Rutherford’s young life where he felt like he was earmarked…

WHAT MIGHT THEY FIND?

In a rectangular plot of land behind the Dutch Reformed Church in Belleville, scientists and students…

Kwapniewski celebrates 30 years at the helm at Coccia Realty

For those who know Jan R. “John” Kwapniewski, perhaps the most difficult thing to remember about…

In thanks for all that Kearny’s TNR program does

It was five years ago when Kearny’s Len Twist brought an idea to life. He knew…

A fitting way to pay tribute to ‘Coach D’

NUTLEY —  One step inside the banquet room on second floor of the Franklin Steak House…

Harrison reunion on college gridiron for Hicks, Huseinovic

When Danny Hicks departed his native Harrison to take an assistant football coaching job at American…

Lyndhurst’s Ay develops into player of impact in season to remember

For three years of his high school football career, Ismail Ay was a non-descript member for…

One firefighter injured in Lyndhurst blaze

A fire at the All Guard Fence Company on Gutheil Place, Lyndhurst, caused some damage, and…

HIS SOUL WILL LIVE ON FOREVER

Daniel E. Kelly, who served the Third Ward on the Harrison Town Council from 1995 to…

Pace Kivlehan resigns as Kearny girls’ soccer coach

There’s little doubt that Stefanee Pace was the best girls’ soccer player to ever come out…

Kearny’s Laverde gains redemption

BAYONNE – Two years ago as an unknown freshman, Kearny’s Maria Laverde shocked the local cross…

Davie fields questions at law school event for alma mater Duquesne

Ken Davie of Kearny, a partner in the law firm Cifelli and Davie, Esqs., in Harrison,…

Norman Rutan is Kearny’s Veteran of the Year

When Norman Rutan walks into a room, the people in it can’t help but stop. Maybe…

It’s Eleventh heaven for Kearny girls’ soccer

When the Kearny High School girls’ soccer team won their seventh, then their eighth, then ninth…

It’s 6 in a row for Lyndhurst girls’ soccer squad

Winning a league championship has become a habit for the Lyndhurst High School girls’ soccer team.…

Lyndhurst’s Rodriguez now making his mark in football

It was February of 2018 when John Rodriguez first made a name for himself. At the…

Kardinals win Battle of West Hudson

Matthew Escobar vividly remembered the last time that Kearny High School’s boys’ soccer team faced neighboring…

Nutley honors DiGregorio on ‘Coach D Day’

Steve DiGregorio is proud to be a native son of Nutley. “My parents were the most…

Lyndhurst’s Partyla looking to break all records

When Piotr Partyla was in eighth grade, he was a member of the Lyndhurst Recreation travel…

Second suspect sought in brazen daytime armed robbery: KPD

Anyone with tips is asked to contact Det. Neil Nelson, of the Kearny Police Department, at…