Obituaries for 12 July 2017

Jose M. Cuhna Jose M. Cuhna died July 4. He was 71. Born in Portugal, he…

New idea called ‘Combo Camp’ comes to North Arlington

For years, the North Arlington High School football coaching staff would host a week-long camp in…

Former Nutley soccer coach Marra new Belleville AD

The late Karen Fuccello was the athletic director at Belleville High School for 20 years, but…

Lyndhurst hosts annual baseball camp for 65 youngsters

It’s the third year that Pat Auteri hosted the Lyndhurst Baseball Camp down at the township’s…

BIG LESSONS LEARNED AT NPD Jr. POLICE ACADEMY

“Sir, yes, sir!” That was a common refrain echoed in the gym at Nutley’s Spring Garden…

After debate & review, public can film meetings

LYNDHURST — The Lyndhurst governing body squelched an attempt by a resident to record its June…

Honored for saving Lyndhurst man’s life

LYNDHURST — It may sound cliché, but life, as we know it, can change in a…

A year later, Davis Ave. firehouse reopens

KEARNY — A little more than a year after it was shuttered for emergency repairs, Kearny’s…

Locals remember the late ‘Father Tom’

The Rev. Msgr. G. Thomas Burns, who for 22 years was a parochial vicar at St.…

Guilty verdict in ’14 Belleville murder

NEWARK – A 53-year-old Belleville man has been convicted of first-degree murder in the August 2014 stabbing…

Suez deal questions; Oval vote put off

A year after Kearny signed up Suez to take over the town’s water utility, town officials…

The world’s a mess, but there’s baseball!

Well, well, well: the world is in its usual mixed-up muddle of a mess but now,…

Hall & Oates, Tears for Fears, rocked the Rock

If you haven’t been over to the Prudential Center for an event, you don’t know what…

KPD: Is that a lobster in your pocket or …?

KEARNY – This week, we have the privilege of recounting what has to be one of the…

WMS students ‘step it up’ to fight hunger

HARRISON – Students at Harrison’s Washington Middle School are a step ahead of their peers, for…

Enriching summer awaits Harrison kids

HARRISON – The Harrison Public School District is offering an action-packed Summer Enrichment program for middle…

Obituaries for July 5, 2017

Joseph ‘Chubby’ Gray Joseph “Chubby” Gray, originally from Kearny and a longtime resident of Point Pleasant…

Eager kids get their kicks at Kearny soccer camp

Lee and Jack Mara are 12-year-old twin brothers who live in Kearny and will enter the…

Former NA coach Constantino California bound

Rocco Constantino had a great run as a softball coach and teacher at North Arlington High…

Cruz Foundation holds camp for locals

Although he still considers Paterson his home and he owns a residence in Lyndhurst, Victor Cruz…

Tale of the tape: Promotions voided

LYNDHURST — Blame it on the quality of the videotape. Six township police promotions have been…

Has St. Anthony’s School been sold?

EAST NEWARK — After much speculation about the future of the former St. Anthony School in…

Kearny’s Sarah Davie ready to change the world

Kearny’s Sarah Davie has a goal — to change the world’s thinking about how we treat…

14 teachers given pink slips

Unless the state legislature reapportions school aid funding, little can be done to reverse the ill…

Reading rocks for kids … and gets them bikes

HARRISON — Got books? Yes, that could well be the motto for kids at Harrison’s Lincoln…

Lyndhurst man jailed in $1.5M Ponzi scheme

NEWARK – A Lyndhurst man was sentenced last week  to 46 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining…

Want to coach lacrosse? Call Kearny Rec

Anybody interested in coaching lacrosse in Kearny? Contact the Town of Kearny’s municipal recreation program right…

Camps offer volleyball, baseball, hoops

KEARNY – Sports opportunities abound this summer for Kearny youngsters. Here are some samplers of what’s…

We don’t know what we don’t know

By Karen Zautyk Of late, I have come across a bunch of TV shows and news…

Obituaries for 28 June 2017

Jorge E. Osorio Jorge E. Osorio, of East Newark, died at home, surrounded by his loving…