Manchester: Another senseless horror
By Kevin Canessa Jr. It was Monday, May 21. We had just finished production of last…
Obituaries for 31 May 2017
Arthur W. Miller Arthur W. Miller, 86, died May 15, at the Hackensack University Medical Center.…
New Jersey football guru McCarthy dies; North Arlington resident produced premier tout service for nearly 30 years
In 2015, Dennis McCarthy was filled with vim and vigor, ready for another high school football…
Vikings prove that seeding means nothing in NJSIAA playoffs
The NJSIAA baseball playoffs began last week and things didn’t exactly look rosy for the Vikings…
Harrison’s Gaus a multi-sport dream
If you ask Maciej “Mack” Gaus what his favorite sport is, the Harrison High School senior…
That (Confederate) flag’s not still there …
Well, it only took about 24 hours, but the Confederate Flag in North Arlington we told…
‘I don’t want to discuss this’
If you’ve taken a ride along River Road in North Arlington near the Belleville Turnpike recently,…
New commission roster in place
LYNDHURST — Lyndhurst’s five newly elected township commissioners were sworn into office at a reorganization session in…
Cooking up a storm at new HHS kitchen
HARRISON — There’s nothing half-baked about Harrison High School’s newly completed culinary kitchen. Three years in…
Honoring Belleville’s World War I dead
BELLEVILLE – Embedded in the cemetery wall just west of the main entrance of St. Peter’s Church…
Training to protect town residents
HARRISON – The Harrison Fire Department has trained all of its 28 members, along with director…
Cops seek home invader, deli slasher
BELLEVILLE — A township resident woke up to her worst nightmare when she discovered a stranger inside…
No grave markers at cemetery?
NORTH ARLINGTON — There’s a proud legacy of U.S. military service in the Hancox family.…
Oval plans still up in the air
KEARNY – Twice around the Gunnell Oval. That’s where the spinning went last Wednesday night (May 17)…
Cardinal to celebrate Memorial Day Mass at cemetery
If you want to be part of history, you may want to consider heading to Holy…
KPD: Please pay $10,000, in real money
At 11 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, Sgt. Chris Levchak and Officers Michael Gontarczuk, Chris Medina and…
Merit pay bump for Kearny’s Blood
KEARNY — The Kearny Board of Education concluded that its chief educational administrator achieved three of the…
New leader for Harrison schools
HARRISON — Last October, Cynthia Baumgartner retired after a lengthy career as educator and administrator, spread between…
More funding, not cuts, needed for drug-addiction care
By Kevin Canessa Jr. At first, it cost the guy $100 per visit. Then, as the…
Obituaries for 24 May 2017
Elizabeth (Betty) M. Rodgers Miss Elizabeth (Betty) M. Rodgers, a long time North Arlington resident, died…
Kearny softball: Looking to repeat — Kardinals reach Hudson County tourney finals once again
When the high school softball season began in early April, the Kearny High School softball team…
Lyndhurst track team: Helping Eli’s cause
For years, the Lyndhurst High School track and field team has been raising money for an…
NA’s Zaros delivering in the clutch
The high school softball season is winding down to the last precious few games. It means…
No miracle this year for QPHS
NORTH ARLINGTON — Three days after officials from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark announced, via email,…
‘Lights … action … budget!’
KEARNY — No one from the public showed up to speak at last Thursday night’s hearing on…
Remembering the fallen
Like the rest of working America, they get up every day, kiss their loved ones good-bye and…
Absentees were key in contested Lyndhurst election
LYNDHURST — A lot of people didn’t go to the polls in last Tuesday’s municipal election in…
KPD: Girl charged in Kearny Ave. slashing
Police said it started with a friendly conversation at Dunkin’ Donuts, escalated to a robbery and ended…
New 9/11 memorial & more in Belleville police lobby
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department headquarters, hidden in a first-floor wing at the Municipal Building, has…
Neighboring towns both claim general
KEARNY — Now that Kearny’s adopted general is, in spirit, anyway, keeping company with the likes of…