Cops ride for those who died
Photo courtesy of Kearny PD With 300 miles ahead of them, Officers Wayne Shivers, John Fabula,…
Priest pleads guilty to church theft
KEARNY – In a sudden about-face, a priest accused of stealing from his church has admitted…
Swift results for anti-crime unit
By Karen Zautyk BELLEVILLE – Faced with a surge in car thefts and auto break-ins, the…
Remembering the nation’s fallen
While some people appear to think Memorial Day is about beaches, barbecues and bargains, our local…
The sad end to one brave life
Photo from Kearny Museum The Old Soldiers’ Home. Statue of soldier, which now stands at Veterans…
Cops nab Kearny burglary suspect
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A 37-year-old Kearny man was arrested last week on burglary charges…
Mutiny in the Meadows
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Toxic fumes are spewing from the Meadowlands but they’re not coming…
Remembering Our Vets
This weekend we will share in the festivities of Memorial Day, it also marks the beginning…
‘Fold him in his Country’s stars’
Elsewhere in this week’s paper, there is a tragic story of a Civil War veteran and…
Hunt for new housing chief continues
By Ron Leir HARRISON – It’s back to the drawing board for the Harrison Housing Authority.…
The art of ceramics
By Anthony J. Machcinski After living in East Hanover the last couple of years, former Harrison…
KPD recovers car in record time
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – ‘Gone in 60 seconds, returned in 60 minutes,” is the way…
4 arrested in robbery try
KEARNY – Four suspects who allegedly tried to hold up the Exxon station at 22 Passaic…
News from the Nutley PD blotter
NUTLEY – Burglaries, including another to an auto, apparent identity theft and an incident involving some…
Around town
Belleville The Belleville Public Library and Information Center offers English as a Second Language beginner and…
Lyndhurst boys’ track team repeats as Bergen County champ as Rono wins four
Photo by Jim Hague The Lyndhurst boys’ track team captured the Bergen County Division C championship…
New start, new league, new uniforms for Newark Bears
By Jim Hague The Newark Bears will begin their 2011 season Thursday morning at 11. It…
Kearny’s Alfaro wins three gold medals at county meet
By Jim Hague Kearny’s latest three-time Hudson County champion in track and field almost never had…
Making Social Security work for you
By Randy Neumann My recent columns told of the rich history of Social Security with references…
Obituaries
Agnes McAlister Agnes McAlister (Mullins), 94, passed away on Tuesday, May 10, in the West Hudson…
OK, sports fans, here’s good news!
By Ron Leir | NORTH ARLINGTON – Bergen County has pledged a $5 million fix-up of…
Social Security also covers your spouse and family
By Randy Neumann | Uncle Sam is partial to matrimony. Married couples benefit through the tax…
Around town
Belleville Clara Maass Medical Center will host its annual Cancer Survivors Day on Saturday, June 4,…
Permanent resident gets new home in jail
By Karen Zautyk A Paterson man who allegedly attempted to open a bank account in Nutley…
Fire damages local eatery
By Ron Leir | HARRISON – A two-alarm fire at La Caravana Restaurant last Thursday afternoon…
Multi-car fatal in South Kearny
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A Jersey City man was killed and four other people were…
New schools chief for Nutley
By Ron Leir – NUTLEY – This township’s public school system has a new leader. Russell…
Public safety may take a hit
By Ron Leir | HARRISON – Who’ll be the last man standing? That must be what…
Discover the wonders all around us
By Karen Zautyk | Photos by Jim Wright/NJMC Osprey (with fresh-caught fish in its talons) soars…
Teen brutalized on Kearny Ave
By Karen Zautyk | Police are investigating a brazen and brutal — and seemingly unprovoked —…