Belleville PD: Victim hit by a ‘Smooth’ criminal
On December 30, at 3:20 p.m. a man was walking near the QuickChek on Washington Ave.…
Scary welcome to New Year’s
Police are investigating a carjacking incident that took place on the Harrison border of West Hudson…
Around Town
Bloomfield Do you Knit? Scrapbook? Write the great American novel? The Bloomfield Public Library is your…
Vikings trying to stay in contention
By Jim Hague A few years ago, there was a popular biography of country and western…
Kearny girls’ basketball team enjoys solid start
By Jim Hague The girls’ high school basketball season was only one game old and…
Kearny High freshman Valdez making mark in gymnastics
By Jim Hague It all began as a way to try to curtail the hyperactive…
The Healing Helpers
Our friends bring us joy. They guide us, protect and support us through good times and…
Brand new year, same criminal mentality
By Anthony Machcinski The New Year started bright and early for Kearny Police this year. Officers…
Millionaires, billionaires beware
The rhetoric coming from Washington these days about “millionaires and billionaires” is not just rhetoric. …
Nutley PB: Drug dealers beware
On Dec. 30 at 8:21 p.m. a Nutley Police detective observed a suspicious man standing in…
Obituaries
Susan Bianchi Susan Bianchi died on Jan. 2 in University Hospital in Newark. She was 55.…
Bar Crackdown
By Ron Leir EAST NEWARK – Maybe the next step is re-enacting Prohibition. Still trying…
Kearny High School facelift underway
By Ron Leir KEARNY – The trailers that Kearny High School intends to use as temporary…
No holiday reprieve for civilian employees
By Ron Leir KEARNY – While cops and firefighters were spared the municipal axe, four civilian…
Don’t give in to holiday pressures
With all of the struggles of the holiday season, it’s no surprise that a holiday that…