American Legion clambake set for Oct. 1 in Lyndhurst

In 2007, when Son of the American Legion Kenny Stevens, of Lyndhurst Post 139, came up…

DREAM BOAT HOUSE opening this week

In thinking in terms of the Passaic River, finding adjectives that are positive in nature to…

Harrison Knights donate $500K+ to local Catholic churches

About a decade ago, the Harrison chapter of the Knights of Columbus, Council No. 402, made…

Nutley concert slated for Sept. 7 postponed

The Concert in the Park featuring the Rick Martin Orchestra, scheduled for Sept. 7, is canceled…

Belleville will mark Sept. 11 anniversary Sunday morning

Belleville will pause to mark the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a day…

COMMENTARY — Suicide … never the answer, no matter how bad it might get

Man depression sucks. When I first realized I was too often too sad, it was 1989,…

Obituaries for Sept. 7, 2022

Joseph D. McMillan Joseph D. McMillan, formerly of Kearny, died Aug. 18, 2022 in Hudson, Florida.…

Nutley wins Mayor’s Trophy with AD Joe Piro on the sideline

Joe Piro expects this year’s Nutley team to once again be competitive and continue its run…

New division will allow KHS football team to play easier schedule

Kearny has yet to play its first football game in its new division – the North…

Nutley plays first football game under the lights

Thursday marked the beginning of a new era for Nutley Football and the famous Park Oval…

REFLECTION — Sept. 11, 2001: The one day in my life I expected to die

Editor’s note: This reflection was originally written Sept. 11, 2011, for the 10th anniversary of the…

Lyndhurst PD: He used cell phone cam to take pics up woman’s dress

Well, we can add this one to the “What the hell was he thinking” club. A…

Massive raffle underway at St. Anthony’s & Holy Cross

The Parish Communities of Holy Cross in Harrison and St. Anthony’s in East Newark are hosting…

Harrison HS legend Ray Lucas candidly shares of his addiction to pain killers

It is often said — thought terribly misunderstood by many — drug addiction doesn’t discriminate at…

KPD: It was his house, but the car he slept in wasn’t

On Aug 15 at 8:07 a.m., a citizen called police reporting a man exited a car…

Firefighting fun at Camp New Day

N.A. man’s squashed nearly 1K lantern flies … this month

There are these pain-in-the-rear spotted lanternflies. And then there are the lanternflies Armand “Buddy” Rose is…

Lady Kards facing a rough 2022 schedule look for a solid season

After leaving the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic League in order to play an independent schedule, the…

Young Lyndhurst football team looks to surprise

It would be easy for Rich Tuero to bemoan the lack of experience on this year’s…

Nutley’s girls’ soccer team ready for a sectional championship

Nutley head coach Mike DiPiano really believes that last year’s girls’ soccer team was the one…

HCPO: Off-duty Jersey City cop injured at Kearny crash scene

An off-duty Jersey City police officer was one of three people injured late last week at…

Routes 1&9 Truck will be closed and detoured this weekend between Kearny and Newark

Beginning at 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26 and continuing until 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, NJDOT’s…

KPD: Males (and woman) in masks couldn’t find mobile, but later found themselves in South Kearny

On Aug. 9 at 11:36 a.m., Officer Mat Lopez and several back-up officers (including yours truly)…

Feds: Belleville man heading to prison 11+ for distributing child porn (some of infants)

  A Belleville man has been sentenced to 11¼ years in prison for reportedly distributing multiple…

Firefighters battling blaze at 305 Ann St., Harrison

********************** UPDATE — 5:40 p.m. — Command reports all fire is knocked down. ********************** UPDATE — 5:33…

Mets blow chance — again — to show the world they’re New York’s best team

Those of us who are old enough to remember 1978 (I was 4) recall when the…

With schools soon to reopen, please follow traffic laws near them

Whenever a new school year starts, we are reminded by local police departments of the importance…

NA gridiron team looks to go to state tournament for only the second time in last 25 years

Joe Borkowski knows all about the history of North Arlington’s football program and the limited success…

Belleville football team looks to build off last year’s 6-4 record

As a top assistant coach under Jermain Johnson, Brian Antab has seen first-hand the progress that…

Harrison soccer team may school’s best in close to a decade

As Harrison head coach Mike Rusek and his brother John look at their roster they notice…