Blue Tide will roll toward respectability this season

Jose Camano begins his third season as the head boys’ basketball coach at his alma mater,…

North Arlington poised to make noise

The North Arlington High School boys’ basketball team won only four games during the COVID-19 shortened…

Kardinals try to rebound after roller coaster boys’ hoops season

The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team endured one of the wildest rides during the COVID-19…

Obituaries for Dec. 15, 2021

Lyndhurst PD hires 2 new Class III officers to serve as SROs

Two retired police officers — one from the Lyndhurst Police Department and another from the Union…

Lyndhurst PD: Man assaulted by 5 assailants on Stuyvesant Avenue in early-morning hours

When a Stuyvesant Avenue couple left their home at around 6 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 9, they…

NAPD Blotter — 2 more cars with keys left in them stolen, police say

On Nov. 25 at 11:14 a.m., patrol responded to Schuyler Avenue on a report of a…

NAPD begins wearing body-worn cameras today

It’s been 18 years since the North Arlington Police Department outfitted its radio cars with video…

Army-Navy game ball makes way from West Point to Metlife Stadium via Kearny, NA and Lyndhurst

Earlier this week, a group of runners left the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New…

ECPO: Man charged with murder of fellow inmate at Essex jail

An inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility has been charged with the Dec. 3 murder…

DiVincenzo says joint task force will investigate Essex jail’s operations, policies

A joint initiative with the Essex County Correctional Facility Civilian Task Force to review operating procedures…

KPD: Arrested drunk guy ‘manipulated’ self through ‘hole in his long johns’

This week's Kearny police blotter ...

Melham leads tour of dignitaries in areas flooded by Third River

Mayor Michael Melham recently led a contingent of officials that included state Sen. Teresa Ruiz and…

Kearny’s Washington School’s first-quarter honors announced

Jon Zimmerman, principal of Washington School in Kearny, has announced that the following students have achieved…

Lyndhrust PD catch man with loaded .380, drugs: Auteri

A report of a suspicious person led police in Lyndhurst to find a loaded handgun as…

Golden Bears display a ton of promise

Tom McGuire begins his seventh season as the head boys’ basketball coach at Lyndhurst High School…

Maroon Raiders look to veteran group to lead the way

Bob Harbison, the veteran Nutley High School boys’ basketball coach, tried to take some positives out…

Young Kardinals ready to totally come of age

The Kearny High School girls’ basketball team only have 11 players on their varsity roster and…

Obituaries for Dec. 8, 2021

Belleville man admits to possessing kilo-plus of fentanyl, US Att’y says

An Essex County man and a Hudson County man admitted possessing with intent to distribute over…

EDITORIAL — Aries: Not here, no way, no how, no matter what

Call this a preventative editorial. Aries, of Franklin, Tennessee, take note. No matter what you say,…

Inmate at Essex County Jail dies; AG’s office investigating

Inmate was pronounced at Newark University Hospital

Down goes (the old) Wittpenn

From the NJDOT — Demolition on the old Wittpenn Bridge started immediately on the east approach…

Is Kearny about to be $h!t upon again? If one Tennessee company gets its way, it’s likely. Find out how you can help

After years and years of fighting with countless businesses, government agencies and other organizations who have…

Wittpenn Bridge to close this weekend for 5th of 6 such closures

Plan an alternate route if you're heading east to Jersey City, Manhattan or elsewhere ...

Parkers in Kearny, rejoice! Meters are free through Christmas

Extreme Risk Protection Order webinar is Dec. 6

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella will host a virtual town hall meeting on “Extreme Risk Protection…

Essex County residents invited to take part in optional health survey

Program runs through March 31, 2022

Kearny PD: Wife replaces husband at Hudson County Jail … but likely in a different cell

It's been a busy week-plus for the Kearny PD.

W.H.A.T. production of ‘Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus,’ will feature performances by 4 local politicians

One mayor and three councilmembers from West Hudson are in the cast ...