Lip syncing for art raises $1,200-plus

Students and teachers engaged in friendly competition at Belleville High School’s Connie Francis Theatre on Nov. 10 in the school’s…

around town

Belleville  Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., will offer a craft program, “Let it Snow,” on Dec. 12. Registration is…

Holiday fest Thursday in Town Hall Park

It’s time to kick off the season and celebrate at the annual Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ) Holiday Tree…

Kards ready to take next step up

The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team made major strides a year ago, winning 13 games and qualifying for the…

Promising year ahead for NA boys’ hoop squad

The North Arlington High School boys’ basketball team posted a 17-10 record last year and lost two key players, Jose Checo…

Kearny girls look to utilize quickness

A year ago, the Kearny High School girls’ basketball team went more to a power lineup to utilize the talents…

4 firefighters injured at recycling-plant fire in Lyndhurst

A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge paper recycling plant in Lyndhurst. Both…

Season of giving

KEARNY –  The Salvation Army of Greater Kearny, providing religious and social services for needy residents of Kearny, Harrison, East Newark,…

Be wary of ‘IRS’ scamsters

KEARNY –  Scamsters posing as Internal Revenue Service representatives have been bilking American taxpayers for several years now, but recently…

Keeping kitties cozy in winter

KEARNY –  Did you know that exotic fish can help keep a stray cat warm in the winter?…

‘Promedy’ promises lots of laughs

KEARNY –  What happens when a student government leader, theater geek, science whiz nerd, cheerleader, newspaper hound and football jocks, among…

BOE prodded by teachers; names principal

KEARNY — An out-of-town school administrator with ties to Kearny has been hired as the new principal of Kearny High School.…

Town seeks fix for school traffic hazard

KEARNY –  Rosalia Diaz Colon is a Kearny parent standing up for safety. Colon, whose son attends Franklin School on…

News in brief

KEARNY –  So far, the transition from the old Meadowlands tax sharing formula to a tax on meadows hotel…

Resident was triple-scammed victim: NPD

A Nutley man says he was the victim of identity theft after someone allegedly applied for two car loans and…