around town

Belleville  Mayor Raymond Kimble and the municipal council sponsor an Ecuadorian flag raising in celebration of Ecuadorian Independence Day, at Town…

4 new officers join township’s Finest

BELLEVILLE –  One is following in the footsteps of three family members. Three have prior law enforcement experience. But…

Little girls get taste of hoops at Kearny camp

Most local basketball camps are of the coed variety, but they really don’t offer young girls much of a chance…

Kearny boys’ camp proves that interest in basketball exists

Jovan George is an aspiring basketball player with a huge upside – his tremendous frame. George is only a 10-year-old…

Nutley American Little League 10s advance to state tournament

The Nutley American Little League 9-and-10- year-old All-Star team is headed to the New Jersey state tournament. The Nutley Americans earned…

National Wildlife Federation touts local Butterfly Garden

The Kearny Butterfly Garden has been accorded recognition by the National Wildlife Federation, the country’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization. In a…

Obituaries

John E. De Stefanis John E. De Stefanis, 69, of Westfield, passed away on July 19 at the…

NJ Transit bus hits tree, 6 taken to area hospital

KEARNY –  Six people were hurt when a commuter bus struck a tree on Belgrove Drive at 8:15 a.m. this…

Sinatra tribute concert is July 28 in Riverside Park

Gerard Esposito will perform a musical celebration of the music of “The Chairman of the Board,”…

Silent Sundays on Passaic Ave.

KEARNY –  Kearny officials slammed the door on DVL Holdings’s request for Sunday demolition on the east side of Passaic Ave.…

Same script: roster keeps changing

KEARNY –  And still they come and go. Such is the personnel pattern that prevails at both the Police…

Get ready for Kearny ‘Night Out’

KEARNY –  Mark your calendars! Kearny’s 2015 National Night Out Against Crime will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4,…

Suspect linked to jewelry heists

A Belleville man who allegedly stole jewelry from stores in Nutley and in Bloomfield was arrested July 15 and charged…

Special delivery – to jail

KEARNY –  As more people do their shopping via the Internet, there has been a corresponding increase in the number…

They’ve been made Eagles for life

Raymond Bush, Allen Henry and Robert Kapps, members of Kearny Fraternal Order of Eagles, we re inducted…