Locals prepare relief for Puerto Rico

BELLEVILLE — Local volunteers are organizing a collection drive to help victims of the catastrophic storms…

News in brief … KFD getting new thermal-imaging cameras

KEARNY – The Kearny Fire Department is getting new equipment with some help from Uncle Sam.…

KPD: Chivalry is dead

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — A female shoplifting suspect  fleeing Walmart last week was abandoned in the…

Nutley wins huge football game over state-ranked Irvington; Maroon Raiders earn first victory in second tenure for coach DiGregorio

The high school football season wasn’t exactly going well for the Maroon Raiders of Nutley High…

This week’s full AroundTown

Because of space considerations, we were unable to publish AroundTown in its entirety in this week's…

DIVERSITY ON DISPLAY at HARRISON FEST ’17

The hot late-September temperatures were no match for Harrison Fest 2017. For the 22nd consecutive year,…

Goodwill closing Harrison location

HARRISON — Goodwill Industries of Greater N.Y. and Northern N.J. will be shutting down its Harrison…

European-like living at Harrison Urby

HARRISON — On a beautiful Tuesday morning in September, Ironstate Development and the Pegasus Group cut…

DPW chief Kerr prepares to call it a career

KEARNY — A loyal Kearny civil servant who will be leaving the town’s employ the end…

Noise from Newark annoying Kearny residents, bike-share plan rejected

Kearny residents fed up with music blasting at them from across the Passaic River into the…

Kearny parish will bless animals

Sacred Heart of Jesus American National Catholic Church will host the Blessing of the Animals on…

Teen arrested on gun charges 

Following an incident last week, police reported the arrest of three young town males, one of whom…

KPD: Living up to expectorations?

KEARNY — Alternative headline: “Oh, spit!” At midnight on Sept. 17, Officer Andre Fernandes and back-up…

Aid will allow for new seats at Franklin auditorium, other projects

KEARNY — Improvements to athletic facilities, school facility infrastructure, personnel and pay hikes will all be…

Cops in E.N. get 2% pay hike, new parking lots possibly coming

EAST NEWARK — A modest pay hike for cops and the prospect of a new municipal…