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Grant will allow for 8 new firefighters HARRISON — She neither lives nor works in Harrison,…
NPD responds to overturned vehicle
NUTLEY — The Nutley Police and Fire departments responded to Woodland Ave. on Oct. 27 after…
PARCC results inching up in Kearny
KEARNY – For Kearny public school students who took the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness…
Addicts using pets to get narcotics
The New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) is a centralized database for prescribers and pharmacists in New…
KFD performs 2 water rescues
KEARNY – Two water rescues were successfully performed by Kearny Fire Department crews this past weekend…
Someone across the Passaic dropped the ball
Having had the honor of sitting down with Kearny police Capts. Scott Macfie and Tim Wagner…
Obituaries for 1 Nov. 2017
Emily Gladwell Emily Gladwell (nee Mills) died at University Hospital, Newark, on Thursday, Oct. 26. She…
Belleville boys’ soccer team captures SEC Colonial title
When Daniel Pinedo joined the boys’ soccer team at Belleville High School a little more than…
Laverde: Kearny’s new running sensation
When Maria Laverde was growing up in Queens, N.Y., she always fancied herself as being a…
Lyndhurst’s DiTonto finishing with a flourish
When Vincent DiTonto was an incoming freshman at Lyndhurst High School a little more than three…
BOCCE BOYS
If you’ve ever taken a drive in Belleville’s Branch Brook Park, around the cherry blossom trees,…
Portal North Bridge project underway in South Kearny
Construction of a new, more reliable Portal North Bridge in South Kearny is underway, as the…
Billboards finally yielding ca$h
KEARNY — It took five years, a lawsuit and perseverance but it was worth the wait.…
Free flu shots ready for Kearny, EN residents
KEARNY — The Kearny Health Department (KHD) has received its supply of flu vaccine. Flu shots…
KPD: Next time, go to a bar in Summit, bro
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Shortly after 11 p.m. on Oct. 5, Officers Jonathan Dowie, David Bush,…