Ladders & engines & red, white & blue

Sights from the Kearny Fire Department’s Open House from Saturday, Oct. 8. All images by Karen…

Should Clara Maass pay property taxes?

BELLEVILLE – The Township of Belleville has retained a high-powered law firm to challenge the tax-exempt…

KPD: Oh, brother (and sister)

  The call came in as a man randomly picking fights with people in the area…

Fumes send KHS kids to hospital

  KEARNY – It all started innocently enough when a teacher opened a window to get…

NPD: Be wary of utility scammer calls

NUTLEY – Calls to Nutley residents claiming to be from PSE&G are likely scams, especially when…

Local businessman under a cloud

BELLEVILLE – He operates cigar stores but his questionable business dealings may leave those enterprises in…

Fla. teen arrested in BB incident

KEARNY — Shortly after 8 p.m. on Oct. 1, Kearny police headquarters began receiving reports of a…

Public input sought on Passaic Ave. spans

And now, the next chapter of the long-running Passaic River cleanup story: a design study. It…

New homes going up in Kearny’s Second Ward

KEARNY – A new residential development was approved by the Kearny Planning Board on Sept. 7.…

Farewell to arms? Not likely in this lifetime

  By Ron Leir The campaign for world peace was dealt another setback this month when…

Obituaries for 12 Oct. 2016

William J. Gannon William “Willie” J. Gannon died Oct. 6. He was 78. Born in Ireland,…

Kearny Futsal Facility gets facelift courtesy of Red Bulls; US Soccer Federation, BJ’s Warehouse also chip in

  Connor Lade grew up in Morristown before he became a fan favorite member of the…

Harrison’s harriers: Making strides

When Paul Kartanowicz took over the Harrison High School cross country program last year, he knew…

Harrison’s Silva goes through goal-scoring explosion

The 2015 high school soccer season ended in an instant for Marta Silva. The Harrison High…

Peden Terrace: two-way or one-way?

KEARNY – Probably the steepest hill street in Kearny and one of the most difficult roads…