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  BELLEVILLE – An old stone bridge on Mill St. in Belleville that reportedly once led…

Another Walgreens coming to Belleville

BELLEVILLE – A new Walgreens with a drive-thru pharmacy is coming to Belleville. The township Planning…

From the streets of JC to an art show in Kearny

KEARNY — Derek Tunia grew up in a rough neighborhood in Jersey City — it’s commonly…

KPD: Drug bust was in the bag

If you saw a man strolling down Kearny Ave., holding some currency in his hand, you’d likely…

Migrants of all kinds, legacy & peppy poet

By Ron Leir The civil strife that has torn apart so many countries in the Middle…

Man charged with sex crime: BCPO

A 35-year-old married Barnegat man has been arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and…

Belleville doc stripped of medical license

NEWARK — An anesthesiologist who ran several pain management clinics, including one in Belleville, has been stripped…

Obituaries for 4 May 2016

Craig Kearney Craig Kearney passed away April 25. He was 79. Born in East Orange, he…

Kearny’s Liaci earns place in N.J. Boxing Hall of Fame

Cosmo Liaci was headed for a life on the streets of Newark. In the late 1940s,…

NA softball team is hitting in bunches

  The North Arlington softball team is enjoying its best season in recent years, posting a…

Nutley’s Ramezzana breaks out in big way

Jake Ramezzana was in a huge slump and he knew it. “It was actually pretty hard…

Kearny tax hike anticipated

KEARNY — Kearny’s municipal government is shedding part of its support system by opting not to…

New leader picked for Nutley schools

  NUTLEY – The Nutley Board of Education was poised Monday night to appoint a Union…

Rt. 21 lane closures expected this weekend

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials announced temporary overnight lane closures on Rt. 21 in…

[Slideshow] Car crash near Bergen Ave. & Maple St. in Kearny Wednesday

Our thanks to our friend Skyler J. Whitehead, AKA Skyler Fire. Skyler often provides us with…