COMMENTARY — Santos leaves legacy that will be hard to surpass
In 1998, the campaign I was working with said it needed a candidate to run against…
Local baseball stars shine in Quad-County Underclassmen All-Star Game
The Northern Essex County trio of Nutley, Bloomfield and Belleville has long been known as an…
Lyndhurst Girls Basketball Summer League returns with heavy local flavor
Opportunities for local girls basketball players aren’t as plentiful as they are for their male counterparts.…
KPD: Police use conducted-energy device (yes it was a Taser, but Axon doesn’t like us using that name) to subdue belligerent suspect
Shortly before midnight July 2, Officer Ryan Wilson was patrolling South Kearny when he observed a…
Kearny senior citizens enjoy cruise around Manhattan
Late last week, scores of Kearny senior citizens were treated to a cruise around New York…
HCCC graduates first 19 in nursing ‘Pay it Forward’ program
Nursing is one of the most in-demand careers in the United States, but obtaining a college…
Melham & Co. have a huge summer planned for Belleville
A summer that is full of free family-friendly fun will begin with a bang in town.…
Santana says he wanted to wait until a new mayor takes office before appointing someone to DPW committee
As former Kearny Mayor Alberto G. Santos exited stage left on Tuesday, June 27, after he…
Suspects posing as ‘clients’ viciously beat eyelash tech with brick on Ivy Street: Kearny PD
Shortly after noon, June 26, Kearny police units were dispatched to Ivy Street, in response to…
Fire damages bedroom of Post Avenue home in Lyndhurst
Because of the quick response of the Lyndhurst Fire Department (and Police Department), a blaze at…
3 from Newark arrested by NA and Lyndhurst police on gun-possession and burglary charges: police
Tuesday, June 20, was a busy day for police in Lyndhurst and North Arlington. Police in…
Belleville calls on state officials to allow police to pursue ATVs, motorbike riders
The Belleville Mayor and Council are calling on state officials to relax directives that prohibit members…
Santana, Doyle announce mayoral candidacies within 30 minutes of each other
Kearny Councilmembers Carol Jean Doyle and Peter Santana both wasted little time announcing their candidacies to…
Harrison hires 9 new officers, now has total of 58 cops
Harrison has added nine new police officers and of that group, three are already trained and…