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Historic church battered anew

BELLEVILLE – A landmark church in Belleville dating from the 19th century that was badly damaged by Hurricane…

Guard hit; Town mulls safety steps

HARRISON –  Fatima Sahli was staffing her crossing guard post at Davis and Harrison Aves. when she saw her…

‘Don’t change insurer,’ teachers say

KEARNY –  Lincoln Middle School teacher April Amenta is dreading a possible switch in her health care coverage because she…

Optimists, Ficeto to be feted at Salvation Army dinner

The Salvation Army of Greater Kearny will honor Gerald Ficeto, president of the West Hudson Arts & Theatre Co. (W.H.A.T.), and…

HHS students practice chemistry at PVSC

NEWARK –  Twenty-two Harrison High School juniors from Amanda Wagner’s chemistry class participated in a unique field trip last Thursday. They…

3 nabbed in drug bust

KEARNY — A Harrison woman was remanded to the Hudson County Jail on $10,000 bail following her arrest in Kearny…

‘Fortified drug bazaar’ raided: cops

BELLEVILLE — Essex County sheriff’s detectives, executing a search warrant at a Joralemon St. residence last week, had a bit…

Body recovered from river; no ID

KEARNY –  The body of an unidentified male was found floating in the Hackensack River in South Kearny last…

Thoughts & Views: To be, or not to be, ill-educated?

Now is the winter of our discontent. (Okay, it’s really spring, but it felt like winter last week and…

CORRECTIONS

A March 24 story misstated the amount of terminal leave pay and unused vacation compensation to…

KPD: From rested to arrested

Kearny police were called to a home on the 300 block of Forest St. at 4:45 a.m. last Friday,…

1 man stabbed, another robbed: HPD

HARRISON — Police are seeking an individual who reportedly stabbed a Newark resident in Harrison during the early morning hours…

Use Internet to report scams: NPD

Nutley PD is asking residents to use the internet to report frauds and non-threatening incidents as a time-saving move. To make…