HARRISON – The Town of Harrison’s 175th anniversary is now in the books. Harrison Fest, as the event was dubbed…
Day: September 22, 2015
‘Hamburglar’ facing theft charges anew
KEARNY – A Kearny man, nicknamed “The Hamburglar” by one of our sources, has been remanded to the Hudson…
New prosecutor pledges reforms
JERSEY CITY – It didn’t take long for Hudson County’s newest chief law enforcement to set the agenda for…
‘Family Success’ is program’s goal
KEARNY – A single mother with two young children is managing to keep it together but is desperate to…
Meet & greet with cops over coffee
KEARNY – In 2011, police in the city of Hawthorne, Calif., were looking for new ways to communicate, informally,…
KPD blotter: Enough’s enough
At 3:30 a.m., Sept. 14, Officers Jay Ward and Dean Gasser responded to a report of a fight in progress…
Out for a special ‘constitutional’
NUTLEY – In celebration of Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23, the Nutley Department of Public Affairs welcomed local residents to its…
Thoughts & Views: Yes, it’s good to be back home again
When I was a kid, spending summers up at Culver Lake, my family loved to play John Denver music. In…
Brooklyn suspects nabbed in bike thefts
KEARNY – Is there a bicycle shortage in Brooklyn? We ask because three teenage residents of that borough were…
Kearny Bank hosts networking event
Kearny Bank’s Kathy Giunta, assistant vice president and branch manager, and her staff recently hosted a business networking event in…
Leadbeater sentencing off to Dec. 14
NEWARK – The U.S. Attorney’s Office said last week that the sentencing of former Kearny Councilman John Leadbeater in connection…
No Lyndhurst referendums for fall ballot
LYNDHURST – Don’t expect any public questions targeted to Lyndhurst residents on the ballot for the November general election. That…
around town
Bloomfield Job Haines, 250 Bloomfield Ave., hosts an AARP safety driving program on Oct. 1, from 9:30 a.m. to…
Kearny girls’ soccer team rolls on
There are things you can count on happening every year at this time. You put the beach chair in the…
Nutley girls’ soccer: Maintaining excellence
Mike DiPiano began his fourth season as the head girls’ soccer coach at Nutley High School two weeks ago and…