A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge paper recycling plant in Lyndhurst. Both…
Month: November 2015
Season of giving
KEARNY – The Salvation Army of Greater Kearny, providing religious and social services for needy residents of Kearny, Harrison, East Newark,…
Be wary of ‘IRS’ scamsters
KEARNY – Scamsters posing as Internal Revenue Service representatives have been bilking American taxpayers for several years now, but recently…
Keeping kitties cozy in winter
KEARNY – Did you know that exotic fish can help keep a stray cat warm in the winter?…
‘Promedy’ promises lots of laughs
KEARNY – What happens when a student government leader, theater geek, science whiz nerd, cheerleader, newspaper hound and football jocks, among…
BOE prodded by teachers; names principal
KEARNY — An out-of-town school administrator with ties to Kearny has been hired as the new principal of Kearny High School.…
Town seeks fix for school traffic hazard
KEARNY – Rosalia Diaz Colon is a Kearny parent standing up for safety. Colon, whose son attends Franklin School on…
Thoughts & Views: What about our homeless people?
It’s rather interesting that the terror attacks in Paris a few weeks ago have opened up a discussion in…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT’ To the Editor: Your article of Oct. 27, 2015, “Township probing BOE,” left out…
News in brief
KEARNY – So far, the transition from the old Meadowlands tax sharing formula to a tax on meadows hotel…
Resident was triple-scammed victim: NPD
A Nutley man says he was the victim of identity theft after someone allegedly applied for two car loans and…
Pantry providers
The students at Queen of Peace Elementary School, North Arlington, collected food for the Queen of Peace…
Lawmaker charged with taking bribe
BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield Councilman Elias N. Chalet was arrested last week and charged with allegedly soliciting and accepting a $15,000 bribe…
around town
Belleville The American Legion, 621 Washington Ave., hosts a fundraiser for Toys for Belleville Tots on Dec. 11, from 7…
Train spills toxic soil from Roche site
NUTLEY – A train reportedly carrying contaminated soil from the former Hoffmann- LaRoche site derailed Saturday afternoon near the intersection of…