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…

Marck father, son become opponents on football field

Anthony Marck said that his oldest son, Zack, took a liking to football when he was just a toddler.…