Chamber of horrors?

KEARNY – Like many other older communities with combined sanitary and storm water sewers, Kearny is facing a new federal mandate…

Chief to leave in ‘16

BELLEVILLE –  After more than four decades spent in uniform, Belleville’s highest-ranking cop will be turning in his badge next…

Walgreens open for business

KEARNY –  It took demolition of two homes, the old Lynn Chevrolet showroom/service center, The Irish Shop and former Teddy’s…

Meters that go with the flow

HARRISON –  The Town of Harrison hopes to further increase its flow of water revenues by requiring property owners to…

KPD: He lost his shirt at Walmart

At 10:30 a.m., Nov. 19, KPD Officers Pete Jahera and Jon Dowie responded to a report from Walmart that a…

News in Brief

BELLEVILLE –  A Belleville man has been sentenced to two years in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for…

Another new apartment complex opens

HARRISON –  In what has become a happy habit for the Town of Harrison, municipal officials joined with a…

Thoughts & Views: To the NRA: Here’s a battle you can join

Here’s a public service message to all those Second Amendment advocates from the National Rifle Association: I respect your right…

CORRECTION!

An entry in the Kearny police blotter published Nov. 25 incorrectly listed the bail amount for…

License suspended for ‘negligence’

NORTH ARLINGTON –  The State Board of Medical Examiners last week temporarily suspended the medical license of a North Arlington…

Nutley man charged with stalking: NPD

A 37-year-old Nutley man was arrested and charged with fourth-degree stalking after a woman told police he tried to grab her…

Alleged Ridge Road gas station robber caught: NAPD

NORTH ARLINGTON –  Updated from original story that appeared in the 9 Dec. edition of The…

around town

Belleville  Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., will offer a craft program, “Let it Snow,” on Dec. 12. Registration…

Local bank robbed, suspect at large: LPD

A robber, described as a light-skinned black man, was able to walk away with “several thousand dollars” in cash after…

For Nutley wrestling, one DiPiano brother replaces the other

The circumstances behind the Nutley High School head wrestling coaching change happened in a flash. Frank DiPiano, who rebuilt the…