Kearny preps for 150th birthday

KEARNY — The Kearny Sesquicentennial Committee is laying out an ambitious agenda for celebrating the town’s…

2 armed robberies on the same day

HARRISON – A recent uptick in armed robberies reported in town the last few weeks is…

1 teachers contract settled, 2nd stalled

  BELLEVILLE/EAST NEWARK — Public school teachers in Belleville will be going back to their classrooms…

KPD: Arrests from A to Z-z-z-z

This week’s blotter is topped by two sleepyheads from Hoboken who reportedly opted to take an early-morning…

Walk for Love organizer recognized

HARRISON — When Eddie Acosta turned to Desert Hope Treatment Center, an American Addiction Centers facility…

Legion sells post hall but won’t fade away

HARRISON – Bid farewell to a fixture in the Harrison firmament: American Legion Post 282 is…

’15W Picnic’ is Sept. 24 at Riverbank Park

KEARNY — Get ready to party like it’s 1968. Or 1978. Or even 1988. Why? Because…

Schuyler Savings robbed … again

KEARNY – For the second time in two weeks — exactly two weeks — the Schuyler Savings…

‘One-man army’ of the Revolution 

By Karen Zautyk Have you ever heard of Peter Francisco? Thank you. I hadn’t either. But…

Obituaries for Sept. 14, 2016

Patti Johnston  Patti Johnston died suddenly on Sept. 5. She was 47. Born in Belleville, she…

Red Bull Arena soccer match snubs Kearny

It was five years ago when there was a big press conference at Red Bull Arena,…

Blue Tide looks to roll with new coach Hinchcliffe

Amidst all the turmoil surrounding the hiring and then subsequent dismissal of Tom Ferriero as football…

Lyndhurst boys’ soccer: Looking to step up

The Lyndhurst High School boys’ soccer team took a gigantic leap forward last year, posting a…