By Karen Zautyk A few weeks ago, the name of Oxford, Miss., came up in a…
Year: 2016
Obituaries for 26 Oct. 2016
Mary F. McKay Mary F. McKay, of Kearny, died Oct. 17. She was 89. Private arrangements…
Nutley finally earns hard-fought victory
NUTLEY – It didn’t matter that the Nutley High School football team owned a 1-5 record…
Local volleyball teams team up to raise money to fight cancer
A year ago, the administration at Harrison High School, in particular athletic director Kim McDonough Huaranga,…
NA’s Ribeiro lifts team to NJIC championship game
Most of the North Arlington High School soccer team that went to the NJSIAA North Jersey…
ALERT: Trucktoberfest canceled Saturday, Oct. 22
The Kearny PBA Local 21’s Trucktoberfest, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, has been canceled because of…
Lucky 13 join Kearny’s bravest
KEARNY – Now there will be three. If she makes it through training, Haley Girdwood will…
New effort to redevelop Porete Ave.
NORTH ARLINGTON – More than a decade after several south Bergen communities were battered by…
KPD: It wasn’t just a bad dream
Shortly before 5 a.m. on Oct. 7, a resident of the 400 block of Elm St.…
HPD: Gas station robbed again
HARRISON – A local service station targeted by robbers earlier this year has been hit once…
Looking to buy … but no sale yet
EAST NEWARK – It appears that the Borough of East Newark is taking steps to acquire…
Driver saved from burning auto
KEARNY — A motorist caught in a burning car beneath a tractor trailer on the Belleville…
Bravest try to save animals, too
KEARNY – This story does not have a happy ending. Animal-lovers may want to skip it…
Obituaries: 19 Oct. 2016
Thomas Archie Pollock Thomas Archie Pollock died at home with family by his side on Oct.…
Lyndhurst girls capture first league title since 1987
In recent years, the Lyndhurst High School boys’ cross country program has earned its share of…
Vikings enjoying second life in Bergen tourney
The North Arlington High School boys’ soccer team has survived a season thus far that…
AOTW: Mainiero has versatile day in Maroon Raider setback
Mainiero’s Sports Shop has been a staple of the Nutley community for ages. Located on Franklin…
ABOARD THE MARY DAY – A reporter’s travel to Maine
By Ron Leir ABOARD THE MARY DAY – You needn’t call me Ishmael but I admit…
Ladders & engines & red, white & blue
Sights from the Kearny Fire Department’s Open House from Saturday, Oct. 8. All images by Karen…
Should Clara Maass pay property taxes?
BELLEVILLE – The Township of Belleville has retained a high-powered law firm to challenge the tax-exempt…
KPD: Oh, brother (and sister)
The call came in as a man randomly picking fights with people in the area…
Fumes send KHS kids to hospital
KEARNY – It all started innocently enough when a teacher opened a window to get…
NPD: Be wary of utility scammer calls
NUTLEY – Calls to Nutley residents claiming to be from PSE&G are likely scams, especially when…
Local businessman under a cloud
BELLEVILLE – He operates cigar stores but his questionable business dealings may leave those enterprises in…
Fla. teen arrested in BB incident
KEARNY — Shortly after 8 p.m. on Oct. 1, Kearny police headquarters began receiving reports of a…
Public input sought on Passaic Ave. spans
And now, the next chapter of the long-running Passaic River cleanup story: a design study. It…
New homes going up in Kearny’s Second Ward
KEARNY – A new residential development was approved by the Kearny Planning Board on Sept. 7.…
Farewell to arms? Not likely in this lifetime
By Ron Leir The campaign for world peace was dealt another setback this month when…
Obituaries for 12 Oct. 2016
William J. Gannon William “Willie” J. Gannon died Oct. 6. He was 78. Born in Ireland,…
Kearny Futsal Facility gets facelift courtesy of Red Bulls; US Soccer Federation, BJ’s Warehouse also chip in
Connor Lade grew up in Morristown before he became a fan favorite member of the…