Homes of the Brave

EAST NEWARK —   The Borough of East Newark covers a grand total of 0.102 square miles…

Archdiocese ordains 7 new priests

Seven men were  ordained to the priesthood for service to the Archdiocese of Newark on Saturday,…

‘It’s all about the reading’

EAST NEWARK — A visit from a children’s book writer, free books and new book cabinets.…

New occupants for old parish schools

  KEARNY – The moribund parish school campus of St. Cecilia in Kearny will be seeing…

KPD: Say ‘hello’ to our little friend

We start this week’s Kearny blotter with an incident that occurred in another town. According to authorities,…

Owner ordered to clean up boat yard

KEARNY – It looks like the last voyage for the old Rapp’s boatyard. Since the yard…

To jump-start your imagination … read

Several years in the making, the project was no flight of fancy — but the final…

Sketch leads to arrest of suspected burglar

BELLEVILLE — A Newark man is in police custody in connection with an overnight Belleville home…

Manchester: Another senseless horror

By Kevin Canessa Jr. It was Monday, May 21. We had just finished production of last…

Obituaries for 31 May 2017

Arthur W. Miller Arthur W. Miller, 86, died May 15, at the Hackensack University Medical Center.…

New Jersey football guru McCarthy dies; North Arlington resident produced premier tout service for nearly 30 years

In 2015, Dennis McCarthy was filled with vim and vigor, ready for another high school football…

Vikings prove that seeding means nothing in NJSIAA playoffs

The NJSIAA baseball playoffs began last week and things didn’t exactly look rosy for the Vikings…

Harrison’s Gaus a multi-sport dream

If you ask Maciej “Mack” Gaus what his favorite sport is, the Harrison High School senior…

That (Confederate) flag’s not still there …

Well, it only took about 24 hours, but the Confederate Flag in North Arlington we told…

‘I don’t want to discuss this’

If you’ve taken a ride along River Road in North Arlington near the Belleville Turnpike recently,…