3 lauded for public service

KEARNY – An elder statesman/military veteran, an advocate for those afflicted with lupus and a musician/educator…

Tax break OK’d for Passaic Ave. project

KEARNY – After a prolonged discussion in private session on Tuesday, April 25, the Kearny municipal body…

Kearny kicks off 150th anniversary celebration

KEARNY – Colette Koeppel came to see her 6-year-old granddaughter Ava sing “My Country ‘tis of Thee”…

Charter school fees impact school budget

KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education budget is in and the news is bad. That’s because…

‘Bayonne Bleeder’ biopic on big screen

“You know Rocky. Now meet Chuck.” So proclaims a New York newspaper advertisement for the new…

Discard unused meds at NPD HQ

The Nutley Police Department has created a permanent medicine drop box on the second floor of…

KPD: What a lovely bracelet you have! 

If someone gave you an ankle bracelet from, say, Tiffany’s, it would just be an item of…

Delayed report, quick arrests

  KEARNY – It apparently took a local robbery victim nine hours to notify police of the…

As Mother’s Day nears … 

At about 10:10 a.m. on Monday, April 24,  Kearny police received a call about an apparently impaired…

‘13 Reasons Why’ on Netflix must-see for teens, their parents

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Back in December 1985 – I was 11 – my mom made…

Obituaries for 3 May 2017

Dewar W. ‘Butch’ Boyd Dewar W. “Butch” Boyd, of Harrison, died at home April 22. He was…

Kearny High legend Pace Kivlehan returns as girls’ soccer coach

It was the famed author Thomas Wolfe who once penned, “You can’t go home again.” Well,…

Kearny volleyball team opening eyes

The Kearny High School volleyball team is off to a brilliant start, compiling seven wins among…