If you’ve ever taken a drive in Belleville’s Branch Brook Park, around the cherry blossom trees,…
Month: October 2017
Portal North Bridge project underway in South Kearny
Construction of a new, more reliable Portal North Bridge in South Kearny is underway, as the…
Billboards finally yielding ca$h
KEARNY — It took five years, a lawsuit and perseverance but it was worth the wait.…
Free flu shots ready for Kearny, EN residents
KEARNY — The Kearny Health Department (KHD) has received its supply of flu vaccine. Flu shots…
KPD: Next time, go to a bar in Summit, bro
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Shortly after 11 p.m. on Oct. 5, Officers Jonathan Dowie, David Bush,…
Nutley cops get long-awaited raises
NUTLEY — Now it’s official: police officers and police superiors in Nutley are getting pay raises.…
Addicts using pets to get pain pills
The New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) is a centralized database for prescribers and pharmacists in New…
‘Restaurant Row’ inching closer in Lyndhurst
LYNDHURST — Is there a “restaurant row” in Lyndhurst’s future? That’s the hope of the township…
Supor gets super deal
HARRISON — Municipal officials have put into motion plans to build a mixed-use project on the…
W.H.A.T.’s ‘Kearny’ show is this week, weekend
History is usually the domain of straight plays, so the mind-blowing success of “Hamilton” last year…
A license to be a journalist? No way
By Ron Leir James Bond, it is said, had a license to kill as a fictional…
Obituaries for 18 Oct. 2017
Frances L. ‘Fran’ Kong Frances L. “Fran” Kong died suddenly Oct. 10. She was 69. Born…
Escandon leads Kearny to big 3-2 win in Hudson semifinals; defeat rival Harrison will face St. Peter’s Prep in county finale Saturday
JERSEY CITY — Forty minutes had transpired in the spirited Hudson County Boys’ Soccer Tournament semifinal matchup…
NA’s Modhagala wins NJIC cross country title
When Sirish Modhagala was in eighth grade in North Arlington, he aspired to become a football…
Lyndhurst’s Partyla makes sudden impact with new team
Even though he was part of the Lyndhurst Recreation youth football growing up, Piotr Partyla first…