Dream dies for Nutley softball team in sectional final

After falling to Cranford in the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group III championship game Saturday…

Kearny volleyball season ends in sectional final

The Kearny High School boys’ volleyball team was in a place it had never been before…

Lyndhurst’s Alberti: Getting 100th with flair for dramatic

After a highly successful sophomore year for the Lyndhurst High School softball team, Gianna Alberti just…

Obituaries for June 16, 2021

(VIDEO) It’s Santos & his team in a rout

With one district outstanding in the Second Ward, here are the tallies. Mayor: Santos: 1,588 Ferreira:…

Nutley singer remains optimistic while facing an impossible future with ALS

A week ago, he was signing the “Star Spangled Banner” at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.…

Call him Zach … Belleville transgender athlete a trailblazer for others

Zach Perez just knew from an early age that he just wasn’t right with the gender…

By George & Great Scott, KPD’s 2020 crime numbers were stellar

Last week, we reported some tremendous news. Kearny’s overall crime, as reported by the FBI in…

Obituaries for June 9, 2021

Nutley’s Stoeckel a double threat

Fallyn Stoeckel had no choice but to be a good athlete, especially a softball player. After…

Freshman Martinez leads the way for Lyndhurst softball

LYNDHURST – “We love freshmen. We love freshmen.” That was the chant that echoed from the…

Crime drops 27.5% in Kearny

There was this belief, starting, oh, around a year ago, that the lockdown instituted by the…

EDITORIAL — Questions to ask yourself before voting June 8

In just a few days, on June 8, Democrats and, if they so desire, unaffiliated voters…

Solid season for NA boys’ and girls’ track

Anna Lasek knew that her track and field career was rapidly coming to a close. The…

Nutley girls just wanna have fun

Sure, the Nutley High School softball team fell to Mount St. Dominic, 3-2, in the finals…