Dolores C. Polo Dolores C. Polo (nee Galladay) passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family…
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GATE program opened at Midland Ave. BOE location
Kim Kayak’s fourth-graders were engaged in a creative problem solving lesson: figuring out how to “write”…
Dow and Cleveland Sts. designated John M. Hoar Way for Belleville man killed in Vietnam
BELLEVILLE – He was a slender, freckle-faced lad of 20 when he – like so many…
Kearny officials mull changes to handicapped parking permit procedures
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is re-thinking its approach to the way it allocates spaces…
Grape Street Crips ‘leader’ charged with 4 murders, 3 attempted murders, other crimes: US Attorney
BELLEVILLE — A 39-year-old Belleville man, the alleged long-time leader of the Grape Street Crips,…
Stakes in race for POTUS even higher now following Scalia’s death
The stakes in the U.S. presidential contest have just escalated to a new level, now…
Someone placed public hearing ad in paper, but no one knows who
BELLEVILLE – Township officials are unable to explain the publication of a public hearing notice about…
Tucci learns his new Belleville salary
BELLEVILLE – After nearly a month on the job, Belleville’s new township manager learned how much…
Chase of ‘dirt biker’ ends in crash: NPD
A police pursuit of what officers described as a “dirt biker” ended with the rider crashing…
Dog stolen from outside residence: HPD
A dog reported stolen from its owner on Feb. 1 is still being sought, Harrison PD…
KPD: You snooze, you lose
Recently, we have written of various motorists found sleeping at the wheel of their cars. Last…
Obituaries — 17 Feb. 2016
Patricia DuCasse Patricia DuCasse, 57, of Brick, passed away on Monday, Feb. 8. Patricia was…
Civilians in control
KEARNY – It took a while to achieve but now that the civilian dispatching system for the Kearny Fire…
See school opening by 2019
HARRISON – The Harrison public school district is a step closer to seeing a new primary school built –…
Election contest heating up early
BELLEVILLE – Two Belleville residents disaffected by the policies of the current administration have picked up nominating petitions…
KPD: One driver was alert, one wasn’t
A concerned motorist and a drug expert from Bergen County figured in the arrest last week of man thought to…
11-year-old shows keyboard know-how
HARRISON – Arthur Zang of Harrison is only a sixth-grader but already the 11-year-old has shown a surprising mastery of…
Chalet indicted on bribery & other charges
TRENTON – Bloomfield Councilman Elias N. Chalet, arrested in November for allegedly soliciting and accepting a $15,000 bribe from a…
How much ground could a groundhog hog?
Late last Tuesday night, the doorbell rang. I peered out the window and, to my surprise, there stood a friend…
Bald Eagles spotted here
Bald Eagles in Kearny? You’re not seeing things. Kearny resident Barbara Third-Dobrovics spotted these two in town a few weeks ago.…
aroundtown
Belleville St. Peter’s Church, 155 William St., listed the following Ash Wednesday (Feb. 10) Mass schedule: 9 a.m. and noon and…
Video offers comfort to Catholic mourners
The Archdiocese of Newark has introduced a short video highlighting the significance of the Church’s funeral rituals to help Catholics…
Obituaries
Robert Aiello Robert “Boo” Aiello, of Kearny, died at home on Feb. 2. He was 75. Born in…
Everybody got stuck in the blizzard
KEARNY — Along with its usual myriad protect-and-serve duties, the Kearny Police Department last week had to…
W.H.A.T. holding auditions for ‘Schoolhouse Rock Live!’
West Hudson Arts & Theater Co. is holding auditions for "Schoolhouse Rock Live!" on Monday, Feb.…
UPDATED 2/2: NA man charged with murdering wife with hammer, reports say
A North Arlington man has been charged with the first-degree murder of his wife, in the…
Missing Pa. man, 72, found in South Kearny shelter
KEARNY — A 72-year-old man, missing from his Pennsylvania home for nearly two weeks, was found safe…
Kearny hires 8 new firefighters
KEARNY – Kearny has hired eight new firefighters. All positions are being financed for a two-year…
New superintendent, referendum on the horizon in Nutley
NUTLEY – The Nutley public school district will be losing its chief school administrator when…