Belleville Clara Maass Medical Center will offer a series of parent education classes for which pre-registration is required. To register,…
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Obituaries
Lawrence Angelo Lawrence “Larry” Angelo passed away on Dec. 8. He was 82. Born in Newark, he lived in…
Official: Crash ‘looked a lot worse than it was’
If you were stuck in traffic on the Belleville Pike, or Kearny Ave., or Ridge Road,…
Clarification: Band, choir won’t perform at Kearny Walgreens’ grand opening
In a story we published last week, we were told by officials from Walgreens that a…
Chamber of horrors?
KEARNY – Like many other older communities with combined sanitary and storm water sewers, Kearny is facing a new federal mandate…
Chief to leave in ‘16
BELLEVILLE – After more than four decades spent in uniform, Belleville’s highest-ranking cop will be turning in his badge next…
Walgreens open for business
KEARNY – It took demolition of two homes, the old Lynn Chevrolet showroom/service center, The Irish Shop and former Teddy’s…
Meters that go with the flow
HARRISON – The Town of Harrison hopes to further increase its flow of water revenues by requiring property owners to…
KPD: He lost his shirt at Walmart
At 10:30 a.m., Nov. 19, KPD Officers Pete Jahera and Jon Dowie responded to a report from Walmart that a…
News in Brief
BELLEVILLE – A Belleville man has been sentenced to two years in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for…
Another new apartment complex opens
HARRISON – In what has become a happy habit for the Town of Harrison, municipal officials joined with a…
Thoughts & Views: To the NRA: Here’s a battle you can join
Here’s a public service message to all those Second Amendment advocates from the National Rifle Association: I respect your right…
CORRECTION!
An entry in the Kearny police blotter published Nov. 25 incorrectly listed the bail amount for…
License suspended for ‘negligence’
NORTH ARLINGTON – The State Board of Medical Examiners last week temporarily suspended the medical license of a North Arlington…
Nutley man charged with stalking: NPD
A 37-year-old Nutley man was arrested and charged with fourth-degree stalking after a woman told police he tried to grab her…
Alleged Ridge Road gas station robber caught: NAPD
NORTH ARLINGTON – Updated from original story that appeared in the 9 Dec. edition of The…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., will offer a craft program, “Let it Snow,” on Dec. 12. Registration…
Getting in the spirit of the season
Photos by Barbara Goldberg Kearny’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting Festival was held last Thursday night. Sponsored…
Obituaries
Gertrude Balducci Gertrude Balducci (nee Messina), 95, passed away on Monday, Nov. 30. Born in Orange, she resided with…
Santa makes appearance at Mid-Realty last weekend
Santa made an appearance at Mid-Realty last weekend and took photos with children — and the…
Recycle no more
LYNDHURST – A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge Lyndhurst paper recycling plant whose fire sprinklers were inoperable,…
Owners: ‘Don’t kick us out’
BELLEVILLE – Ecuadoran immigrant Washington Pesantez has spent 17 years on Cortlandt St. in Belleville’s Valley section where he has…
New retailer replaces Food Basics
BELLEVILLE – A new supermarket has surfaced in Belleville’s Valley area in place of another that has been sold…
Fire leaves 3 homeless, pet dead
BELLEVILLE – A 91-year-old woman and two men made it safely out of a burning Belleville house Saturday night. Unfortunately,…
Scruffy for a reason
Members of the Lyndhurst Police Department opted not to shave during November as a strategy to…
Lip syncing for art raises $1,200-plus
Students and teachers engaged in friendly competition at Belleville High School’s Connie Francis Theatre on Nov. 10 in the school’s…
Thoughts & Views: From ‘Lavender Lake’ to Lake Champlain
We have written before about the Gowanus Canal, for which we have great affection, having lived within walking distance of it when…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., will offer a craft program, “Let it Snow,” on Dec. 12. Registration is…
Holiday fest Thursday in Town Hall Park
It’s time to kick off the season and celebrate at the annual Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ) Holiday Tree…
Correction on bail figure from Nov. 25 Kearny police blotter
An entry in last week's Kearny police blotter incorrectly listed the bail amount for Joseph Ferguson.…