KEARNY– The town’s annual Halloween Parade arrives early this season … or rather, on time, depending on how you look…
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Kearny’s Enriquez & 21 others from PCHS see pope in D.C.
Kearny’s Brandon Enriquez was among 22 Paramus Catholic High School students who viewed a live video feed of Pope Francis’…
Therapist indicted for Medicaid fraud
LYNDHURST – A Lyndhurst woman, employed as a professional counselor to children with autism was indicted last week on 43 criminal…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., offers a candy corn art craft program, open to all ages, on…
Concern over ‘non-standard’ KHS shirt
KEARNY – Public school officials are cautioning Kearny High School students and parents to refrain from doing business with an…
Obituaries
Christian V. Garcia Christian V. Garcia, 52, of Kearny, died at home on Sept. 26. Arrangements were by…
Kearny man found dead on RR tracks
A young Kearny man was found dead on the PATH tracks in Jersey City late Friday night, police said. Port…
Baranowski is top seller
Just a few months into his tenure as a sales agent at the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate |…
Students celebrate 9/11 heroes
HARRISON – Most of the eighthgraders at Harrison’s Washington Middle School weren’t yet born when the 9/11 tragedy unfolded in New…
Town’s lone movie house is history
KEARNY – That’s all folks! The closing credits have rolled at Kearny’s remaining movie theater, leaving West Hudson communities without any…
No indictments in fatal shooting
LYNDHURST – A state grand jury sitting in Trenton has refused to indict two Lyndhurst police officers, a Rutherford…
A garden grows
KEARNY – The transformation is pretty much complete: Lincoln Middle School’s courtyard is now fully equipped with an outdoor “green infrastructure”…
KPD blotter: The little Purple Pill
On Sunday, Sept. 20, at approximately 9:45 p.m., the proprietor of the CVS store at Schuyler and Bergen Aves. reportedly…
Correction
In a story in this week’s edition about a Sept. 22 fire at 199 Laurel Ave.,…
Man hurt trying to stop alleged shoplifter
NORTH ARLINGTON – A gallant customer tried to prevent a shoplifting at the Dollar General store on River Road…
Thoughts & Views: Yogi caught on with a lot of us fans
Say what you want about the disproportionate advantage held by the millionaire owners of the Bronx Bombers of the late…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘TANELLI MERITS RE-ELECTION’ To the editor: As a South Bergen resident, I am often angered by the lack…
Cops grab accused serial burglars
KEARNY/LYNDHURST – Two men have been arrested in connection with at least 25 commercial burglaries across Bergen, Hudson and Passaic…
Promoting ‘breast health’
Join St. Michael’s Medical Center for a Breast Cancer Awareness Month event, “Breast Health Bingo,” on Saturday, Oct. 10, from…
Armed robbery suspect captured: BPD
Within a less than half-hour interval on Aug. 21, a lone gunman discharged his weapon five times at two Belleville shops…
C of C’s Bracken to speak
Thomas Bracken, president and CEO of the N.J. Chamber of Commerce, will address local business owners Oct. 7 at…
Blood passes evaluation as supt.
KEARNY – It took several months longer than it was supposed to, but the chief school administrator of Kearny…
State watchdog slams gate on dog park cash
KEARNY – Kearny dog park advocates will have to wait a bit longer to see their long-awaited dream fulfilled.…
around town
Bloomfield Job Haines, 250 Bloomfield Ave., hosts an AARP safety driving program on Oct. 1, from 9:30 a.m. to…
Devastating fire at Laurel Ave. home
A house that reportedly was due to be sold this week was left “no longer habitable” after fire ripped through…
Local motorist charged in death of cabbie
BELLEVILLE – A 23-year-old Belleville woman has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the death last week of…
Obituaries
George Best George Best died Sept. 22. He was 84. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he moved to North Arlington…
Coccia Realty’s Alonso July Agent of the Month
Zoraida Alonso, who for the last 15 years has been helping clients at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate,…
Parade, street fair, nostalgia highlight town milestone
HARRISON – The Town of Harrison’s 175th anniversary is now in the books. Harrison Fest, as the event was dubbed…
‘Hamburglar’ facing theft charges anew
KEARNY – A Kearny man, nicknamed “The Hamburglar” by one of our sources, has been remanded to the Hudson…