JERSEY CITY – It didn’t take long for Hudson County’s newest chief law enforcement to set the agenda for…
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‘Family Success’ is program’s goal
KEARNY – A single mother with two young children is managing to keep it together but is desperate to…
Meet & greet with cops over coffee
KEARNY – In 2011, police in the city of Hawthorne, Calif., were looking for new ways to communicate, informally,…
KPD blotter: Enough’s enough
At 3:30 a.m., Sept. 14, Officers Jay Ward and Dean Gasser responded to a report of a fight in progress…
Out for a special ‘constitutional’
NUTLEY – In celebration of Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23, the Nutley Department of Public Affairs welcomed local residents to its…
Brooklyn suspects nabbed in bike thefts
KEARNY – Is there a bicycle shortage in Brooklyn? We ask because three teenage residents of that borough were…
Kearny Bank hosts networking event
Kearny Bank’s Kathy Giunta, assistant vice president and branch manager, and her staff recently hosted a business networking event in…
Leadbeater sentencing off to Dec. 14
NEWARK – The U.S. Attorney’s Office said last week that the sentencing of former Kearny Councilman John Leadbeater in connection…
No Lyndhurst referendums for fall ballot
LYNDHURST – Don’t expect any public questions targeted to Lyndhurst residents on the ballot for the November general election. That…
around town
Bloomfield Job Haines, 250 Bloomfield Ave., hosts an AARP safety driving program on Oct. 1, from 9:30 a.m. to…
Obituaries
Sophie ‘Sue’ Staknis Sophie “Sue” Staknis of Kearny, died peacefully at home on Sept. 11. At her death, she…
2nd showdown for bar
A Kearny tavern that has been the target of neighborhood and police complaints is up against it, once again. The…
21 mos. in prison for jailer
KEARNY – The deputy director of the Hudson County Correctional Facility — a/k/a the Hudson County Jail in South…
Fire unions accept comp time
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny has averted a pending crisis arising from depleting the overtime account for the…
Plan to expand resident permit parking scrapped
EAST NEWARK – It appears that East Newark will not have a shot at expanding off-street resident permit parking…
Public asked to report health concerns
Belleville is reaching out to its residents for help in cleaning up the township. The Belleville website allows residents…
Mid-Realty supports battle against cancer
Mid-Realty, 572 Kearny Ave., sponsors a fun-filled family event on Oct. 3, from noon to 4 p.m., to raise…
Man arrested in aftermath of attack
HARRISON – A Harrison man has been arrested for allegedly driving away a suspect wanted in an armed attack…
KPD: No holiday for Walmart suspect
The man in the mugshot accompanying this week’s KPD blotter began his Labor Day with a visit to Walmart and…
Thoughts & Views: ‘The Miracle of Stairway B’
Every Sept. 11, The History Channel (for once living up to its name) broadcasts actual history programming — dealing with the…
2 charged in car burglaries: LPD
Two Lyndhurst teens allegedly targeting parked automobiles were collared in the early morning hours on Sept. 4. Police said they…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., announces the following programs for children. Registration is required for all…
PATH system getting much-needed upgrades following Sandy
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez and U.S. Reps. Albio Sires (D-8th District) and Donald Payne (D-10th District) recently joined the Port…
Value Act Cleaners opens in Kearny
Newark-based Value Act Cleaners plans to shake up the competition by offering a low-price strategy and same day service…
Obituaries
Elizabeth Ann Claxton “Beth” passed away peacefully at home on Sept. 7. She was 56. Born in Montclair,…
Diamond Jubilee
KEARNY – This Sunday, Sept. 13, Our Lady of Sorrows Church, at Davis and Bergen Aves., will mark its…
Showdown looming on O.T.
KEARNY – Town officials and union representatives are still grappling over what to do about finding overtime pay for Kearny…
Prepared to party hardy
BELLEVILLE – Once again, Belleville is getting ready to party. On Wednesday, Sept. 16, Mayor Raymond Kimble and the…
Courtyard at Lincoln School going green with urban garden
KEARNY – As fall classes resume this month, there’ll be a new look to Lincoln Middle School as it…
See WTC beam during NA 9/11 observance
NORTH ARLINGTON – A steel beam recovered from the WTC, donated to the North Arlington Volunteer Fire Department by the…