A 48-year-old man who was an Essex County inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility died…
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Harrison: 104 positive cases of COVID-19, 4 deaths in total
The Town of Harrison now has 104 positive cases of COVID-19 and has seen four fatalities,…
288 cases, 8 total COVID-19 deaths, in Kearny
The Town of Kearny now has a total of 288 reported cases of COVID-19, with a…
Nutley, Belleville, see increase in COVID-19 fatalities
Nutley and Belleville both saw an increase in COVID-19-related fatalities overnight, according to reports from the…
IMPORTANT ALERT — Reports of diversion robberies/burglaries by ‘false’ CDC agents on social media are not real, Kearny PD Chief George King confirms
Editor’s note: We’ve moved this post up to the top because it appears people are STILL…
Idiot claims to have Coronavirus, coughs at Kearny cops: KPD
File this one under the valley of the stupid times a thousand. That someone would actually…
Belleville business cited for ignoring social-distancing orders, mayor’s office says
The operator of a crowded Belleville farmer’s market was issued a summons Friday, April 3, for…
Essex County Exec Joe DiVincenzo tests positive for COVID-19, his office says
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced today.…
Harrison announces 33 positive COVID-19 cases, 1 fatality
The Town of Harrison has reported there are 33 known cases of COVID-19 here as of…
One of Kearny’s assembly reps test positive for COVID-19
Assemblywoman Angelica Jimenez, D-32, one of Kearny’s representatives in Trenton, has tested positive for COVID-19 after…
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While the nation and the world continue to deal with the Coronavirus, one smaller yet important…
EDITORIAL: We will get through this crisis because we always do
One year ago, the pages of this newspaper were vastly different. The Town of Kearny had…
Essex County COVID-19 cases see big jump overnight, spokesman says
Reported cases of COVID-19 continue to jump in Essex County, according to official numbers released by…
Nutley reports 4th COVID-19 fatality, third most in Essex County
The Nutley Board of Commissioners have reported the death of a fourth township resident who had…
Essex Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura tests positive for COVID-19
Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura, who also serves as a commissioner on the New Jersey…
Amid so much negative news, here’s some good news: Lyndhurst PD achieves prestigious re-accreditation
The Lyndhurst Police Department has been re-accredited by the New Jersey Chief’s Association’s Law Enforcement Accreditation…
Kearny’s food pantries consolidating to one at First Presbyterian Church
Because of COVID-19, the Kearny Food Pantry Network has been created and will happen in one…
Harrison Mayor Fife addresses residents, announces town has ‘several positive cases’ of COVID-19
Harrison Mayor James A. Fife has offered the following message to Harrisonians (dated March 28, 2020),…
As of March 28, all Bergen County parks are closed: Exec
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco today Issued Executive Order 2020-01E to close all county parks to…
Nutley authorities announce second COVID-19 death
The Township of Nutley’s Board of Commissioners announced the second death of a Nutley resident who…
Kearny Health Department: 20 confirmed cases, 2 fatalities
Kearny now has 20 confirmed lab cases of COVID-19 and two fatalities, the Health Department announced…
Burglar nabbed on warrant after release from Essex Jail, KPD says
The Kearny Police Department arrested a man last week who was reportedly involved in a series…
Nutley has first COVID-19 fatality, township authorities say; 9 new cases announced for total of 42
The Township of Nutley Board of Commissioners has reported the first death of a Nutley resident…
Lyndhurst has 23 positive COVID-19 cases as of March 26, OEM says
From the Lyndhurst Office of Emergency Management and Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso: As we continue to…
From Dr. Joseph DeLuca
Corona Virus (COVID-19) has affected all our lives and things are rapidly changing. We wanted to…
Archdiocese of Newark institutes strictest-in-the-nation funeral directives
The Archdiocese of Newark and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin have issued new directives for funerals, weddings…
Essex County COVID-19 testing center opening Thursday, March 26
Essex County will open a drive-thru testing site for Essex County residents who are symptomatic of…
Man charged with making terroristic threats after allegedly coughing on food-store worker, telling her he had Coronavirus
Criminal charges were filed today against a man who allegedly coughed on a food store employee…
Attention residents of Kearny … share this with your elderly friends … Board of Health is helping seniors get groceries delivered
Since the Kearny senior citizen jitney buses are suspended until further notice, the Kearny Board of…
Hudson County needs volunteers — both medical and non-medical — for COVID-19 testing @ Secaucus
Hudson County is seeking volunteers to work the COVID-19 mass testing site at Hudson Regional Hospital.…