Nutley’s Rogers expected to announce run for Gov this week

Nutley Commissioner and retired police Lt. Steven L. Rogers has called a press conference for noon,…

Stewart’s matriarch dies

The matriarch of Stewart’s Scottish Market has died. Phyllis L. Stewart, who with her late husband…

A message for World AIDS Day

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Every year when it approaches, I forget to write about it. But…

Kearny tree-lighting festival is Dec. 1

KEARNY – It’s time to kick off the holiday season by celebrating at the annual Kearny…

From the Nutley PD …

NUTLEY – A suspicious package on Franklin Ave., Nov. 17, led an alert resident to call…

‘A Christmas Story’ coming to West Hudson for the holidays

Just in time for the holiday season, W.H.A.T. brings the exuberant comedy “A Christmas Story” to…

Campaign’s over: you can breathe easy new (or can you)?

By the time you’re reading this, Election Day 2016 will either be in full-swing – or…

ALERT: Trucktoberfest canceled Saturday, Oct. 22

The Kearny PBA Local 21’s Trucktoberfest, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, has been canceled because of…

Fumes send KHS kids to hospital

  KEARNY – It all started innocently enough when a teacher opened a window to get…

NPD: Be wary of utility scammer calls

NUTLEY – Calls to Nutley residents claiming to be from PSE&G are likely scams, especially when…

Kearny PBA 21’s ‘Trucktoberfest’ is Oct. 22

KEARNY — The Kearny PBA Local 21’s first food truck festival wasn’t even over yet when…

Nutley’s Quinn running for a name for himself

Nutley High School has a legitimate cross country standout in junior Jimmy Quinn. Quinn showed some…

Remembering Lynn Italiano Kelly one year later

By Kevin Canessa Jr. I can’t forget — nor would I ever want to forget —…

Obituaries for Sept. 28, 2016

Celmira Vicenta Acaro De Soto Celmira Vicenta Acaro De Soto, of Harrison and Ecuador, died Sept. 21.…

Walk for Love organizer recognized

HARRISON — When Eddie Acosta turned to Desert Hope Treatment Center, an American Addiction Centers facility…

’15W Picnic’ is Sept. 24 at Riverbank Park

KEARNY — Get ready to party like it’s 1968. Or 1978. Or even 1988. Why? Because…

BJ’s opens Kearny club

KEARNY — You may never shop the same way again. That’s because BJ’s has opened its…

Rogers right at home on FOX Newtorks

NUTLEY — If you live in this area and have turned on the news anytime in…

Clifton man accused in beating of Kearny man

  NUTLEY — A 27-year-old Clifton man has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and…

Obituaries: Aug. 31, 2016

Mildred ‘Joyce’ Kaywork Mildred “Joyce” Kaywork (nee MacDonald) died Aug. 22. She was 77. She lived…

Nearly 15 years ago …  the day I thought I was going to die

By Kevin Canessa Jr. September 2001 was probably going to be one of the best months…

Obituary for Aug. 10, 2016: Paula Tomasheski

Paula Tomasheski Paula Tomasheski (nee Hudson) died early Tuesday morning, Aug. 2, at Clara Maas Medical…

QPHS gets anonymous $500K donation

NORTH ARLINGTON — First, Queen of Peace High School met the challenge of raising a million dollars…

Woman, 67, victim of strong-arm robbery: NPD

A 67-year-old woman was the reported victim of a strong-arm robbery on St. Mary’s Place late…

I-280 eastbound bridge over Martin Luther King Boulevard traffic shift necessary this weekend for bridge replacement in Newark

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced a traffic shift of I-280 eastbound, and…

Official OK granted to keep QPHS open

Queen of Peace High School, which had been slated to close at the end of June…

Boy hit by car, driver flees: NPD

A 12-year-old Nutley boy was hit by a car on River Road on July 10, and the…

Obituaries for June 20, 2016

  Santino Anthony Zaccardo Santino Anthony Zaccardo, of Belleville, died July 8. He was 21. Visiting…

It’s time for good cops to speak up

It’s happened again — twice, in fact — this time in Louisiana and in Minnesota. In…

Cooling centers open in Kearny during hot weather

The Town of Kearny will provide cooling centers during what will likely be the first heat…