Category: Alerts
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Pennsylvania Avenue closures expected this week in South Kearny
Beginning at 8 p.m., Monday, April 29 until 6 a.m., Tuesday, April 30, and continuing overnight,…
DeCastro scores 35 additional overnight parking spots at West Hudson Park for First Ward residents
Overnight parking is now permitted in West Hudson Park near Fairy Lake Pond, from 7 p.m.…
Belleville’s State of the Township event set for late April
The “State of the Township” address in Belleville has evolved to become an annual celebration, moreso…
Can weekly newspapers survive in 2024? Minnesota newspaper owner says yes, with caveats
There is no doubt that if print journalism disappears, so will a citizen’s focus on and…
Auditions for WHATCo one-act play festival upcoming
Auditions for the The West Hudson Arts and Theater Company’s 2024 One Act Play Festival to…
Scott Macfie will become Kearny Police Chief May 1 as George King officially announces retirement; Bershefski will become deputy chief
Kearny’s perhaps worst-kept secret is no more. George King, who has served as the Kearny Police…
KPD: Man who threatened to shoot victim he was robbing flaunted firearm in social media image
Police arrested a man they say allegedly robbed a man in town while threatening to shoot…
KPD: Man arrested after driving drunk, spitting at officers, gets released … then punches officer in the stomach on the way out
On April 7, after 8 p.m., Officers Travis Witt and Jordan Anders were dispatched to the…
2 juveniles charged with occupied-home burglary, vehicle theft: NPD
Charges have been levied against two teenagers who Nutley police say are responsible for an early-morning…
3 major events upcoming in Kearny
There are a few yet equally important events coming up in the next few months in…
Expect delays, lane closures on Washington Avenue in Belleville in coming days, weeks and months, NJDOT says
Washington Avenue is scheduled to have single lane closures next week — and beyond — as…
KPD: 10 drunken-driving arrests made in March in Kearny
March, like every month, has been a busy one for the Kearny Police Department, but more…