Nutley man arrested in suspected burglary: Lyndhurst PD

The Lyndhurst Police Department collared a Nutley man they believe was responsible for the burglary of…

American Legion clambake set for Oct. 1 in Lyndhurst

In 2007, when Son of the American Legion Kenny Stevens, of Lyndhurst Post 139, came up…

DREAM BOAT HOUSE opening this week

In thinking in terms of the Passaic River, finding adjectives that are positive in nature to…

Harrison Knights donate $500K+ to local Catholic churches

About a decade ago, the Harrison chapter of the Knights of Columbus, Council No. 402, made…

Nutley concert slated for Sept. 7 postponed

The Concert in the Park featuring the Rick Martin Orchestra, scheduled for Sept. 7, is canceled…

Belleville will mark Sept. 11 anniversary Sunday morning

Belleville will pause to mark the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, a day…

COMMENTARY — Suicide … never the answer, no matter how bad it might get

Man depression sucks. When I first realized I was too often too sad, it was 1989,…

Obituaries for Sept. 7, 2022

Joseph D. McMillan Joseph D. McMillan, formerly of Kearny, died Aug. 18, 2022 in Hudson, Florida.…

REFLECTION — Sept. 11, 2001: The one day in my life I expected to die

Editor’s note: This reflection was originally written Sept. 11, 2011, for the 10th anniversary of the…

Lyndhurst PD: He used cell phone cam to take pics up woman’s dress

Well, we can add this one to the “What the hell was he thinking” club. A…

Massive raffle underway at St. Anthony’s & Holy Cross

The Parish Communities of Holy Cross in Harrison and St. Anthony’s in East Newark are hosting…

Harrison HS legend Ray Lucas candidly shares of his addiction to pain killers

It is often said — thought terribly misunderstood by many — drug addiction doesn’t discriminate at…

KPD: It was his house, but the car he slept in wasn’t

On Aug 15 at 8:07 a.m., a citizen called police reporting a man exited a car…

Firefighting fun at Camp New Day

N.A. man’s squashed nearly 1K lantern flies … this month

There are these pain-in-the-rear spotted lanternflies. And then there are the lanternflies Armand “Buddy” Rose is…

Nutley’s girls’ soccer team ready for a sectional championship

Nutley head coach Mike DiPiano really believes that last year’s girls’ soccer team was the one…

HCPO: Off-duty Jersey City cop injured at Kearny crash scene

An off-duty Jersey City police officer was one of three people injured late last week at…

Routes 1&9 Truck will be closed and detoured this weekend between Kearny and Newark

Beginning at 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 26 and continuing until 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27, NJDOT’s…

KPD: Males (and woman) in masks couldn’t find mobile, but later found themselves in South Kearny

On Aug. 9 at 11:36 a.m., Officer Mat Lopez and several back-up officers (including yours truly)…

Feds: Belleville man heading to prison 11+ for distributing child porn (some of infants)

  A Belleville man has been sentenced to 11¼ years in prison for reportedly distributing multiple…

Firefighters battling blaze at 305 Ann St., Harrison

********************** UPDATE — 5:40 p.m. — Command reports all fire is knocked down. ********************** UPDATE — 5:33…

Mets blow chance — again — to show the world they’re New York’s best team

Those of us who are old enough to remember 1978 (I was 4) recall when the…

With schools soon to reopen, please follow traffic laws near them

Whenever a new school year starts, we are reminded by local police departments of the importance…

Cadets complete Lyndhurst’s 2022 JPA

When youngsters take part in a junior police academy, organizers will often tell parents and guardians…

Lead line project will (rightfully) slow down paving of Kearny streets

Kearny’s annual road repaving program will likely be shelved this year as it takes a back…

New children’s park at Kearny Library will be named for mayor

Often times, when a building, street, park, etc., is named for someone, it’s done posthumously. But…

Feds: Kearny man, a former NJ youth & family case worker, indicted on child porn, attempted sex trafficking of a minor charges

His job was once to protect children from irresponsible adults as a caseworker for the NJ…

Kearny man charged after he met with person he thought to be 15-year-old boy (Youtube sting): KPD

Watch the video below for details.

Emergency blood drive set next week in Harrison

The Harrison Community Center hosts an emergency blood drive Thursday, Aug. 25, from 1 to 7…

Lane closures upcoming on Route 3

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) announced the right lane on Route 3 westbound will…