Obituaries for Dec. 28, 2022

Rocco ‘Rocky’ Cignarella Rocco “Rocky” Cignarella, 69, of North Arlington, died Dec. 18, 2022. The beloved…

The Top 10 Sports stories of 2022

It’s safe to say that 2022 was a memorable year for local sports. Champions were crowned,…

KPD: 3 Kearny HS students arrested in 3 separate incidents; all took place off campus, 1 involved ‘recently founded’ street gang

On Dec. 9, Det. David Bush and Sgt. Michal Gontarczuk took a 15-year-old boy into custody…

WHATCo gets new home, some new leaders and a new season

The West Hudson Arts and Theater Company (WHATCo) is ready to raise the curtain on a…

Lyndhurst PD: Chief, at right place at right time, revives unconscious man

Throughout his police career, Lyndhurst Chief Richard L. Jarvis Jr. has earned many superlatives. And on…

Kearny EMS will be no more after Dec. 31 … then what happens?

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, the Kearny Emergency Rescue Squad, also known as Kearny Emergency…

VIDEO & PHOTOS — Tremendous flooding on Route 7 & Sellars Street in Kearny

A reader/viewer sent us these photos taken today, Dec. 23, 2022, in the area of Route…

Man best known for vandalizing Lyndhurst’s Sept. 11 memorial is back behind bars, this time after seriously beating Dunkin employee: LPD

Man is known to loiter at and around the Valley Brook Avenue Dunkin, police say.

Harrison parking garage open & free as some streets will be closed for pending storm

Winter Storm Elliot is bringing the potential for flooding in Hudson County, and so the Harrison…

Commissioner to Nutley residents: Don’t let reval letters scare you

While many Nutley residents received correspondence containing preliminary figures from the township-wide property revaluation this week,…

A look at what (actually) happened at Kearny Marshalls Monday, Dec. 19

While rumors inaccurately circulated Dec. 19 of a possible shooting at Marshalls, here’s what actually happened…

Kearny COP addresses Garfield School sixth-graders on dangers of substance abuse, gangs

Officers Jack Grimm and Vanessa Sevillano, members of the Kearny Police Department’s Community-Oriented Policing unit, via…

Eagle Scout hosting flag retirement ceremony Dec. 26; public invited

Kenneth Barros Winkleblech, a 17-year-old Life Scout and Troop Guide in Unit 305 and senior at…

Nutley dealing with excessive rodent issue

In response to an unprecedented increase in wildlife and rodent activity since the COVID-19 pandemic, the…

After 13+ years on council, Cardoso bids adieu

After more than 13 years of public service, Kearny Councilman Albino Cardoso is preparing to resume…