Melham won’t seek Congressional seat, will focus fully on Belleville re-election campaign

Though he says he is humbled to have been considered a possible nominee to replace the…

Son of senator declares candidacy for U.S. Congress

Perhaps there will soon be two Menendezes roaming the halls of Congress in D.C. That’s because…

Obituaries for Jan. 5, 2022

Victoria ‘Tory’ Nowicki Victoria “Tory” Nowicki, 73, of Kearny died Dec. 24, 2021. Beloved wife of…

Rang in Christmas with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year’s Eve. Another Covid Christmas and…

EDITORIAL — Predictions for 2022 — who will be the biggest winners and losers?

Last week, we offered some outlooks for 2022 — this week, it’s prediction time. So let’s have some…

Harrison’s Tom Conlon wins prestigious submarine veterans’ award

Thomas Conlon of Harrison, a member of the U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc., (New Jersey North Base)…

Vainieri re-elected chairman of HCBOC

Anthony P. Vainieri Jr., who represents all of North Bergen on the Hudson County Board of…

First baby of 2022 born at Clara Maass

NAPD: Man was sitting in QP’s manger with beer cans

On Jan. 1, 2022, a North Arlington police officer was flagged down and told a person…

LETTER — Rose: President Biden’s at it again with his silly little anti-gun crusade

To the Editor: So President (Joseph R.) Biden (Jr.) is again on a crusade for stricter gun controls.…

New US Attorney for NJ sworn in

Philip R. Sellinger today took the oath of office as U.S. Attorney for the District of…

Bergen County Jail to assume Passaic Jail’s population; female inmates heading to Hudson County Jail

Officials from Bergen and Passaic counties have reached terms to a new agreement where the Bergen…

Bloomfield man among several high-ranking prison authorities charged in Edna Mahan incident, AG says

Criminal charges have been levied against Department of Corrections Associate Administrator Sean St. Paul and four…

ECPO: Nutley man charged with murdering his mother-in-law

Essex County Prosecutor's Office says a Nutley man killed his mother-in-law on Prospect Street Tuesday night.

Belleville Historical Society setting wreaths Saturday for Wreaths Across America

This Saturday is Wreaths Across America Day, and at noon at St. Peters Church in Belleville,…

Lyndhurst PD hires 2 new Class III officers to serve as SROs

Two retired police officers — one from the Lyndhurst Police Department and another from the Union…

Lyndhurst PD: Man assaulted by 5 assailants on Stuyvesant Avenue in early-morning hours

When a Stuyvesant Avenue couple left their home at around 6 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 9, they…

NAPD Blotter — 2 more cars with keys left in them stolen, police say

On Nov. 25 at 11:14 a.m., patrol responded to Schuyler Avenue on a report of a…

NAPD begins wearing body-worn cameras today

It’s been 18 years since the North Arlington Police Department outfitted its radio cars with video…

Army-Navy game ball makes way from West Point to Metlife Stadium via Kearny, NA and Lyndhurst

Earlier this week, a group of runners left the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New…

ECPO: Man charged with murder of fellow inmate at Essex jail

An inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility has been charged with the Dec. 3 murder…

DiVincenzo says joint task force will investigate Essex jail’s operations, policies

A joint initiative with the Essex County Correctional Facility Civilian Task Force to review operating procedures…

KPD: Arrested drunk guy ‘manipulated’ self through ‘hole in his long johns’

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Melham leads tour of dignitaries in areas flooded by Third River

Mayor Michael Melham recently led a contingent of officials that included state Sen. Teresa Ruiz and…

Kearny’s Washington School’s first-quarter honors announced

Jon Zimmerman, principal of Washington School in Kearny, has announced that the following students have achieved…

Lyndhrust PD catch man with loaded .380, drugs: Auteri

A report of a suspicious person led police in Lyndhurst to find a loaded handgun as…

Belleville man admits to possessing kilo-plus of fentanyl, US Att’y says

An Essex County man and a Hudson County man admitted possessing with intent to distribute over…

EDITORIAL — Aries: Not here, no way, no how, no matter what

Call this a preventative editorial. Aries, of Franklin, Tennessee, take note. No matter what you say,…

Inmate at Essex County Jail dies; AG’s office investigating

Inmate was pronounced at Newark University Hospital

Down goes (the old) Wittpenn

From the NJDOT — Demolition on the old Wittpenn Bridge started immediately on the east approach…