Burglar surprises sleeping teen: cops

KEARNY –  A Newark man was arrested in the early-morning hours of July 18 after allegedly burglarizing a ground-floor…

Little girls get taste of hoops at Kearny camp

Most local basketball camps are of the coed variety, but they really don’t offer young girls much of a chance…

Kearny boys’ camp proves that interest in basketball exists

Jovan George is an aspiring basketball player with a huge upside – his tremendous frame. George is only a 10-year-old…

National Wildlife Federation touts local Butterfly Garden

The Kearny Butterfly Garden has been accorded recognition by the National Wildlife Federation, the country’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization. In a…

NJ Transit bus hits tree, 6 taken to area hospital

KEARNY –  Six people were hurt when a commuter bus struck a tree on Belgrove Drive at 8:15 a.m. this…

Silent Sundays on Passaic Ave.

KEARNY –  Kearny officials slammed the door on DVL Holdings’s request for Sunday demolition on the east side of Passaic Ave.…

Same script: roster keeps changing

KEARNY –  And still they come and go. Such is the personnel pattern that prevails at both the Police…

Get ready for Kearny ‘Night Out’

KEARNY –  Mark your calendars! Kearny’s 2015 National Night Out Against Crime will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4,…

Special delivery – to jail

KEARNY –  As more people do their shopping via the Internet, there has been a corresponding increase in the number…

They’ve been made Eagles for life

Raymond Bush, Allen Henry and Robert Kapps, members of Kearny Fraternal Order of Eagles, we re inducted…

Feline-friendly efforts recognized

KEARNY –  Last Tuesday, the Kearny Town Council greenlighted a plan by the TNR (Trap/Neuter/Release) program to install cat shelters and…

Check out voucher coupons at market

KEARNY –  The wine is gone, but a bakery is hoped for and periodic public healthrelated booths are joining…

Behind hijacking was bigger scare

A man who allegedly hijacked a tractor-trailer cab in South Kearny got a bit more than he had bargained for…

From trailers to basement

KEARNY – The last piece of the new Kearny Board of Education facility on Midland Ave. – two basement…

Brush to attack plaque, advises Smile Center

One of the easiest dental problems to spot is a buildup of plaque, the soft, sticky layer of bacteria…