Kearny Kids’ Kamp draws crowd of baseball-loving youngsters

Although he’s far from actually grabbing a baseball and heading to the pitcher’s mound to throw in a Little League…

Kearny wins Lyndhurst Junior League baseball crown

For the last quarter century – 26 years to be precise – Lyndhurst has hosted a fantastic baseball tournament strictly…

New cops, firefighters are multi-skilled

Of the 15 new cops hired , 11 are Kearny residents and four live in Newark. And, of the…

Play space fix nearer?

KEARNY – Town and school officials in Kearny appeared to be edging toward an agreement for a new basketball court…

Community Garden continues to grow

KEARNY –  For more than two decades, his profession was police officer in Kearny but Bob Edwards has been…

While in jail, he’s charged with more crimes

KEARNY –  A 26-year-old Newark man, Onajii Campbell, has been charged in connection with two overnight break-ins that occurred here in…

KPD: Going in cycles

A 44-year-old man was arrested last week for the theft of not one, but two, bicycles in Kearny, the KPD…

Perfectly suited to vets

KEARNY –  There’s a new clothing “store” in town. But the clientele is limited to veterans. And they don’t…

1st charter school due in 2016

KEARNY –  The Town of Kearny is getting its first charter school … but it’s going to be…

Storm disrupts access to Schuyler Ave.

KEARNY – A few low-lying areas in Kearny took a bit of a beating last Wednesday from the torrential downpour…

Portal Bridge fire doused by KFD fireboat

KEARNY –  Thanks to an all-hands response by the Kearny Fire Department, including its fireboat, a blaze at the Portal…

Notes from the KPD blotter

June 26  On patrol in South Kearny at 3 a.m., Sgt. Jack Corbett came upon a 2005 Mazda sitting…

Brothers reunited at Project Graduation

KEARNY – The annual Kearny High School Project Graduation festivities featured a very special moment for one member of the…

Kearny’s Yuknalis aiming for national Top Gun at grid competition

When William Yuknalis first played for the Kearny Generals youth football program, he longed to get the chance to make tackles.…

Firefighter hopefuls can apply for test

KEARNY –  The Town of Kearny is getting ready to hire more firefighters – quite a few, in…