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Kearny wrestling enjoys turnaround season
With a lineup full of underclassmen and juniors who are both talented and committed to…
School district honors Kearny’s crossing guards
The Kearny School District on Tuesday, Feb. 10, honored those who help keep students safe each…
Retired Kearny police Sgt. Peter Gleason dies at 56
Retired Kearny Police Department Sgt. Peter J. Gleason, 56, of Rutherford, died Feb 12, 2026 at…
Route 7 in Kearny will be closed most of this weekend: NJDOT
Route 7 is scheduled to be closed and detoured in both directions this weekend for utility…
KPD: East Newark man, 59, inappropriately touched juvenile, showed lewd images
An East Newark man is behind bars after he allegedly touched a child inappropriately and displayed…
Kearny PBA taking part in Lincoln Tunnel Challenge
Team Kearny is taking on the Lincoln Tunnel Challenge May 3. The Kearny PBA will participate…
ECPO: Kearny woman, 25, killed in Rt. 21 car crash
A 25-year-old Kearny woman has died following a significant one-car crash on Route 21 in Newark…
Kearny girls basketball clinches division title, eyes tournament runs
When the Kearny girls basketball team learned that it would play this season in the HCIAL’s…
KPD: Man who shot at car with 2 kids in it in South Kearny behind bars following investigation
A man who is believed to have shot at a car with four people in it…
Kearny boys basketball has division title, state playoff goals in reach
When the Kearny boys basketball team won its first division title in nine years and qualified…
Athlete of the Week – Kearny’s Mariel Ruiz scores 1,000th point
It would be difficult for anyone to find any faults in Mariel Ruiz’s game with the…
St. Benedict’s Prep senior from Kearny awarded full ride to U-Penn (Wharton)
A St. Benedict’s Prep senior from Kearny is one of two named a QuestBridge Scholar, a…
Let’s Talk Women’s Health hosting special event at Kearny HS — for ladies only
A special program just for women is coming to Kearny High School — and it won’t…
More snow removal happening Jan. 27 in Kearny
The Kearny Department of Public works will be conducting more curb to curb snow removal today,…
Snow removal begins today — Jan. 26 — at noon in Kearny
The Department of Public works will be conducting curb to curb snow removal today — Jan.…
Skyway will be closed from 11 p.m. Friday to 11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 & 24
This is going to be some weekend — from the weather to the roads and then…
Kearny Elks begin new Antlers chapter
The Kearny-Belleville Elks No. 1050 recently welcomed Antler Lodge No. 46. Incoming Antlers are children 12…
Kearny’s Brian O’Hara leading Minneapolis PD gracefully
It’s not too often Kearny is in the national spotlight. But many times over the last…
Co-Athlete of the Week — Kearny junior Makayla David scores her 1,000th point
For her first two seasons at Kearny, Makayla David’s primary role was to be a shooter.…
KPD arrests man wanted in Irvington shooting
The Kearny Police Department has arrested a man they say was wanted for a shooting in…
HCPO: Kearny man dies a week after West Hudson Park collision
A pedestrian has died as a result of injuries sustained from a motor vehicle collision that…
Expect Skyway closure most of this weekend
Beginning at 11 p.m., Friday, Jan. 16 until 11 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17, the Pulaski Skyway…
Kearny girls, Bloomfield boys win conference track titles
As its name suggests, track & field during the winter months is ideally done indoors, rather…
Jordy Jean named Kearny’s 2025 Police Officer of the Year
Det. Jordenson “Jordy” Jean is Kearny’s Police Officer of the Year for 2025, following a year…
HCPO, HCSO investigating crash that seriously injured 2 Kearny men in West Hudson Park
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit and the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a…
Arrangements for Pablo Criollo, who was killed in bow & arrow ambush
Pablo Vinicio Criollo of Harrison died unexpectedly on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. He was 45. A…
Two Kearny detectives awarded their gold shields
Kearny Police Officers Christopher Montes and Estefania Castaneda successfully completed the department’s detective probationary program and…
HCPO names victim, suspect in Saturday homicide on Kearny Avenue
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Kearny Police Department have named the victim…
Suspect who reportedly killed man with bow & arrow arrested in Kearny after setting fire, long standoff
A suspect is in custody after allegedly shooting a bow & arrow into a man’s back…