A campaign to feed the hungry

KEARNY — The first shipment of 287,000 meals — accompanied by clothing and shoes — went…

Fire leads to traffic headaches

KEARNY — Firefighters managed to knock down a two-alarm warehouse blaze within 50 minutes on May 20,…

Expanding handicapped parking rules

KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is once again looking to tighten controls over handicapped parking.…

KPD: A Cobra in the car

A routine traffic stop in the early-morning hours of Saturday, May 14, revealed some potentially lethal contraband…

Kearny park for pooches opens

KEARNY – Canines rule now! On May 10, the Town of Kearny made good on its…

KFD fetes its own & others

KEARNY — A man was working for a PSE&G subcontractor in North Arlington and one of…

KPD: Argued himself into jail

KPD: Argued himself into jail What started as an argument at Town Hall ended with a…

Town picks meadows redeveloper

This story is updated to correct inaccurate information originally listed online — and in the May…

KPD: 2 boys bring fake gun to school

KEARNY — Two boys who reportedly brought a fake gun to Franklin School last Tuesday morning learned…

KPD: DWI charged in hit-run

KEARNY — A Harrison man was transported to University Hospital, Newark, after being struck by a…

Shutting down water utility?

KEARNY – The N.J. Civil Service Commission has sanctioned Kearny’s plan to, essentially, shut down the…

KFD welcomes new fire official

KEARNY – He may have grown up in neighboring Harrison, but Juan Barroso has become very…

From the streets of JC to an art show in Kearny

KEARNY — Derek Tunia grew up in a rough neighborhood in Jersey City — it’s commonly…

KPD: Drug bust was in the bag

If you saw a man strolling down Kearny Ave., holding some currency in his hand, you’d likely…

Kearny tax hike anticipated

KEARNY — Kearny’s municipal government is shedding part of its support system by opting not to…

[Slideshow] Car crash near Bergen Ave. & Maple St. in Kearny Wednesday

Our thanks to our friend Skyler J. Whitehead, AKA Skyler Fire. Skyler often provides us with…

KPD:  Heroin, coke & cutlery

When Kearny police stopped a pick-up truck on Passaic Ave. last week, they reportedly had reason…

Got drugs? The KPD will take them

  KEARNY – For more than a decade, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been sponsoring a…

Eagles honored for 80 years of service

KEARNY — A longstanding service organization was singled out for commendation at last Tuesday night’s meeting…

KPD: Defining ‘public nuisance’

If you were near the main branch of the Kearny Public Library on the morning of Saturday,…

Kearny PBA’s Food Truck Festival is May 21

KEARNY — Mark the date on your calendars now: Saturday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to…

2 from Kearny in NJ porn sweep

Two Kearny residents, one of them a 17-year-old boy, were among 16 people arrested in a statewide…

If at first you don’t succeed …

  KEARNY — Ordinarily, local shoplifting suspects are listed in the Kearny police blotter (this week’s is…

KPD:  Burglary suspect nabbed, jailed

A 30-year-old Kearny man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail following his arrest in connection with…

Hartz plan delayed; Seabra add-on OK’d

KEARNY – For the second time in the last two months, the Kearny Planning Board on…

Two from Kearny (including 17-year-old boy) among 16 nabbed in porn bust

TRENTON — Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy today announced that 16 defendants have been arrested in…

Raid on Kearny Ave. drug ‘fortress’

KEARNY — Based on information that the residence contained drugs, firearms and stolen property, officers from the…

Fete Finest & Bravest ‘All Stars’

KEARNY — American Legion Post 99 was the setting Friday night for an annual ceremony honoring the…

KPD: Juveniles crash stolen car

Two Newark teenagers were arrested after they reportedly crashed a stolen car into a pole in…

Canstruction up and running again

KEARNY – It’s that time of year again when Kearny High School students from all grades…