Recipe for career in cooking

KEARNY –  Pastry sous chefs Chase La- Corte and Gian Frank Narvaez were busy collaborating on creating mille mango…

Honoring America’s veterans

KEARNY –  Timothy Kelly is only 42 but he has spent nearly half his life in military service. Born…

Tavern hit with extended closure

KEARNY –  The proprietor of a troubled Kearny tavern has agreed to “do the time,” and then some. Currently…

5-year build-out for Passaic Ave. project

KEARNY –  The final product is still at least five years down the road but at least Kearny…

All systems go for dog park

It looks like, finally, Kearny canine worshippers will have plenty to yap about now that the town governing body has…

KPD: Needles, noise & more

Judging from this week’s KPD reports, hypodermic needles have become the accessory of choice among some arrestees. Read on for details,…

A remedy for neighborhood eyesores?

KEARNY –  For the past two years, the two-story house at 229 Chestnut St. has stood empty and neglected…

Kearny’s Sawyer; Nutley’s Watson, Condito sign scholarship letters

Other than winning a championship, the absolute pinnacle that a high school student/athlete can achieve is a scholarship to college. Last…

Crunch time nears for KHS fix-up

KEARNY –  In just a few weeks, the Kearny Board of Education should find out if has enough money…

Keegan’s fate still uncertain

KEARNY – While Kearny awaits the results of a study to plot out the “future use” of the 100-acre Keegan…

KPD: Not-so-routine traffic stop

Sometimes, the enforcement of basic traffic laws can lead to discovery of a more serious crime. Such was the case…

Big tax refund for owner of toxic parcel

KEARNY –  The sprawling lot at 418 Schuyler Ave., at the foot of Quincy Ave., next to the…

To help prevent underage drinking

KEARNY –  Ten Kearny High School students and four advisers recently teamed up with two local merchants in an effort…

In holiday costume!

The traditional Halloween parade at Kearny Bank’s office, 614 Kearny Ave., took place Oct. 30, when students from the local day care…

Local man latest to die in GWB leap

KEARNY –  A Kearny man became the 16th such fatality of the year when, police say, he jumped to…

Police fleet gets needed infusion

KEARNY –  Action is proceeding on two fronts to beef up Kearny’s rolling stock – one aimed at…

Winter shelter for homeless

For the second winter in a row, an emergency shelter will be operating out of a privately-owned building in South…

Tavern closed for 2 months

KEARNY –  After 16 months of legal wrangling, The Gin Mill Tavern in Kearny has been forced to shut…

Water utility woes worrying officials

KEARNY –  Kearny is re-thinking what to do about the future of its water utility after getting a taste of…

KPD: Back in town, back in cuffs

In May, an 18-year-old Newark man was arrested by the KPD after he allegedly attempted to break into a BMW…

Second season begins for local soccer teams

The NJSIAA soccer playoffs kicked off earlier this week and several local teams had high hopes and aspirations of winning sectional…

Kearny’s canine carnival

KEARNY –  There was an autumn nip — and lots of yips and yaps — in the air Saturday…

Lots to see at KHS film festival

KEARNY –  Okay, so it’s not Sundance, but they’ll be rolling out the red carpet Thursday night, Oct. 29, at…

KPD: Car was infested with roaches

At about 8 p.m. last Wednesday, Oct. 21, KPD Sgt. Charles Smith conducted a motor vehicle stop on Quincy Ave.,…

Municipal Alliance gets helping hand

The Hudson County Coalition for a Drug-Free Community (DFC), with help from Partners in Prevention, has been awarded a grant to…

Kearny boys beat Union City, 3-2, for second straight county soccer title

Najarro’s 2-goal spurt the difference for Kards, first-ever repeat champs HARRISON –  In the seven-year history…

Lady Kards capture soccer championship

HARRISON–  It’s getting to the point, now, where the Hudson County Girls’ Soccer Tournament might just need to be renamed the…

Russo apts. renting at fast pace

KEARNY –  For Joe Tornielli, it ranks as a great discovery. The manager of a Ramsey-based department store…

Racing for ‘Best in Class’

KEARNY –  It’s off to the races for 34 Kearny High School juniors and seniors. Students in Victor…

KPD: In the wrong at ShopRite

A shoplifting suspect escalated the charge against him from theft to robbery last week when he allegedly assaulted two ShopRite employees…