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…

KPD: 2 nabbed with phony $50s

Two Newark teenagers were arrested July 10 for allegedly attempting to pass counterfeit bills at businesses along Kearny Ave. Reports…

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…

New apartments for Passaic Ave.?

KEARNY – He has built a new apartment complex in Lyndhurst and he’s got others nearing completion in Kearny and…