A look back at 2015

As we do every year, here’s a look back at the top stories that made headlines…

After fake cop pulls over real cop, fake cop winds up behind bars

When a Nutley man pretended to be a cop by pulling someone over on the Garden…

Hollywood star Pamela Anderson: I didn’t buy a cell phone in Nutley

Hollywood star Pamela Anderson bought a cell phone and a new line of cell service in…

One cop’s story about life on the force

NUTLEY –  We live in a world where far too often, people are quick to judge what they see…

Maroon Raiders turn up the heat as season tips off

Veteran Nutley High School boys’ basketball head coach Bob Harbison knew that he had to make a dramatic change with…

Charged in Superstorm Sandy fraud

NUTLEY –  A Nutley woman has been charged criminally by the state for allegedly filing fraudulent applications for relief funds…

Selective shoplifters at work: NPD

Maybe it was really Viagra that he needed? The Nutley Police Department announced that a Harrison St. business was the victim…

Nutley man charged with stalking: NPD

A 37-year-old Nutley man was arrested and charged with fourth-degree stalking after a woman told police he tried to grab her…

For Nutley wrestling, one DiPiano brother replaces the other

The circumstances behind the Nutley High School head wrestling coaching change happened in a flash. Frank DiPiano, who rebuilt the…

Family scammed out of $3,900: NPD

A Nutley resident and her daughter were the victims of a phone scam after a caller allegedly told them a…

Resident was triple-scammed victim: NPD

A Nutley man says he was the victim of identity theft after someone allegedly applied for two car loans and…

Train spills toxic soil from Roche site

NUTLEY –  A train reportedly carrying contaminated soil from the former Hoffmann- LaRoche site derailed Saturday afternoon near the intersection of…

Nutley’s Tucci Jr. to chair PVSC board

NEWARK –  Nutley resident Thomas Tucci Jr. has been elected chairman of the newly reorganized Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission board of…

Lessons from Paris

NUTLEY –  A couple of weeks after the 9/11 terror attacks, a Nutley woman contacted the local Police Department with…

NPD: Burglary arrest; help sought in hit-run

Nutley police arrested a 21-year-old Bloomfield man in the early-morning hours of Nov. 11 on Gerard Road after a resident…

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…

Post-Halloween criminal-mischief: NPD

It was a busy two-day stretch for the Nutley Police Department Nov. 4 and 5 as they took at…

Trick was no treat

NUTLEY –  Last week, shortly before Halloween, a costumed man was walking around this town, knocking on homeowners’ doors. He wasn’t…

Laundry thief makes clean getaway: NPD

A Park Ave. resident got a surprise when she went back to a laundry room to get what she…

Nutley, Lyndhurst grid teams head to NJSIAA state playoffs

One team started the high school football season with high expectations – then exceeded those hopes and aspirations with every passing…

Arson reported at bathrooms in township park: NPD

The Nutley Parks Department reported possible arson Oct. 19 in two bathrooms at Booth Park, off Harrison St., according to…

3 nabbed in shooting outside club: ECPO

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed a published report that three individuals have been apprehended in connection with the fatal shooting…

Handgun recovered after disturbance on NJ Transit bus in Nutley

A disturbance on an NJ Transit bus on Washington Ave. led to the arrest of a Newark man on an…

Nutley’s Steck emerges as Maroon Raiders’ leader

Although she’s only a junior, Zoe Steck has inherited a lot of the leadership responsibilities on the Nutley High School…

Nutley PD arrest suspected laptop thief

A 48-year-old Clifton man has been arrested and charged with the theft of a laptop from a local liquor store,…

Nutley’s Merkle becomes school’s all-time rushing leader

Nutley High School’s Craig Merkle had a junior year to remember, collecting 1,229 yards rushing and scoring 19 touchdowns for the…

Out for a special ‘constitutional’

NUTLEY –  In celebration of Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23, the Nutley Department of Public Affairs welcomed local residents to its…

Nutley girls’ soccer: Maintaining excellence

Mike DiPiano began his fourth season as the head girls’ soccer coach at Nutley High School two weeks ago and…

Ripped awnings, cars damaged & more: NPD

  Three incidents involving property damage were reported by owners in different areas of Nutley during…

Suspected car burglars nabbed: NPD

NUTLEY –  Nutley police have arrested and charged two — a 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy — after catching…