There’s so much more to college than partying

About 11 months ago I was an 18-year-old kid about to take a huge step into…

Feorenzo, Combs speak of addiction, rebounding & being successful after being an addict

In our efforts to bring you top-notch content on the crisis in America involving addiction, mental…

After only 2 years being open, BJ’s shopping center is sold

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Will former Kearny schools bookkeeper do time behind bars?

In a plea agreement concluded July 10 with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Gina Neri, 50,…

The person next door may just be an alcoholic

When people think of the term “alcoholic,” there’s often a mental image that forms. Scrawny. Unkempt.…

New Jr. High Ready to Go

LYNDHURST — Looks like all systems are go for Lyndhurst’s new junior high school. The township…

Harrison firefighter injured after dump truck slams into tiller: HPD

A Harrison firefighter was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries Friday, July 6, when he…

NJ DOE says Title 1 money misspent

HARRISON — The N.J. Department of Education wants the Harrison Board of Education to pay back…

HPD: Harrison firefighter injured after HFD tiller truck is struck by dump truck

A Harrison firefighter was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries when he was injured as…

Leave fireworks to the professionals, KPD Chief says

Six months before he left office, former Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill that…

Kearny, New Jersey — a place where stigmas are history

On this website are two obituaries, one for a young lady, 29, and the other for…

One man just couldn’t do it on his own …

The Portuguese national team suffered a somewhat surprising first round exit in the knockout stage of…

McClelland named Observer Female Athlete of Year — Standout soccer, basketball player becomes third straight Kardinal and 7th overall

Meagan McClelland wasted no time when she was asked how old she was when she first…

KPD: How shellfish can you get?

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Nutley resident victim of Western Union scam, NPD says

Another Nutley resident has fallen prey to a fraudster, this time via Western Union money transfers,…

Belleville Police Blotter — July 4

He didn’t belong in that car A Union Avenue resident told police on June 17 that…

We need to start talking about mental illness

Robin Williams. Amy Winehouse. Anthony Bourdain. Those are names everyone knows when it comes to depression,…

Kearny hopes SCOTUS will hear Keegan case, has filed for rare Writ of Certiorari

KEARNY — It may only be a dumping ground for construction debris and certain types of…

Rain dampens no one’s spirit at annual senior citizens’ picnic

The 28th annual Senior Citizens Picnic went off without a hitch, despite menacing skies and a…

You’re not misreading this — the Pulaski Skyway rehab project is nearly over!

KEARNY — This is not a joke. Nor is it fake news. The Pulaski Skyway rehabilitation…

Obituaries for June 20, 2018

Betty J. Christie Betty J. Christie (nee Winder) died June 15, 2018. She was 86. Born…

Kearny hurdle relay team goes to New Balance Nationals; places ninth

A year ago, the Kearny High School 110-meter shuttle hurdles relay team just missed qualifying for…

Nutley’s Abreu gets one last chance to shine on gridiron

EAST ORANGE – Before he heads off to Montclair State to play football in the fall,…

Lyndhurst quartet of grid standouts highlight Bergen All-Star Classic

Jordan DeAbreu knew that he was never going to get the opportunity to play organized football…

Hudson County Corrections Officer, resident of Kearny, arrested after allegedly smuggling contraband into jail

A Hudson County Corrections Officer, who is also a resident of Kearny, has been arrested and…

KPD Chief King: No charges for JC Mayor Fulop

Charges will not be filed against Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop following an incident where the…

Apologize to the Kearny cop you shoved, Santos says to JC Mayor Fulop

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop owes the rookie Kearny police officer he shoved last night an…

Best friends, WWI veterans, get new headstones

BELLEVILLE — At 9 a.m. on Memorial Day, the bells of St. Peter’s Church on William Street…

Kearny professor pleads guilty to fraud

NEW YORK CITY — Mamdouh Abdel-Sayed, a tenured lecturer at the City University of New York’s…

Local athletes honored for their sportsmanship; NA’s Hutchinson, Lyndhurst’s Radigan named ADs of the Year

WEEHAWKEN – Every year, the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference holds a very unique luncheon honoring the…