Could a brewery be brewing in Harrison for first time since ‘40s?

HARRISON — Is the art of beer-making about to make a return to Harrison? Seems there…

Drive sober or you will get pulled over

KEARNY — Police agencies around New Jersey — including in Kearny — are gearing up for…

Is a Harrison Parking Authority forthcoming?

  HARRISON — Is there a Parking Authority in Harrison’s near future? Could be, town officials…

News in brief

Pechter’s Bakery going high tech HARRISON – A longtime Harrison business is automating but, reportedly, no…

Cuts to funding not stopping Nutley Family Services Bureau

NUTLEY — A funding scare notwithstanding, Nutley Family Services Bureau is still functioning, reports executive director…

KPD: With ‘friends’ like these: Jeepers!

KEARNY — At 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, KPD Officer Philip Finch responded to the report of…

Bloomfield cop shoots suspect dead, ECPO investigating

BLOOMFIELD — The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a police-involved shooting in Bloomfield that left…

KID FOR OTHERS: 7-year-old Kearny boy sells juice & lemonade to buy lunches for first responders

KEARNY — Brandon Marrero is your typical 7-year-old, a perpetual motion machine who looks comfortable in…

The battle vs. opioids continues

Education Awareness on Drug Dependency (EADD), a Kearny-based volunteer grassroots group, is continuing its campaign to…

New firefighter hired, but not without dissent

KEARNY — The Town of Kearny has hired a new firefighter whose appointment was opposed by…

HCPO: Giordano died from natural causes

JERSEY CITY — The official word from Hudson County authorities is that former Kearny Second Ward…

New early childhood care center coming to Harrison

HARRISON – A new child care facility is setting up shop in Harrison. The Harrison Planning…

Chisari elevated to construction official

KEARNY — Kearny has a new construction official. Anthony Chisari, who has worked for the town…

Fall festivities planned

  KEARNY — The Town of Kearny has slated a Block Party Celebration for Sunday, Oct.…

TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN

THE FIRST TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN IN 99 years — well, it’ll almost be a…

Pesky fire was difficult to locate: KFD

KEARNY — A kitchen fire in an apartment at 824 Kearny Ave. Friday, Aug. 4, was…

Honoring a long-ago local hero

BELLEVILLE — This Friday, Aug. 11, marks the 155th anniversary of the death of Capt. Henry Benson,…

Thanks to Doyle, river cleanup rolls on for quarter century +

KEARNY — Years ago, Carol Jean Doyle was doing research in the Kearny Museum and happened…

New junior high inching closer

LYNDHURST – The Lyndhurst Board of Education has moved a step closer toward the construction of…

Emergency water supply brought to Kopper’s site

KEARNY — The former Koppers Coke Seaboard Site in the South Kearny meadows may still be…

Belleville case cited in Rx-crisis battle

NEWARK — Expanding efforts to stem the flow of prescription drugs fueling New Jersey’s opioid crisis, state…

Cadets & K-9

KEARNY – Dictionary definition of the noun “dog”: “A domesticated carnivorous mammal that typically has a long…

Blood gets merit raise, passes on it …

KEARNY — Kearny’s top public schools’ administrator is now earning $196,584 for the 2017-2018 school year,…

KPD: The pursuit of justice

KEARNY —   Did you ever notice on those real-life TV cop shows how suspects being chased…

BPD: Woman still missing

BELLEVILLE – A Belleville resident listed as missing since nearly mid-July is still unaccounted for, according…

Cruising in style in new senior bus

KEARNY — Well, it took some doing but Kearny finally has a new bus to help…

Town finally settles with Hartz

KEARNY — The town of Kearny and a development firm appear to be on the same…

C.O. charged with drunken driving: HPD

HARRISON — A state corrections officer, who lives in Kearny, has been charged with drunken driving…

Will Belleville BOE seek referendum?

BELLEVILLE — Those entrusted with the Belleville public schools’ future and some residents don’t sound entirely…

FROM PANAMA TO KEARNY

KEARNY — A bridge deck too far? Well, not quite.​ The newfangled orthotropic deck for the…