HARRISON – “So much better than I expected,” said sixth-grader Maria Navarrete. For seventh-grader David…
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Nutley’s Rogers expected to announce run for Gov this week
Nutley Commissioner and retired police Lt. Steven L. Rogers has called a press conference for noon,…
End of a golden era as Kearny’s Millar retires
When John Millar was a student and soccer player at Kearny High School nearly 50 years…
ICE detention program stirs controversy
KEARNY – The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia,…
A souvenir for the Sesquicentennial
KEARNY – Maybe it will be a collector’s item one day featured on Antiques Road Show.…
Lots of surprises in store for ‘The Big Day’
KEARNY – Dec. 2 will be “The Big Day” for a lot of anxious Kearny…
KPD: Or are you just glad to see us?
At 6 a.m. on Nov. 17, Officers David Bush and Jonathan Dowie pulled over a 2013 Hyundai…
Woman rescued after leaping into river
KEARNY — What started as relatively minor traffic accident in South Kearny Saturday morning ended with…
Stewart’s matriarch dies
The matriarch of Stewart’s Scottish Market has died. Phyllis L. Stewart, who with her late husband…
Kearny Ave. fire displaces 17
KEARNY – A Thanksgiving-eve fire on Kearny Ave. displaced 17 people from their apartments, but all escaped…
You gotta BELIEVE in yourself: LeGrand
KEARNY – Kearny youngsters got a lesson they’ll likely never forget last Friday, Nov. 18, when Eric…
Remembering Pearl Harbor as 75th anniversary nears
LYNDHURST – The crew of the USS Arizona battleship was due to depart Pearl Harbor on…
Making learning fun & rewarding
EAST NEWARK – Unrepentant cynics would call it a bribe. But for progressive educators like Patrick…
Sign of hope for billboards’ arrival
KEARNY – In Oct. 2012, Kearny hired a firm to begin preparations to develop and market several vacant…
News in brief …
KEARNY – Motorists who use a busy, pothole-strewn roadway in the South Kearny area should be experiencing smoother driving soon.…
Kearny tree-lighting festival is Dec. 1
KEARNY – It’s time to kick off the holiday season by celebrating at the annual Kearny…
From the Nutley PD …
NUTLEY – A suspicious package on Franklin Ave., Nov. 17, led an alert resident to call…
Don’t sprinkle human ashes, Holy Father says
The Vatican and the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark have issued guidelines on the proper care of cremated ashes. According to…
‘A Christmas Story’ coming to West Hudson for the holidays
Just in time for the holiday season, W.H.A.T. brings the exuberant comedy “A Christmas Story” to…
Coccia into holiday spirit with coat & toy drives
If you’ve been to any stores lately, you’ve no doubt noticed it – the holiday season is well underway.…
He gave his arm for us; now give him your vote
Kearny municipal leaders are urging residents to get the vote. No, not for the presidential contest…
Passing grade for school referendum
LYNDHURST – Municipal and school officials really did their homework on this one. And this time,…
Will 2 wheeler deal roll?
KEARNY – Mayor Alberto Santos urged his fellow municipal lawmakers to put the pedal to the…
Let the buyer (and seller) beware
KEARNY – Three days after they were stolen, four tires and rims taken from a 2004 BMW…
Pill doc sentenced to 5 1/2 years
KEARNY – A Kearny doctor arrested last year for illegally dispensing prescription painkillers — and for trying…
Is town still seeking deal with outside FD?
HARRISON – They thought they were on the same page with a new labor pact but…
KPD: Not exactly camouflaged
On Sunday, Nov. 6, at 4:40 p.m., Officers Mina Ekladious and T.J. Hernandez responded to a…
11th hour, 11th day, 11th month
NUTLEY – Last Friday morning — at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the…
New supermarket occupies old Pathmark
BELLEVILLE – There’s a new supermarket in town and it’s got the badge of approval from…
Bright future forecast for old church
KEARNY – For 132 years Knox Presbyterian Church stood proudly as the emblem of a strong…