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KEARNY – It was a hail and farewell day for certain Kearny public safety employees last Tuesday.…

Burglary/theft suspect nabbed

KEARNY – A 28-year-old Newark man, on parole after a 2007 conviction for aggravated manslaughter, was back behind…

Valley project stalled

BELLEVILLE – The Township of Belleville put off approving a tax exemption for a proposed multi-family…

Happy New Year!

BELLEVILLE – On Saturday morning, to mark the start of the Chinese New Year, Belleville residents and representatives…

2 victimized by armed robber: HPD

HARRISON – A mugging, armed robbery and a drug arrest occupied the attention of the Harrison Police…

KPD:  ‘Walmart declined to prosecute’

On Sunday, Jan. 22, at 1 a.m., four KPD members — Sgt. Jack Corbett and Officers Sean…

Spreading the love among the unfortunate

KEARNY – Matt and Timothy Farias are practicing being brothers’ keepers. Sure, they’re brothers but it goes far…

NPD: Help us find two armed robbers

NUTLEY – Police here continue to search for two men they say allegedly robbed a Dunkin’…

Tragedy on Kearny Ave.

KEARNY – At 6:50 a.m. last Thursday, Jan. 26,  Kearny police received a 911 call reporting a…

NAHS partners with Sandy Hook Promise

North Arlington High School, in partnership with Sandy Hook Promise, a national, non-profit organization led by…

Justly deserved honor for patriot Phil Kearny

KEARNY – Standing orders have arrived per digital dispatch: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny, commander…

Scary drug facts to go with your coffee

BELLEVILLE – It was billed as “Coffee with a Cop,” but there was a lot more…

BOE pitching $66M referendum

NUTLEY – If Nutley property owners want to support a plan to relieve overcrowding in the…

No replacement yet for the late Jon Giordano

KEARNY – As of last week, no candidate has yet surfaced to fill the Second Ward…

KPD blotter: N.J. bail reform at work

At 1 p.m. last Wednesday, Jan. 18, Officer Luis Moran responded to Bergen Ave. and Elm St.…

Small raises for 2 employee groups

KEARNY – Some Kearny municipal employees are now members of the 1%. No, they’re not part…

A trifecta for Kearny cops

KEARNY – Interesting day for the Kearny PD on Thursday, Jan. 12. Officers recorded three separate arrests…

4 years for ‘stolen’ car scam

HARRISON – A 27-year-old Harrison man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role…

WiFi hotspots available from LPL

LYNDHURST – Township residents who don’t have Internet access at home just got a great gift…

Blue Lines Matter!

By Karen Zautyk Last year, as a symbol of support for their police officers, towns across…

PSE&G prepared for Monday storm

PSE&G is preparing for the approaching storm system that could bring heavy rain and gale-force winds.…

Confessore calls it a career

HARRISON – As one longtime administrator leaves, a new one enters at the Harrison Board of…

Getting into the spirit of the paranormal

How do you get 130+ high school students to sit in absolute silence, listening with rapt…

Kearny Rec creates policy for transgender participants

KEARNY – Given the recent action by the Secaucus chapter of the Boy Scouts of America…

‘Remember, Jon, there’s another carpenter (up) there’

KEARNY – An overwhelming sense of loss. That was the obvious sentiment that prevailed at the…

KPD: Victim helps nab burglary suspect

At 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7, Kearny police received a report of a burglary in progress…

2 motorcycles stolen from 1 township man: NPD

NUTLEY – Two motorcycles parked in their assigned parking spaces at a River Road apartment complex…

Water fails test but is OK to drink

BELLEVILLE – It happened in 2015 and, again, in 2016. As per a Dec. 29, 2016…

DOT to brief SKIA on traffic changes

KEARNY – Local business owners will huddle with state transit officials this week to learn about…

LPD seek 2 in Bridge Exxon holdup

LYNDHURST – Two suspects were being sought in connection with the armed robbery of a service…