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Archbishop Emeritus Gerety dead at 104
The Most Rev. Peter Leo Gerety, archbishop emeritus of Newark, died Tuesday, Sept. 20. He…
HPD: Gunman held up couple near PATH station
HARRISON – The Harrison Police Department is investigating two robbery incidents – one successful, the other…
Why is Hickory St. Playground still closed?
KEARNY — A summer has passed with Kearny’s Hickory St. playground eerily devoid of sounds of children…
Harrison girls experience growing pains
The Harrison High School girls’ soccer program is in good hands. The Blue Tide has Raphael…
Do coverage gaps put kids at risk?
Now that school is in session, safety controversies involving several Kearny public schools got a public…
KFD quickly puts out Beech St. fire
KEARNY – A one-alarm fire, quickly brought under control, nevertheless forced the temporary evacuation of all…
Kearny FD promotes 3 to the rank of captain
KEARNY – Piece by piece, the roster of the Kearny Fire Department is getting restored.…
KPD: Every party has a pooper
At 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, Kearny Police Officers Tim Castle and Jason Ward responded…
Lyndhurst fire leaves occupants homeless
LYNDHURST – A house fire in Lyndhurst last Thursday night, Sept. 15, left the occupants homeless,…
Show utility bill to go to EN school
EAST NEWARK – During the 2015-2016 school year, East Newark public school employees suspected that certain…
10 from Kearny PBA Local 21 bike from DC to NYC
KEARNY — On Wednesday, Sept. 14, 10 members of Kearny Police Department PBA Local 21 were…
HCPO: 2 nabbed in shoplifting/shooting incident
KEARNY – Two men have been charged in connection with an alleged shoplifting and subsequent shooting…
Drugs figure in 2 weekend arrests: HPD
HARRISON – Two men were arrested by the Harrison Police Department in separate drug busts conducted…
Kearny preps for 150th birthday
KEARNY — The Kearny Sesquicentennial Committee is laying out an ambitious agenda for celebrating the town’s…
2 armed robberies on the same day
HARRISON – A recent uptick in armed robberies reported in town the last few weeks is…
1 teachers contract settled, 2nd stalled
BELLEVILLE/EAST NEWARK — Public school teachers in Belleville will be going back to their classrooms…
KPD: Arrests from A to Z-z-z-z
This week’s blotter is topped by two sleepyheads from Hoboken who reportedly opted to take an early-morning…
Walk for Love organizer recognized
HARRISON — When Eddie Acosta turned to Desert Hope Treatment Center, an American Addiction Centers facility…
Legion sells post hall but won’t fade away
HARRISON – Bid farewell to a fixture in the Harrison firmament: American Legion Post 282 is…
’15W Picnic’ is Sept. 24 at Riverbank Park
KEARNY — Get ready to party like it’s 1968. Or 1978. Or even 1988. Why? Because…
Schuyler Savings robbed … again
KEARNY – For the second time in two weeks — exactly two weeks — the Schuyler Savings…
Reported burglar behind bars on $30K bail: BPD
BELLEVILLE – A Newark man linked to the would-be burglary of a Smallwood Ave. residence on…
This week’s stories will be available later today
This week’s stories will be available on our blog later this afternoon. However, in the meantime,…
BJ’s opens Kearny club
KEARNY — You may never shop the same way again. That’s because BJ’s has opened its…
New turf for soccer field
KEARNY – A municipal play site will be getting an upgrade at no cost to the…
Upgrades to water lines in the pipeline
KEARNY – Kearny officials want to end the flow – not go with it – so…
Rogers right at home on FOX Newtorks
NUTLEY — If you live in this area and have turned on the news anytime in…
KPD: Drug suspect ID’d, hunted
Last week’s Kearny police blotter included an Aug. 17 incident involving a suspected heroin transaction in the…
Burglar prowled as family slept: BPD
BELLEVILLE – A recent rash of burglaries has prompted the Belleville Police Department to alert residents…