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KPD: Two boys had fake gun at Franklin School

KEARNY — The Kearny Police Department offered the following account of an incident that took place…

KPD: DWI charged in hit-run

KEARNY — A Harrison man was transported to University Hospital, Newark, after being struck by a…

Shutting down water utility?

KEARNY – The N.J. Civil Service Commission has sanctioned Kearny’s plan to, essentially, shut down the…

KFD welcomes new fire official

KEARNY – He may have grown up in neighboring Harrison, but Juan Barroso has become very…

News in brief …

  BELLEVILLE – An old stone bridge on Mill St. in Belleville that reportedly once led…

Another Walgreens coming to Belleville

BELLEVILLE – A new Walgreens with a drive-thru pharmacy is coming to Belleville. The township Planning…

From the streets of JC to an art show in Kearny

KEARNY — Derek Tunia grew up in a rough neighborhood in Jersey City — it’s commonly…

KPD: Drug bust was in the bag

If you saw a man strolling down Kearny Ave., holding some currency in his hand, you’d likely…

Man charged with sex crime: BCPO

A 35-year-old married Barnegat man has been arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and…

Belleville doc stripped of medical license

NEWARK — An anesthesiologist who ran several pain management clinics, including one in Belleville, has been stripped…

Kearny tax hike anticipated

KEARNY — Kearny’s municipal government is shedding part of its support system by opting not to…

New leader picked for Nutley schools

  NUTLEY – The Nutley Board of Education was poised Monday night to appoint a Union…

[Slideshow] Car crash near Bergen Ave. & Maple St. in Kearny Wednesday

Our thanks to our friend Skyler J. Whitehead, AKA Skyler Fire. Skyler often provides us with…

KPD:  Heroin, coke & cutlery

When Kearny police stopped a pick-up truck on Passaic Ave. last week, they reportedly had reason…

He chose wrong home to burgle: HPD

  An inept accused home burglar blundered thrice when he was reportedly practicing his craft in…

Got drugs? The KPD will take them

  KEARNY – For more than a decade, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been sponsoring a…

Harrison PD accreditation up for renewal, public comments

HARRISON — A team of assessors from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police…

Scholarship for BHS’ DiAndrea

BELLEVILLE — Belleville High School senior Kayla DiAndrea has been awarded a $1,000 Grow NJ Kids…

Nutley PD reaccredited

NUTLEY — The Nutley Police Department has maintained the status of an Accredited Police Agency in…

Inferno at Bloomfield apartments

  BLOOMFIELD — At least six families were displaced by a three-alarm fire that destroyed as…

Security beefed up at court

  HARRISON – Visitors to the municipal building in Harrison can now expect to see an…

Eagles honored for 80 years of service

KEARNY — A longstanding service organization was singled out for commendation at last Tuesday night’s meeting…

Woman nearly bilked of $3K: NPD

Residents in the township continue to fall victim to fraudsters, including a woman who believed she…

Nutley eyes parking meter upgrades

NUTLEY — The Township of Nutley is exploring the possibility of upgrading its aging stock of…

KPD: Defining ‘public nuisance’

If you were near the main branch of the Kearny Public Library on the morning of Saturday,…

Belleville street renamed for vet KIA

BELLEVILLE – A decorated Belleville veteran who made the ultimate sacrifice for his country was honored…

3+ years later, guilty plea in Bloomfield fatality

BLOOMFIELD — On the night of Sept. 29, 2012, 16-year-old Christina Lembo, a soccer star at Bloomfield…

Nutley PD: Another pit bull attacks human, smaller dog

NUTLEY — Another pit bull is responsible for an attack on a human, only this time,…

Kearny PBA’s Food Truck Festival is May 21

KEARNY — Mark the date on your calendars now: Saturday, May 21, from 11 a.m. to…