BLOOMFIELD – Following a five-week jury trial in Superior Court, Newark, two Bloomfield police officers were convicted Thursday of official…
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Post-Halloween criminal-mischief: NPD
It was a busy two-day stretch for the Nutley Police Department Nov. 4 and 5 as they took at…
KPD: Not-so-routine traffic stop
Sometimes, the enforcement of basic traffic laws can lead to discovery of a more serious crime. Such was the case…
Big tax refund for owner of toxic parcel
KEARNY – The sprawling lot at 418 Schuyler Ave., at the foot of Quincy Ave., next to the…
To help prevent underage drinking
KEARNY – Ten Kearny High School students and four advisers recently teamed up with two local merchants in an effort…
around town
Belleville A senior health program, co-sponsored by Clara Maass Medical Center and the Mayor and Township Council, is offered Monday,…
Six local soccer teams move on in NJSIAA tourney
NA girls get to semis; top seeds Kearny, Harrison boys and Lyndhurst girls advance Six local…
Mazzolla’s sudden death stuns entire NA sports community
The news filtered throughout North Arlington last Wednesday morning and suddenly cast a dark pall on the entire community. Nick Mazzolla,…
Vikings headed to playoffs Friday
Sometimes, it pays being a math teacher as well as a football coach. Despite having a 2-5 record at the…
Earn transferable credits from BCC in January
Students from four-year colleges who are coming home for winter break have an opportunity to earn transferable credits from Bergen Community College in…
Pioneer Boys & Girls donates to HCCC
At the Oct. 22 “Taste of Fall” fundraiser hosted by the Hudson County Community College Foundation’s West Hudson/North Arlington Scholarship Committee,…
In holiday costume!
The traditional Halloween parade at Kearny Bank’s office, 614 Kearny Ave., took place Oct. 30, when students from the local day care…
Memorial Mass honored deceased bishops, priests
Catholic Cemeteries, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Newark, recently celebrated a special Mass for its…
Trick was no treat
NUTLEY – Last week, shortly before Halloween, a costumed man was walking around this town, knocking on homeowners’ doors. He wasn’t…
Local man latest to die in GWB leap
KEARNY – A Kearny man became the 16th such fatality of the year when, police say, he jumped to…
Police fleet gets needed infusion
KEARNY – Action is proceeding on two fronts to beef up Kearny’s rolling stock – one aimed at…
Winter shelter for homeless
For the second winter in a row, an emergency shelter will be operating out of a privately-owned building in South…
Tavern closed for 2 months
KEARNY – After 16 months of legal wrangling, The Gin Mill Tavern in Kearny has been forced to shut…
Water utility woes worrying officials
KEARNY – Kearny is re-thinking what to do about the future of its water utility after getting a taste of…
Hotel, eatery, medical offices at Roche site?
BELLEVILLE – The designated developer of the Roche Diagnostic property in Belleville has completed acquisition of the 19-acre parcel, thereby clearing…
KPD: Back in town, back in cuffs
In May, an 18-year-old Newark man was arrested by the KPD after he allegedly attempted to break into a BMW…
Laundry thief makes clean getaway: NPD
A Park Ave. resident got a surprise when she went back to a laundry room to get what she…
Fired firefighter fights back
An East Newark volunteer firefighter who was fired for “conduct unbecoming” and “insubordination” this summer is contesting his dismissal. The former…
around town
Belleville The township’s annual Veteran’s Day parade is set for Sunday, Nov. 8. Line-up will be at 12:15 p.m.,…
Nutley, Lyndhurst grid teams head to NJSIAA state playoffs
One team started the high school football season with high expectations – then exceeded those hopes and aspirations with every passing…
Second season begins for local soccer teams
The NJSIAA soccer playoffs kicked off earlier this week and several local teams had high hopes and aspirations of winning sectional…
North Arlington’s Neves a goal-scoring force
Two years ago, Cristiano Neves was a defender on the Newark East Side High School soccer team. But Neves…
SMMC offers free screenings for diabetes, hypertension
According to the American Diabetes Association, nearly 30 million Americans are living with diabetes and 86 million have prediabetes and are…
Kearny’s canine carnival
KEARNY – There was an autumn nip — and lots of yips and yaps — in the air Saturday…
Klan fliers in area
LYNDHURST – Fliers promoting the KKK have been distributed to several residents in the southwest section of Lyndhurst, according to…