Kearny parade moves to Halloween

KEARNY–  The town’s annual Halloween Parade arrives early this season … or rather, on time, depending on how you look…

Kearny’s Enriquez & 21 others from PCHS see pope in D.C.

Kearny’s Brandon Enriquez was among 22 Paramus Catholic High School students who viewed a live video feed of Pope Francis’…

Therapist indicted for Medicaid fraud

LYNDHURST – A Lyndhurst woman, employed as a professional counselor to children with autism was indicted last week on 43 criminal…

around town

Belleville  Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., offers a candy corn art craft program, open to all ages, on…

Concern over ‘non-standard’ KHS shirt

KEARNY – Public school officials are cautioning Kearny High School students and parents to refrain from doing business with an…

Harrison harriers marching to a different drummer in Kartanowicz

Although he’s an accomplished musician and drummer for a jazz band that played all sorts of venues in Manhattan, Paul…

NA boys’ soccer: Heading to Bergen tourney

Jesse Dembowski has been the head boys’ soccer coach at North Arlington High School for seven years now. He’s been able…

Lyndhurst’s Guerriero more than your average quarterback

Petey Guerriero spent the first two years of high school at St. Mary’s of Rutherford, but decided after his sophomore…

Kearny man found dead on RR tracks

A young Kearny man was found dead on the PATH tracks in Jersey City late Friday night, police said. Port…

Baranowski is top seller

Just a few months into his tenure as a sales agent at the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate |…

Hudson County household hazardous waste fall collection dates announced

Hudson County household hazardous waste fall collection dates have been announced. Click on the headline, then…

Students celebrate 9/11 heroes

HARRISON –  Most of the eighthgraders at Harrison’s Washington Middle School weren’t yet born when the 9/11 tragedy unfolded in New…

Town’s lone movie house is history

KEARNY –  That’s all folks! The closing credits have rolled at Kearny’s remaining movie theater, leaving West Hudson communities without any…

No indictments in fatal shooting

LYNDHURST – A state grand jury sitting in Trenton has refused to indict two Lyndhurst police officers, a Rutherford…

A garden grows

KEARNY – The transformation is pretty much complete: Lincoln Middle School’s courtyard is now fully equipped with an outdoor “green infrastructure”…

KPD blotter: The little Purple Pill

On Sunday, Sept. 20, at approximately 9:45 p.m., the proprietor of the CVS store at Schuyler and Bergen Aves. reportedly…

Man hurt trying to stop alleged shoplifter

NORTH ARLINGTON – A gallant customer tried to prevent a shoplifting at the Dollar General store on River Road…

Nutley PD arrest suspected laptop thief

A 48-year-old Clifton man has been arrested and charged with the theft of a laptop from a local liquor store,…

Cops grab accused serial burglars

KEARNY/LYNDHURST –  Two men have been arrested in connection with at least 25 commercial burglaries across Bergen, Hudson and Passaic…

Promoting ‘breast health’

Join St. Michael’s Medical Center for a Breast Cancer Awareness Month event, “Breast Health Bingo,” on Saturday, Oct. 10, from…

Armed robbery suspect captured: BPD

Within a less than half-hour interval on Aug. 21, a lone gunman discharged his weapon five times at two Belleville shops…

C of C’s Bracken to speak

Thomas Bracken, president and CEO of the N.J. Chamber of Commerce, will address local business owners Oct. 7 at…

Blood passes evaluation as supt.

KEARNY – It took several months longer than it was supposed to, but the chief school administrator of Kearny…

State watchdog slams gate on dog park cash

KEARNY –  Kearny dog park advocates will have to wait a bit longer to see their long-awaited dream fulfilled.…

around town

Bloomfield  Job Haines, 250 Bloomfield Ave., hosts an AARP safety driving program on Oct. 1, from 9:30 a.m. to…

Devastating fire at Laurel Ave. home

A house that reportedly was due to be sold this week was left “no longer habitable” after fire ripped through…

Local motorist charged in death of cabbie

BELLEVILLE – A 23-year-old Belleville woman has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the death last week of…

Kearny wins local showdown at Red Bull, defeating Harrison, 5-1

Najarro’s 2 goals give Kards victory; Kearny girls also win HARRISON –  There’s something about playing at…

Harrison mourns the loss of beloved Morillo

Amy Nicosia Morillo vividly recalls the day that she met her husband- to-be, Jose, a little more than seven years ago.…

Nutley’s Merkle becomes school’s all-time rushing leader

Nutley High School’s Craig Merkle had a junior year to remember, collecting 1,229 yards rushing and scoring 19 touchdowns for the…