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…

Fadrowski will soon say farewell to QP in retirement, but not to the priesthood

NORTH ARLINGTON — When the Rev. Msgr. Bill Fadrowski was just a teen, as a student…

2 from Kearny in NJ porn sweep

Two Kearny residents, one of them a 17-year-old boy, were among 16 people arrested in a statewide…

Still no Red Bull settlement

HARRISON – Harrison’s pitch to reach a tax settlement with the Red Bull ownership on the…

5 religious statues stolen from homes: NPD

NUTLEY — Five religious statues, in addition to other lawn and decorative ornaments have been stolen…

If at first you don’t succeed …

  KEARNY — Ordinarily, local shoplifting suspects are listed in the Kearny police blotter (this week’s is…

KPD:  Burglary suspect nabbed, jailed

A 30-year-old Kearny man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail following his arrest in connection with…

Hartz plan delayed; Seabra add-on OK’d

KEARNY – For the second time in the last two months, the Kearny Planning Board on…

Bank robbed, FBI on the case: BPD

The FBI is investigating a bank robbery in Belleville that happened Saturday, April 2, according to…

Two from Kearny (including 17-year-old boy) among 16 nabbed in porn bust

TRENTON — Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy today announced that 16 defendants have been arrested in…

Raid on Kearny Ave. drug ‘fortress’

KEARNY — Based on information that the residence contained drugs, firearms and stolen property, officers from the…

Fete Finest & Bravest ‘All Stars’

KEARNY — American Legion Post 99 was the setting Friday night for an annual ceremony honoring the…

Incumbents face opposition in May elections

BELLEVILLE/NUTLEY — Incumbents seeking re-election to non-partisan municipal governing bodies in the two Essex County communities…

Crowds coming to Arena … to vote!

HARRISON – Red Bull Arena in Harrison will be jam-packed with people on Sunday, April 10,…

KPD: Juveniles crash stolen car

Two Newark teenagers were arrested after they reportedly crashed a stolen car into a pole in…

Canstruction up and running again

KEARNY – It’s that time of year again when Kearny High School students from all grades…

Crash triggers rude awakening for couple

HARRISON — Shortly after 2 a.m. last Thursday, Harrison’s Art and Trish Pettigrew were awakened by the…

Baby badly hurt by loose dog: NPD

A dog that got loose from its home attacked a baby being pushed in a stroller…

Vietnam vets remembered in Kearny ceremony, elsewhere 

KEARNY — Last Tuesday, March 29, Kearny officials, veterans and the general public joined with other…