Lynn [Italiano] Kelly, of Brick, died suddenly on Sept. 22. She was 53. Lynn lived most…
Category: News
Parade, street fair, nostalgia highlight town milestone
HARRISON – The Town of Harrison’s 175th anniversary is now in the books. Harrison Fest, as the event was dubbed…
‘Hamburglar’ facing theft charges anew
KEARNY – A Kearny man, nicknamed “The Hamburglar” by one of our sources, has been remanded to the Hudson…
New prosecutor pledges reforms
JERSEY CITY – It didn’t take long for Hudson County’s newest chief law enforcement to set the agenda for…
‘Family Success’ is program’s goal
KEARNY – A single mother with two young children is managing to keep it together but is desperate to…
Meet & greet with cops over coffee
KEARNY – In 2011, police in the city of Hawthorne, Calif., were looking for new ways to communicate, informally,…
KPD blotter: Enough’s enough
At 3:30 a.m., Sept. 14, Officers Jay Ward and Dean Gasser responded to a report of a fight in progress…
Out for a special ‘constitutional’
NUTLEY – In celebration of Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23, the Nutley Department of Public Affairs welcomed local residents to its…
Brooklyn suspects nabbed in bike thefts
KEARNY – Is there a bicycle shortage in Brooklyn? We ask because three teenage residents of that borough were…
Kearny Bank hosts networking event
Kearny Bank’s Kathy Giunta, assistant vice president and branch manager, and her staff recently hosted a business networking event in…
Leadbeater sentencing off to Dec. 14
NEWARK – The U.S. Attorney’s Office said last week that the sentencing of former Kearny Councilman John Leadbeater in connection…
No Lyndhurst referendums for fall ballot
LYNDHURST – Don’t expect any public questions targeted to Lyndhurst residents on the ballot for the November general election. That…
around town
Bloomfield Job Haines, 250 Bloomfield Ave., hosts an AARP safety driving program on Oct. 1, from 9:30 a.m. to…
Kearny girls’ soccer team rolls on
There are things you can count on happening every year at this time. You put the beach chair in the…
Nutley girls’ soccer: Maintaining excellence
Mike DiPiano began his fourth season as the head girls’ soccer coach at Nutley High School two weeks ago and…
NA’s Manzo-Lewis recovers from knee injury to lead Vikings
Before the 2014 high school football season began, North Arlington High School head football coach Anthony Marck consistently raved about his…
3-alarm fire tears through home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny [Video]
A 3-alarm fire tore through a home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny, early Tuesday morning. No…
Ripped awnings, cars damaged & more: NPD
Three incidents involving property damage were reported by owners in different areas of Nutley during…
Part of Franklin Ave., Belleville, to be closed Wednesday for ‘Just a Party’
Franklin Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 3 p.m. to midnight from Joralemon St.…
2nd showdown for bar
A Kearny tavern that has been the target of neighborhood and police complaints is up against it, once again. The…
21 mos. in prison for jailer
KEARNY – The deputy director of the Hudson County Correctional Facility — a/k/a the Hudson County Jail in South…
Fire unions accept comp time
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny has averted a pending crisis arising from depleting the overtime account for the…
Plan to expand resident permit parking scrapped
EAST NEWARK – It appears that East Newark will not have a shot at expanding off-street resident permit parking…
Public asked to report health concerns
Belleville is reaching out to its residents for help in cleaning up the township. The Belleville website allows residents…
Mid-Realty supports battle against cancer
Mid-Realty, 572 Kearny Ave., sponsors a fun-filled family event on Oct. 3, from noon to 4 p.m., to raise…
Man arrested in aftermath of attack
HARRISON – A Harrison man has been arrested for allegedly driving away a suspect wanted in an armed attack…
KPD: No holiday for Walmart suspect
The man in the mugshot accompanying this week’s KPD blotter began his Labor Day with a visit to Walmart and…
Suspected car burglars nabbed: NPD
NUTLEY – Nutley police have arrested and charged two — a 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy — after catching…
2 charged in car burglaries: LPD
Two Lyndhurst teens allegedly targeting parked automobiles were collared in the early morning hours on Sept. 4. Police said they…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., announces the following programs for children. Registration is required for all…