LYNDHURST – Rich and Diane Mitchell live close to the Passaic River in Lyndhurst but please don’t mention water…
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Storm disrupts access to Schuyler Ave.
KEARNY – A few low-lying areas in Kearny took a bit of a beating last Wednesday from the torrential downpour…
BOE overreacted in trying to fire union leader: PERC
BELLEVILLE – Score one for the Belleville teachers’ union. A state labor agency determined that the Board of Education unfairly…
Portal Bridge fire doused by KFD fireboat
KEARNY – Thanks to an all-hands response by the Kearny Fire Department, including its fireboat, a blaze at the Portal…
Charged in Essex takedown
NEWARK – A Nutley man was among 48 individuals charged last week in a law enforcement sweep “centered on violence,…
Sandy-tainted trees left in park
LYNDHURST – There they were along the riverbank, stacked in the brush parallel to the river: shade tree saplings…
Notes from the KPD blotter
June 26 On patrol in South Kearny at 3 a.m., Sgt. Jack Corbett came upon a 2005 Mazda sitting…
Fireworks, dog bite, thefts: NPD
Between June 27 and July 2, Nutley PD responded to 20 motor vehicle accidents, 34 medical calls, 18 disputes/ suspicious…
Brothers reunited at Project Graduation
KEARNY – The annual Kearny High School Project Graduation festivities featured a very special moment for one member of the…
around town
Harrison Holy Cross Church announces a bus trip to the Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, on Sunday, July 12. The…
Nutley’s Anderson named Observer Female Athlete of the Year
Basketball, softball star becomes 3rd Maroon Raider recipient Carly Anderson was asked how she wanted to be remembered…
Lyndhurst legend Longo dies at 73
Dick Vitale, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announcer, perhaps summed up the passing of his friend Tom Longo the best.…
Kearny’s Yuknalis aiming for national Top Gun at grid competition
When William Yuknalis first played for the Kearny Generals youth football program, he longed to get the chance to make tackles.…
Firefighter hopefuls can apply for test
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is getting ready to hire more firefighters – quite a few, in…
New apartments for Passaic Ave.?
KEARNY – He has built a new apartment complex in Lyndhurst and he’s got others nearing completion in Kearny and…
Stranger than fiction
KEARNY – As they say, you can’t make this stuff up. Arrested Thursday in Newark was a man…
New bridge requires big bucks
EAST NEWARK – Is a replacement for the Clay St. Bridge over the Passaic River a bridge too…
Honoring those first patriots
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Historical Society will mark its annual July 4th observance with a special ceremony at the historic…
Council OKs ‘trial’ Sunday demolition
KEARNY – It hasn’t happened in a long while so when a member of the Kearny governing body cast…
Brooklyn woman illegally bought $15K-plus in gift cards, NPD says
NUTLEY – A 26-year-old Brooklyn woman has been arrested and charged with forgery, fraudulent use of credit cards, theft and…
‘Front-end in first’ or face a fine
KEARNY – Motorists beware! The town has extended its “Front-End in First” policy to the municipal lot at 285 Kearny…
KPD: Different sort of accident report
If your husband smashes up your car, why not just report it stolen? According to police, that’s what a…
Bloomfield man dies after crash in park
BELLEVILLE – Essex County authorities are continuing to investigate the circumstances leading to a single-vehicle crash in Branch Brook Park…
‘Keep SMMC open,’ petitioners plead
More than 60 members of the Coalition to Save St. Michael’s Medical Center traveled from Newark to the Statehouse in…
This was an open & shut case
KEARNY – Local vice detectives, ever vigilant in their efforts to protect the township from nefarious activity, managed to…
Business Review: Alternate paths to relief at Total Pain Care
KEARNY – There’s a myth out there about living with pain. Most people think one of the only solutions…
around town
East Newark St. Anthony’s School will host an all-grades reunion Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. at Michael’s Riverside in…
Shop Rite wins Kearny Little League World Series
There was a time in his life when Mike Landy was a successful high school football and baseball coach at…
Long-time friends Malanga, Nisivoccia reunite at All-Star Classic
UNION – Frank Malanga and Vincent Nisivoccia are longtime friends, going back to their middle school days in Nutley. They also…
Kids in North Arlington learn fundamentals of baseball
For several years, youngsters in North Arlington never had a chance to enhance their baseball skills. So when their respective…