LYNDHURST – With a bit more than three years remaining in her contract, Lyndhurst’s chief school administrator is leaving. Tracey…
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Santos retreats on F/T
Read the full story to find out why Mayor Alberto Santos pulled an ordinance that would…
It’s the cat’s meow!
KEARNY – Last year, this community was embroiled in a cat fight. The claws were out. The fur was…
Starting to look like a house
KEARNY – Habitat for Humanity is back on its feet and rising to the occasion in Kearny. Revitalized by…
KPD: Heroin raid on Elm St.
Pursuant to an ongoing investigation into heroin distribution in Kearny, KPD vice officers, armed with a search warrant, raided an apartment…
Cleaners, gardeners for a day
BELLEVILLE – More than 100 Belleville High School students joined forces Wednesday, April 29, for the school’s fourth annual Beautification Project.…
Bridge-related work in park nears end
HARRISON – The bridge wasn’t high enough so they lowered the road. That turned out to be the solution…
Man attacked in park; arrest made
A meeting of a young man and woman in a municipal park was interrupted by an attack last Tuesday…
around town
Belleville All area residents and the public are invited to attend the annual Belleville Memorial Day observance on Monday, May…
At their other jobs …
Currently, Mayor Alberto Santos and Town Council members Carol Jean Doyle, Susan McCurrie, Michael Landy and Eileen Eckel – all of…
How Kearny defines ‘full-time’
Here is a draft of the proposed ordinance that laid out a defense of categorization of Kearny’s elected officials as…
Belleville boys’ volleyball team captures first-ever Essex title
Before the current high school boys’ volleyball season began, Belleville High School head coach John Spina had an idea that…
NA’s golf team makes return trip to state sectionals
When the North Arlington High School golf team made history last year by qualifying for the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1&2…
Lyndhurst’s Tellefsen perfect pitcher for Golden Bears
Before the 2015 high school softball season began, Lyndhurst second- year head softball coach Emily Ringen knew that she was replacing a…
Campisano Agency ranked in ‘top 100’
Louis Campisano Agency, of Florham Park, formerly of Kearny, has been performing at high levels and recently acknowledged as one…
Disaster protection talk
The Hudson Regional Health Commission, in conjunction with the Rutgers School of Social Work, is hosting a free workshop, “When Disaster Threatens…
ALERT: Schuyler Ave. closed between Noel Drive & Union Ave. in North Arlington
North Arlington police say Schuyler Ave. is closed between Noel Drive and Union Ave. until further…
Inspiring medalist
BELLEVILLE – Remember those photos of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps with seven medals around his neck? Well, the young man from Belleville…
Patriots honored by VFW
Kearny’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1302 held its annual awards night Friday, paying tribute to…
They can see clearly now
EAST NEWARK – Many youngsters in East Newark Public School experienced an eye-popping lesson recently. Twenty-one pupils learned that they…
Serving up culinary arts
HARRISON – Starting in September, with a big helping hand from the state and local partners, Harrison High School will…
More promotions for Kearny’s Bravest
KEARNY – It may have seemed like déjà vu. Just a few weeks ago, four Kearny firefighters…
KPD: Arrest warrants multiple charges
Sharp-eyed vice detectives patrolling on Schuyler Ave. at 10:30 p.m. last Wednesday, April 29, noticed a passenger in a passing…
2 nabbed in multiple ATM thefts
KEARNY – On Jan. 24, at about 4:45 a.m., thieves hit Buy Rite Liquors on Harrison Ave. in Kearny,…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘HERE’S WHY I LEFT’ To the editor: I have read your recent article on Al Gilson, Principal at…
9th graders advancing in NJ LEEP
BELLEVILLE – Six Belleville High School freshmen are taking a giant “leep” forward with their admission into the highly competitive…
NPD asks for help to solve thefts
Nutley PD is appealing to the public for help in solving two separate thefts in the township. The first,…
Charged with DUI, unsecured child
KEARNY – A 28-year-old Perth Amboy woman was arrested April 25 and charged with drunken driving on the Belleville Pike…
Women’s wellness fair at St. Michael’s M.C.
In recognition of National Women’s Health Month, St. Michael’s Medical Center will launch its new Spirit of Women program and…
Flags at half-staff for former official
NORTH ARLINGTON – Mayor Joseph Bianchi ordered borough flags to be flown at half-staff and black bunting to be…