Rogers places wreath at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Memorial Day

Former Nutley Commissioner Steven L. Rogers, now Executive Director of the Association of the United States…

North Arlington’s George McDermott, Rivera family honored by NJ Knights of Columbus as Knight, Family of the Year

The Queen of Peace Knights of Columbus Council 3428 of North Arlington announces two of its…

Guy visits Kearny, announces 2025 recommendations for Open Space grants

The weather was perfect on May 18 and the setting grand as Hudson County Executive Guy…

Feds: Former Kearny man heading to prison for 9+ years after admitting to possessing child porn

A former Kearny resident will likely spend the next nine years behind bars after being sentenced…

Harrison boys volleyball wins third straight Hudson County title

Harrison has rarely found itself in a position where it was trailing during this boys volleyball…

Bloomfield boys track wins historic Essex County title

Terry Iavarone knows that the opportunity that the Bloomfield boys track & field team had at…

Lyndhurst PD: 2 hauled in after shoplifting, but one wasn’t all that easy

Two men suspected of shoplifting in Lyndhurst are now behind bars, but it wasn’t easy to…

ALERT — Newark Jersey City Turnpike will close tonight at 9 for at least three hours

The Newark Jersey City Turnpike between Jersey City and Kearny will be closed beginning at 9…

2 dead following crash in Kearny

Two people have died following a crash early this morning on the Newark-Jersey City Turnpike in…

KPD: Harrison Woman driving erratically had ecstasy on her

One Harrison woman should have stayed home on May 14. Instead, she finds herself in a…

Kearny will have 5 new police officers on the streets by December

Just in time for Christmas, Kearny will have five new officers on the job as they…

Tucci: Mud Hole mitigation quite successful

The recent implementation of a strategic water management system in Nutley Township’s Memorial Park (the Mud…

Follow these tips for safe grilling this summer

With Memorial Day soon, NFPA offers smart grilling tips For many, Memorial Day weekend marks the…

Expect Rt. 7 lane closures Friday night through Saturday morning

Beginning at 9 p.m., Friday, May 16 until 6 a.m., Saturday, May 17, Route 7 will have…

Cardinal Tobin will celebrate Memorial Day Mass in North Arlington’s Holy Cross Cemetery

Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark invite the public to gather in prayer and gratitude…

Flags in NJ will be lowed to half-staff to honor late US Supreme Court Justice Souter

Gov. Philip D.  Murphy has ordered  U.S. and New Jersey flags to fly at half-staff Friday,…

Kearny HS hosts first-ever Band Aid Festival

For the first time ever, Kearny High School hosted a Band-Aid Festival, a unique and enriching…

Honoring Scotland

Mayor Carol Jean Doyle and the Kearny Town Council join members of the Kearny Scottish community…

McCann Stamato stops in Kearny to meet & greet town’s residents

State Assemblywoman Barbara McCann Stamato, of Jersey City, was in Kearny at the American Legion Wednesday,…

HCCC hires first-ever AD & another administrator

Hudson County Community College has added two new members to its administrative team, directing the new…

TIKTOK TREACHERY

There have been some pretty absurd TikTok challenges over the years. But the most recent one…

Kearny boys volleyball looks to make noise in Hudson County Tournament

From the moment she was hired as Kearny boys volleyball head coach Ashley Latushko has made…

Belleville baseball begins playoff push with busy week ahead

The state baseball tournament doesn’t officially begin for another two weeks. For the Belleville baseball team…

Lyndhurst’s Yasemin Ugurlu takes gold in record-breaking performance

Yasemin Ugurlu never tried any of track’s jumping events prior to the spring of her freshman…

ALERT — Giangeruso, his team, win 4-year terms on Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners

The team led by Lyndhurst Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso — also including Richard L. Jarvis Sr.,…

Upcoming events in the area …

Nutley FD hosting open house The Nutley Fire Department’s fourth-annual EMS Night takes place Friday, May…

Scarpelli: Nutley undertaking ambitious paving program in 2025

Nutley’s Department of Public Works is rolling out a comprehensive schedule of roadway paving and reconstruction…

Suspicious man had gun, hollow-point bullets and drug in car: Lyndhurst PD

Turns out a man who appeared to police to be suspicious really was — and he…

Fourth-graders at Harrison’s Hamilton School bring history to life with ‘wax museum’

Did you ever have that elementary school project that still resonates with you years later? This writer’s…

Weather can’t dampen spirits at East Newark Riverfront Park’s ribbon-cutting

Though the weather was miserable and wet and the skies were beyond gloomy, it couldn’t put…