Jersey City man sought in assault of three people arrested in Belleville

By Jeff Bahr Belleville Police collared a Jersey City man suspected of attacking two women and…

‘Sinkhole’ poses hazards for motorists

By Ron Leir HARRISON – An ongoing mystery that has continued to stymie West Hudson public…

S.I. teen killed in car crash

  By Anthony J. Machcinski A Sunday afternoon drive turned deadly on Route 280 eastbound when…

Canines may run free if town gets funding

  By Ron Leir KEARNY – For the past eight years or so, canine enthusiasts talked…

‘What I did for my summer vacation’ borough mayor takes jaunt in Holy land

  By Ron Leir NORTH ARLINGTON – The borough’s globetrotting chief executive is back from another…

Karate men honored with invite

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Two members of Kearny Martial Arts were honored with the opportunity…

Car accident sends two to hospital

By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY – A multi-car accident at Kearny and Oakwood Aves. sent two…

Around Town

Kearny • The Presbyterian Boys- Girls Cub, at 663 Kearny Avenue, will be open during July…

Part two on beneficiary designations

  By Randy Neumann Last week’s column was about beneficiaries on a life insurance policy. This…

A message from W.H.A.T.

On behalf of the Executive Board and Founding Committee of the West Hudson Arts and Theater…

LPD graduates students from one-of-a-kind leadership program

This past spring the Lyndhurst Police Department joined forces with the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department to…

Kearny names Kauffmann Deputy Fire Chief; contracts out fire dispatch service

By Ron Leir It took just a dozen years for Bruce Kauffmann to rise through the…

One-tank trips: Highlands and Atlantic Highlands, N.J.

By Jeff Bahr Paradise off Exit 117 Just 47 miles south of Kearny (Garden State Parkway,…

5 million reasons for Harrison to be esctatic

It was six days after Independence Day but Harrison authorities had an excuse to belatedly shoot…

One-act theatre festival

Harrison- Based theater company, Creative Motion Players LLC kicked off its 2012 summer season by organizing…

This artist really jumps off the page

By Anthony J. Machcinski Rising to a tough challenge has never been an issue for North…

REPAIRS CLOSE BRIDGE FOR TWO MONTHS

  By Anthony J. Machcinski The morning commute for many area residents traveling on Passaic Ave.…

Borough borrowing big bucks

    By Ron Leir  NORTH ARLINGTON– The borough is looking to borrow close to $1…

Early morning blaze forces out 13 residents

    By Anthony J. Machcinski  HARRISON – Thirteen Harrison residents were forced out of their…

Celebration of a young life cut short by tragedy

  On June 5, with completion of his junior year at Fort Lee High School just…

A close-up view of the Affordable Care Act

By Jeff Bahr With a positive nod from the Supreme Court on June 28, the Affordable…

Spring Garden School goes green

    By Ron Leir It was actually her son who came up with the idea,…

News from the Nutley Police Blotter

July 4 • A Denver St. resident called police at 5:01 a.m. to report that someone…

Around Town

Harrison Zumba classes are held at the Centro Romeu Cascaes Portuguese American Community Center, 308 William…

Kearny Police Blotter

Over the limit, under arrest Around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, police said Sgt. John…

Making a bad situation worse

On July 5, officers responded to 414 Main St. at 10:05 p.m. on a report of…

Tax law changes, and explanations, for 2012

  By Randy Neumann Forewarned is forearmed. Here is some information, explanations and, hopefully, a few…

LOCAL POWERHOUSE ROCHE CLOSES NUTLEY OFFICE

  By Jeff Bahr At a time when municipalities struggle to hang on to every job…

Upper ranks in fire dept. take a hit

By Anthony J. Machcinski  The Town of Kearny won significant givebacks from the Kearny Fire Superior…

Borough bids farewell to public school leader

  EAST NEWARK – The administrator of East Newark’s single public school is calling it quits.…