KPD: 2 boys bring fake gun to school

KEARNY — Two boys who reportedly brought a fake gun to Franklin School last Tuesday morning learned…

Team Lyndhurst completes Unity Tour

LYNDHURST – This past week, the Lyndhurst Police Department completed its fifth Police Unity Tour as…

Beware of computer ‘ransomware’

NEWARK — N.J. Attorney General Robert Lougy and the state Division of Consumer Affairs have issued…

Day after big win, Kearny baseball team out working with kids

Talk about your classic case of “No room for the weary.” On Saturday afternoon, the Kearny…

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KPD: Two boys had fake gun at Franklin School

KEARNY — The Kearny Police Department offered the following account of an incident that took place…

KPD: DWI charged in hit-run

KEARNY — A Harrison man was transported to University Hospital, Newark, after being struck by a…

Shutting down water utility?

KEARNY – The N.J. Civil Service Commission has sanctioned Kearny’s plan to, essentially, shut down the…

KFD welcomes new fire official

KEARNY – He may have grown up in neighboring Harrison, but Juan Barroso has become very…

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  BELLEVILLE – An old stone bridge on Mill St. in Belleville that reportedly once led…

Another Walgreens coming to Belleville

BELLEVILLE – A new Walgreens with a drive-thru pharmacy is coming to Belleville. The township Planning…

From the streets of JC to an art show in Kearny

KEARNY — Derek Tunia grew up in a rough neighborhood in Jersey City — it’s commonly…

KPD: Drug bust was in the bag

If you saw a man strolling down Kearny Ave., holding some currency in his hand, you’d likely…

Man charged with sex crime: BCPO

A 35-year-old married Barnegat man has been arrested and charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and…

Belleville doc stripped of medical license

NEWARK — An anesthesiologist who ran several pain management clinics, including one in Belleville, has been stripped…