By Karen Zautyk NEWARK – A Kearny woman who used the hopes and dreams – and…
Category: News
Town bleeds red & blue
By Ron Leir HARRISON – This town won’t be letting go any of its public safety…
Firms to pay 15M for site cleanups
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Back in the mid-20th century, Hudson County was a center for…
‘Not in Nutley, you don’t!’
By Karen Zautyk In recent months, Nutley has been plagued by a series of thefts from,…
Kearny dumps PVSC waste ‘tax’
By Ron Leir KEARNY – The town has declared war on the Passaic Valley Sewerage…
Vigilant cops foil car theft
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY– A couple of sharp-eyed cops — and a cooperative dump truck —…
‘Running Scared’
By Lisa Pezzolla Most recently in the news we have read of pets left in a…
Care for a spell in a cell?
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A 19-year-old spelling-challenged Newark resident was arrested here June 22…
KPD blotter: It was ‘my bad’ for a few folks
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A call about a suspicious person in the wee hours led…
Around town
Bellevile The monthly Flea Market, Craft & Collectible Show, featuring 75+ exhibitors, will be held Sunday,…
Reviewing rules for taking money out of a Roth IRA
By Randy Neumann The rules for withdrawing money from a Roth Individual Retirement Account are…
Grads of 2011!
Kearny HS Grads of 2011 Photos by Michelle Rybeck & Karen Zautyk …
B of E goes back to the voters
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. And so…
IRS pulls the plug on tardy nonprofits
By Karen Zautyk Almost a year ago, in August 2010, the Internal Revenue Service announced…
Arson suspect caught
By Karen Zautyk EAST NEWARK — A tenant who had been evicted from a John St.…
Ex-pastor gets probation in church theft
By Ron Leir JERSEY CITY – ‘One week shy of his 69th birthday,” as his lawyer…
‘4th Annual Kentucky Care Project’
By Lisa Pezzolla August 16 will kick off our fourth annual Kentucky Care Project, and we…
Serial bandits sought in gas station heists
By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – Police are hunting two suspects in the armed robbery of two…
N.A. appeals arbitration award to PBA
By Ron Leir NORTH ARLINGTON – This borough is challenging a state arbitrator’s award that gives…
Birds of a feather . . . and other blotter news
By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY — Regular readers of the various police blotters will know that sometimes…
Around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., is offering patrons tutoring on surfing…
Hunt is on for predator
BLOOMFIELD – Local police, assisted by the State Police and the sex crimes unit of the…
Arrested on child porn charges
NORTH ARLINGTON – A 58-year-old borough man was arrested last week for alleged possession and distribution…
Downsize house in retirement?
By Randy Neumann You’re near retirement. Your large home is nearly or fully paid off. The…
Oh, Rhett! Oh, Scarlett! Oh, Kearny!
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – Next week marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of…
Keeping up appearances
By Karen Zautyk NORTH ARLINGTON – “Borough asks residents to maintain their property” read the headline…
Proposed lot sale irks neighbors
By Ron Leir HARRISON – Nudged by the state to shed any excess public properties, this…
The greening of a borough
By Ron Leir EAST NEWARK – This community has done some late spring planting. In less…
The art of being a good witness
By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY — The John Walker Middle School on Franklin Ave. was…
‘Big Dog’ left lasting impression on all who knew him
By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY – ‘The Big Dog is Closed” reads the sign on…