For Nutley wrestling, one DiPiano brother replaces the other

The circumstances behind the Nutley High School head wrestling coaching change happened in a flash. Frank DiPiano, who rebuilt the…

Blue Tide boys ready to roll on hardwood

Noel Colon enters his third season as the head boys’ basketball coach at Harrison High School and while the Blue…

Boyce returns to lead QP boys’ hoops squad

After four years away from being the head boys’ basketball coach at his alma mater, Christian Boyce has returned to…

Getting in the spirit of the season

Photos by Barbara Goldberg Kearny’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting Festival was held last Thursday night. Sponsored…

Santa makes appearance at Mid-Realty last weekend

Santa made an appearance at Mid-Realty last weekend and took photos with children — and the…

Hudson City Savings Bank in Lyndhurst robbed Thursday morning

LYNDHURST — A robber, described as a light-skinned black man, was able to walk away with…

Recycle no more

LYNDHURST –  A Thanksgiving Day fire destroyed the interior of a huge Lyndhurst paper recycling plant whose fire sprinklers were inoperable,…

Owners: ‘Don’t kick us out’

BELLEVILLE –  Ecuadoran immigrant Washington Pesantez has spent 17 years on Cortlandt St. in Belleville’s Valley section where he has…

New retailer replaces Food Basics

BELLEVILLE –  A new supermarket has surfaced in Belleville’s Valley area in place of another that has been sold…

Fire leaves 3 homeless, pet dead

BELLEVILLE – A 91-year-old woman and two men made it safely out of a burning Belleville house Saturday night. Unfortunately,…

Family scammed out of $3,900: NPD

A Nutley resident and her daughter were the victims of a phone scam after a caller allegedly told them a…

Scruffy for a reason

Members of the Lyndhurst Police Department opted not to shave during November as a strategy to…

Lip syncing for art raises $1,200-plus

Students and teachers engaged in friendly competition at Belleville High School’s Connie Francis Theatre on Nov. 10 in the school’s…

around town

Belleville  Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., will offer a craft program, “Let it Snow,” on Dec. 12. Registration is…

Holiday fest Thursday in Town Hall Park

It’s time to kick off the season and celebrate at the annual Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ) Holiday Tree…