Full-day pre-K coming to East Newark Oct. 1

Starting this fall term, the East Newark Public Schools will be offering full-day pre-school for the…

Quick detective work leads Kearny PD to arrest 29-year-old Walmart stabbing suspect: King

UPDATE — Suspect has additionally been charged with first-degree attempted murder. An innocent morning of shopping…

Stabbing reported at Kearny Walmart: King

There’s been a stabbing this morning at the Kearny Walmart, Kearny Police Chief George King told…

FEMA warning of Ida scammers

The Federal Emergency Management Agency — you know it as FEMA — is warning Jersey residents,…

Your MVC is coming to you

Kearny vehicle owners fuming over delays in getting their paperwork handled or getting shuffled from one…

Fife says he’s running for third full Harrison mayoral term

Harrison’s incumbent Mayor James A. Fife says he’s seeking another term with a full slate of…

How one Harrison woman went from knowing no English to an Army Reserve Captain

On Sept. 11, 2001, former Harrison resident Alexandra Razzeto was sharpening her pencil in her fifth-grade…

KPD: Blame it on Ida

On September 10 at 4:29 a.m., Officer Anthony Oliveira was patrolling at Kearny Ave. at Hoyt…

Kearny resumes in-person learning

When Kearny public schools opened Sept. 7, it marked the first time the district resumed in-school…

Fire in North Arlington takes lives of father and son

A fire in the early morning hours of Friday, Sept. 17, in North Arlington, took the…

Kidnapping arrest in Lyndhurst

Lyndhurst police said a long-term dating relationship turned sour, leading the male partner to allegedly force…

Belleville police department hires civilian dispatchers

For the first time in two decades, on September 14, 2021 the Belleville Police Department has…

Lyndhurst gridders off to solid 2-0 start

LYNDHURST – If there was a way that Rich Tuero could just take a rag and…

Kearny tries to muddle through tough grid start

It’s a new high school football season, but it’s the same old story for the Kearny…

NA’s Alves off to rousing start

NORTH ARLINGTON – Kevin Barber was taking on a new challenge, taking on the head coaching…

Obituaries 9/22/21

Kearny PD says it helped Harrison PD catch shooter

On Sept. 3 at 1:56 p.m., Officers Jason Rodrigues, Sean Kelly, Chris Manolis, Sgts. Jay Ward…

KPD Tour De Force

Kearny Police Department have participated in the Tour De Force which is a charity bicycle ride…

Hudson residents with Ida damage may get FEMA aid

As Hurricane Ida continued dumping her never-ending downpour on Kearny, residents Jaime Collins and Jacquelyn Villalba…

14 new parking spots in lottery for Kearny’s lower end

Residents of Kearny’s southwest section near the East Newark border will be vying for the right…

20 years after, towns pause to mourn victims of Sept. 11, 2001

An estimated 150 people gathered Friday night, Sept. 10, at St. Stephen’s Church in Kearny to…

Leonard Kaiser, former North Arlington mayor, dies aged 73

Leonard R. “Lenny” Kaiser, the former mayor of North Arlington and a fixture in Bergen County…

My Sept. 11, 2001 experience: Masks saved me then & today

As I sit here writing this, I cannot believe it has been 20 years since the…

20 YEARS LATER – Sept. 11, 2001, the day I expected to die

I can still remember even the most minute details of Sept. 11, 2001, and I suspect…

In memoriam: Kearny Firefighter Francis J. ‘Frankie’ McAllister — 1981-2021

Francis J. “Frankie” McAllister, of Kearny, who spent the last five years of his life as…

Nutley PD nab 2 who got extra greedy in ‘Grandma I need bail money’ scam

Police in Nutley caught two people who pulled a “grandma I need bail money scam,” initially…

Murphy may require teachers to be vaccinated: report

Following widespread reports Gov. Philip D. Murphy could soon be enacting a mandate requiring all New…

Murphy may make masks mandatory

Indoor masks may once again become a requirement if Gov. Philip D. Murphy issues a new…

Harrison’s native son Lucas returns home to coach grid team

When Jonathan Jackson decided to resign from his head football coaching position at Harrison High School…

Hudson’s senior citizens cruise canceled and other news briefs

HUDSON COUNTY SENIOR CRUISE CANCELED Because of the recent rise in COVID-19 Delta variant cases, the…