Kearny Health Department: 20 confirmed cases, 2 fatalities

Kearny now has 20 confirmed lab cases of COVID-19 and two fatalities, the Health Department announced…

Burglar nabbed on warrant after release from Essex Jail, KPD says

The Kearny Police Department arrested a man last week who was reportedly involved in a series…

Nutley has first COVID-19 fatality, township authorities say; 9 new cases announced for total of 42

The Township of Nutley Board of Commissioners has reported the first death of a Nutley resident…

Lyndhurst has 23 positive COVID-19 cases as of March 26, OEM says

From the Lyndhurst Office of Emergency Management and Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso: As we continue to…

From Dr. Joseph DeLuca

Corona Virus (COVID-19) has affected all our lives and things are rapidly changing.  We wanted to…

Archdiocese of Newark institutes strictest-in-the-nation funeral directives

The Archdiocese of Newark and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin have issued new directives for funerals, weddings…

Essex County COVID-19 testing center opening Thursday, March 26

Essex County will open a drive-thru testing site for Essex County residents who are symptomatic of…

Man charged with making terroristic threats after allegedly coughing on food-store worker, telling her he had Coronavirus

Criminal charges were filed today against a man who allegedly coughed on a food store employee…

Attention residents of Kearny … share this with your elderly friends … Board of Health is helping seniors get groceries delivered

Since the Kearny senior citizen jitney buses are suspended until further notice, the Kearny Board of…

Hudson County needs volunteers — both medical and non-medical — for COVID-19 testing @ Secaucus

Hudson County is seeking volunteers to work the COVID-19 mass testing site at Hudson Regional Hospital.…

Skyway to close parts of Wednesday & Thursday of this week

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced the full closure of the Pulaski Skyway…

Bergen County exec self-quarantines, was exposed at recent presser

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco, who has been at the forefront of efforts to combat the…

Kearny has first COVID-19 death, Health Department says

The Town of Kearny has suffered its first COVID-19 fatality. The town announced the death on…

First Belleville COVID-19 death reported by Mayor Michael Melham

Belleville has had its first fatality linked to the coronavirus. Mayor Michael Melham extended his deepest…

Hudson County COVID-19 testing center to open Tuesday, March 24, in Secaucus; only those with an appointment will be seen for exam

Hudson County will open a designated testing center for COVID-19 at Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus…

Nutley officials: 4 new COVID-19 cases for total of 14

Four new Nutley residents have tested positive for the Coronavirus, officials announced Sunday, March 22, bringing…

Inmate at Essex County Jail tests positive for COVID-19, spokesman says

The Essex County administration and Essex County Correctional Facility leadership were notified Sunday, March 22, that…

(VIDEO) Lyndhurst Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso addresses the community

COVID-19 Update from Mayor Giangeruso – March 20, 2020 from AlphaDog Solutions on Vimeo.

An important message from the Kearny Police Department & Chief George King

To the People of Kearny: In our ongoing effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19…

Nutley officials announce 5 new cases of COVID-19

The Township of Nutley announced on Friday, March 20, an additional five new confirmed cases of…

Parts of Routes 1&9 to close this & next weekend

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today are reminding motorists that Route 1&9 Truck will…

Nutley PD will now take non-emergent reports over the phone

Effective immediately, the Nutley Police Department will take police reports over the telephone for certain types…

Kearny COVID-19 cases double to 4

The Kearny Department of Health is currently monitoring four reported COVID-19 cases, including two new cases…

Guest at Harrison HS career fair tests positive for COVID-19, principal says

A guest at Harrison High School’s recent career fair has tested positive for COVID-19, Harrison HS…

KPD: Sea food, steal food? (Blotter for March 178, 2020)

The theft of seafood in Kearny continues. This time, however, it happened at ShopRite — and…

First Lyndhurst resident tests positive for COVID-19, Giangeruso says

The Township of Lyndhurst has its first Coronavirus patient. In a letter dated March 17, Mayor…

Resident of Alaris at Belgrove, Kearny, tests positive for COVID-19; child from Kearny daycare also tests positive

Two people with a Kearny connection — one of whom is a resident of Alaris at…

Belleville declares local State of Emergency to close daycares; Clara Maass treating 4 for COVID-19, two of whom are from Belleville

Officials in Belleville have declared a local state of emergency as they continue to take measures…

Funerals & wakes in a Coronavirus world

One of the areas where there’s been a little more grey area than elsewhere is how…

Patient (a non-resident) at Clara Maass Medical Center first to test positive for COVID-19 in Belleville

A non-Belleville resident at Clara Maass Medical Center has tested positive for the Coronavirus at the…