You can’t make this stuff up
KEARNY — Two men, ostensibly friends, reportedly turned Kearny police headquarters into a boxing ring recently, resulting…
‘Fearless Girl’ is a lot of bull
By Karen Zautyk The other day, I had an unexpected visit from my old friend the…
Obituaries — 7 June 2017
Wilburt ‘J.R.’ Rocco Wilburt “J.R.” Rocco, 72, of Kearny, died May 29. A funeral service took…
Harrison native and grid coach Hinchliffe instrumental in field dedication; Late Mets PR director honored with field named in her memory
LITTLE FERRY – It was a regular day, just another page in the life of Detective…
Blue Tide’s volleyball dream ends a few matches short
The truth be told, the Harrison High School boys’ volleyball season was not supposed to carry…
Lyndhurst’s Pezzolla proves she might be more runner and less of a soccer star
As the 2017 scholastic sports season rapidly draws to an end in the blink of an…
HCPO: Harrison cop pulls car over, gets hit, then fires at fleeing driver
HARRISON — The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a service-related gun discharge after a police…
Water main break causes road collapse, shuts down part of River Road in N.A.
A major water main break this morning that has caused part of River Road to collapse,…
Annual Kearny senior citizens’ picnic is June 14
All Kearny senior citizens are invited to attend the annual Senior Picnic, sponsored by the Mayor,…
Homes of the Brave
EAST NEWARK — The Borough of East Newark covers a grand total of 0.102 square miles…
Archdiocese ordains 7 new priests
Seven men were ordained to the priesthood for service to the Archdiocese of Newark on Saturday,…
‘It’s all about the reading’
EAST NEWARK — A visit from a children’s book writer, free books and new book cabinets.…
New occupants for old parish schools
KEARNY – The moribund parish school campus of St. Cecilia in Kearny will be seeing…
KPD: Say ‘hello’ to our little friend
We start this week’s Kearny blotter with an incident that occurred in another town. According to authorities,…
Owner ordered to clean up boat yard
KEARNY – It looks like the last voyage for the old Rapp’s boatyard. Since the yard…
To jump-start your imagination … read
Several years in the making, the project was no flight of fancy — but the final…
Sketch leads to arrest of suspected burglar
BELLEVILLE — A Newark man is in police custody in connection with an overnight Belleville home…
Manchester: Another senseless horror
By Kevin Canessa Jr. It was Monday, May 21. We had just finished production of last…
Obituaries for 31 May 2017
Arthur W. Miller Arthur W. Miller, 86, died May 15, at the Hackensack University Medical Center.…
New Jersey football guru McCarthy dies; North Arlington resident produced premier tout service for nearly 30 years
In 2015, Dennis McCarthy was filled with vim and vigor, ready for another high school football…
Vikings prove that seeding means nothing in NJSIAA playoffs
The NJSIAA baseball playoffs began last week and things didn’t exactly look rosy for the Vikings…
Harrison’s Gaus a multi-sport dream
If you ask Maciej “Mack” Gaus what his favorite sport is, the Harrison High School senior…
That (Confederate) flag’s not still there …
Well, it only took about 24 hours, but the Confederate Flag in North Arlington we told…
‘I don’t want to discuss this’
If you’ve taken a ride along River Road in North Arlington near the Belleville Turnpike recently,…
New commission roster in place
LYNDHURST — Lyndhurst’s five newly elected township commissioners were sworn into office at a reorganization session in…
Cooking up a storm at new HHS kitchen
HARRISON — There’s nothing half-baked about Harrison High School’s newly completed culinary kitchen. Three years in…
Honoring Belleville’s World War I dead
BELLEVILLE – Embedded in the cemetery wall just west of the main entrance of St. Peter’s Church…
Training to protect town residents
HARRISON – The Harrison Fire Department has trained all of its 28 members, along with director…
Cops seek home invader, deli slasher
BELLEVILLE — A township resident woke up to her worst nightmare when she discovered a stranger inside…
No grave markers at cemetery?
NORTH ARLINGTON — There’s a proud legacy of U.S. military service in the Hancox family.…