Chief to leave in ‘16
BELLEVILLE – After more than four decades spent in uniform, Belleville’s highest-ranking cop will be turning in his badge next…
Walgreens open for business
KEARNY – It took demolition of two homes, the old Lynn Chevrolet showroom/service center, The Irish Shop and former Teddy’s…
Meters that go with the flow
HARRISON – The Town of Harrison hopes to further increase its flow of water revenues by requiring property owners to…
KPD: He lost his shirt at Walmart
At 10:30 a.m., Nov. 19, KPD Officers Pete Jahera and Jon Dowie responded to a report from Walmart that a…
News in Brief
BELLEVILLE – A Belleville man has been sentenced to two years in prison for accepting bribes in exchange for…
Another new apartment complex opens
HARRISON – In what has become a happy habit for the Town of Harrison, municipal officials joined with a…
Thoughts & Views: To the NRA: Here’s a battle you can join
Here’s a public service message to all those Second Amendment advocates from the National Rifle Association: I respect your right…
CORRECTION!
An entry in the Kearny police blotter published Nov. 25 incorrectly listed the bail amount for…
License suspended for ‘negligence’
NORTH ARLINGTON – The State Board of Medical Examiners last week temporarily suspended the medical license of a North Arlington…
Nutley man charged with stalking: NPD
A 37-year-old Nutley man was arrested and charged with fourth-degree stalking after a woman told police he tried to grab her…
Alleged Ridge Road gas station robber caught: NAPD
NORTH ARLINGTON – Updated from original story that appeared in the 9 Dec. edition of The…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., will offer a craft program, “Let it Snow,” on Dec. 12. Registration…
Local bank robbed, suspect at large: LPD
A robber, described as a light-skinned black man, was able to walk away with “several thousand dollars” in cash after…
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…
Obituaries
Gertrude Balducci Gertrude Balducci (nee Messina), 95, passed away on Monday, Nov. 30. Born in Orange, she resided with…
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…
Thoughts & Views: From ‘Lavender Lake’ to Lake Champlain
We have written before about the Gowanus Canal, for which we have great affection, having lived within walking distance of it when…
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…