Lyndhurst, QP punch their grid state playoff tickets

    By Jim Hague When high school football teams begin practice in earnest in the…

Kearny’s Batista approaching impressive milestone

  By Jim Hague He was born with the name of Almir Batista, just like his…

The oracle in the capital

  By Randy Neumann In April, I took the Acela train from the Metropark station in…

Obituaries

Philip D. Beaulac Philip D. Beaulac passed away peacefully, on Oct. 11 in St. Petersburg, Fla.,…

Info sessions for prospective HCCC students

Hudson County Community College will assist prospective students in becoming better acquainted with the school and…

Mtn. Lakes killer ID’d as Kearny man

    By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – On Friday afternoon, as police from various jurisdictions headed…

Out on bail, he targeted 9 more banks

  By Karen Zautyk A Newark man who was released on bail after being arrested for…

Residency law changed to achieve more diversity

  By Ron Leir KEARNY – When Kearny Firefighter Martina Smith was hired in 2009, she…

Wireless firm withdraws tower plan

    By Ron Leir BLOOMFIELD – The cell tower battle is over . . .…

Book is just what the ‘Doc’ ordered

  By Karen Zautyk LYNDHURST — ‘You could take 100 people,” Paul “Doc” Gaccione told us…

Armed robbery at Nutley store

By Karen Zautyk Nutley police are hunting three men who robbed a Centre St. convenience store…

Get the job done!

By Lisa Pezzolla Why do we procrastinate? Why do we put off what needs to be…

Fetch, Bullet, fetch!

Last week, I noted my deep affection for animals (except monkeys; monkeys creep me out; they…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

To the Publisher: I’ve always respected Karen Zautyk and her excellent reporting. I still do, but…

Four Loko gets two locos arrested

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – Add one more to the Asking-to-be-Arrested file. Actually, make that two…

‘Fallen Blue Heroes’: Portraits in courage

      By Anthony J. Machcinski It’s no secret that violence in America has risen…

Around town

Belleville St. Anthony of Padua Church, 63 Franklin St., Belleville, will have its 110th anniversary celebration…

Golden Bears enjoy dramatic turnaround

Boys’ soccer team goes from winless to state playoff contender   By Jim Hague The high…

Fifty years of soccer memories in Kearny

  By Jim Hague It was the fall of 1961. Roger Maris was chasing Babe Ruth’s…

QP’s Johnson glad he had a chance to come back home to New Jersey

    By Jim Hague Torre Johnson had spent his freshman and sophomore years of high…

Maximizing a ‘4’ plan

  By Randy Neumann Are you maximizing your 401(k)? If not, why not?  Let’s begin by…

Obituaries

Mary Ann Cawley Mary Ann Cawley (Roth), 67, passed away on Friday, Oct. 7, in the…

Recipe contest for Nutley youngsters

Nutley Mayor Joanne Cocchiola, the township Board of Education and Chartwells, the district’s hot-lunch food service…

BREAKING NEWS: Lyndhurst School District gives tours of facilities.

As the Lyndhurst School District and Community prepares for the December 13, 2011 Referendum, we would…

Marsh madness over taxes

  By Ron Leir LYNDHURST –   The EnCap bankruptcy and subsequent demise of plans to…

Tragic end to river search

  By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A four-day search for a Kearny man who disappeared in…

Burglary suspects nabbed

KEARNY – Police were able to solve four daytime break-ins and attempted break-ins when they apprehended…

Cops thwart cycle theft; grab 1, hunt 2

  By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – Two sharp-eyed officers patrolling River Road in the wee hours…

Red Cross volunteer earns kudos

  By Ron Leir KEARNY – Fires, floods, storms – they’re all things we would run…

You’ll shoot your eye out, kid

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – At 3:40 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 2, police responded to Forest St.…