Kearny’s Ruela heads Rutgers-Newark women’s soccer
Although she’s still just 25 years old and not that far removed from her playing days at Kearny High School, Ariana…
Nutley’s Steck emerges as Maroon Raiders’ leader
Although she’s only a junior, Zoe Steck has inherited a lot of the leadership responsibilities on the Nutley High School…
Moving from law to real estate with Coccia
Dominick Gratale, who has spent the last decade and a half practicing law, primarily in New York City, has joined…
Obituaries
Sean Bratton Sean Bratton, 40, died on Aug. 1. The Archaeological Society of New Jersey (ASNJ) is deeply saddened…
A bridge too old gets new life
KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – Two infrastructure projects are moving forward in the West Hudson/South Bergen meadowlands area, one involving motorists using Rt.…
Inferno on the Turnpike
KEARNY – A tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed on the N.J. Turnpike in Kearny last week,…
Fatal shooting still mystery
BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Police Department’s Homicide/Major Crimes Unit and Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are investigating a fatal shooting in the…
Fall term: sweeping changes
BELLEVILLE – New classrooms, updated academic policies and courses, revamped security and staff appointments were all part of the Belleville public…
Getting out the word on the web
Every Thursday at 3 p.m. sharp, a news team will be reporting to the media center at the East…
KPD: From a beer to a drug bust
A man drinking a can of Budweiser on the street led last week to the arrest and subsequent incarceration of…
Don’t text yourself into a traffic stat
You’ve heard of distracted driving. How about distracted walking? We had our first encounter with the latter a couple of weeks…
Mets’ season has been a wonderful ride
The last post-season baseball game I got to see in person was Monday night, Oct. 27, 1986. Before that, it…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘COOKIE FACTORY MEMORIES’ To the editor: This is in response to Ron Leir’s Oct. 7 story: “‘Cookie Factory’…
It’s Chief Hearn from now on
NORTH ARLINGTON – A veteran of the North Arlington Police Department, John Hearn was sworn in Friday as the department’s…
Campos still unfit for trial, court rules
JERSEY CITY – A court has, once again, concluded that Carlos Campos, charged with the slaughter of three family members…