KPD: Temper, temper . . .

A local man was arrested last week and charged with criminal mischief after he was allegedly involved in an assault…

New play surface; possible park do-over

One municipal playground is due for a partial facelift and another may be in line for a full makeover. Lyndhurst…

Thoughts & Views: To celebrate wretched writing

In 1982, the English Department at California’s San Jose State University launched the annual Bulwer- Lytton Fiction Contest, inviting deliberately “wretched writers”…

‘Modest’ tax hit from school projects: CFO

LYNDHURST –  Township Board of Education officials have pegged the cost of a new junior high school at Matera Field…

KHS: windows going in now, steel is next

KEARNY –  Want to see proof that progress is being made on the ongoing construction project at Kearny High School?…

Nearly full day spent quelling marsh fire

KEARNY –  Firefighters last week spent nearly 24 hours in the marshes behind Gunnell Oval, combating a stubborn brush fire…

around town

Belleville  Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., announces the following programs for children. Registration is required for…

2 area towns getting Fire Dept. assist grants

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D- 9th), chairman of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, announced that the U.S. Dept. of…

Turfing project forges ahead

Kearny is moving ahead with plans to turf Veteran’s Memorial Field along Belgrove Drive. Applied Landscape Technologies of Montville – hired…

Kearny boys’ soccer: No room for error this time

The Kearny High School boys’ soccer team enjoyed a magical run last fall in the regular season and Hudson County…

Lyndhurst girls’ soccer: Stay the course

The Lyndhurst High School girls’ soccer team lost their leading goal scorer and leading playmaker to graduation from a team that finished…

Belleville football: The future looks bright

When Joe Fischer returned to take over the Belleville High School football program last year, he knew he had an…

Obituaries

Jonathon Brown  Jonathon Brown entered into eternal rest on Thursday, Aug. 27, at the New Vista Care Center, Newark.…

Visions Dance Studio now offers tumbling

Starting its 19th year, Visions Dance Studio, located at 202 Midland Avenue (corner of Davis and Midland Avenue) in Kearny, is…

Kearny Health officials looking for dog that bit local man

Health officials are on the lookout for a dog that badly injured a man in Kearny’s…