Around town

Belleville St. Anthony’s Rosary Altar Society presents Western Square Dance on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 3…

Hall of Fame coach Hurley speaks to Kearny campers

  By Jim Hague It didn’t take long for the youngsters attending the Kearny High School…

Rick’s Auto Body continues domination of Kearny Little League

Wins town World Series title in two-game sweep of FMBA   By Jim Hague There’s a…

The market is right for refinancing your mortgage

By Randy Neumann Recently, two of my clients told me they were having trouble refinancing their…

Obituaries

Francis J. Cocola Francis J. Cocola (Frank), 91, died on Wednesday, July 13, at his residence…

Why is the DEP getting crabby? Just beclaws!

By Karen Zautyk In the mid-1980s, because of all the chemicals and other pollutants that had…

9/11 fund hearing in Hudson

    By Karen Zautyk Sheila Birnbaum, special master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund,…

E. Orange man slain in Belleville

A  54-year-old East Orange man was fatally shot in his car on a residential street in…

Fire was minimal, fear was not

By Karen Zautyk HARRISON — A fire at a local scrap yard last week was quickly…

Family business still booming

    By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – Back in the early part of the 20th century,…

Something to cheer about

  By James A. Vezos While being in competition for only five years, the Kearny Generals…

N.A. cop contract sent back to arbitrator

NORTH ARLINGTON – The state Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) has ruled in the borough’s favor…

3 more towns check in for Night Out Against Crime

  Bloomfield, Harrison and East Newark are among the local communities that will join more than…

’Scuse me while I kiss this guy

Today’s column is about mondegreens. These are not vegetables. “Mondegreen” is the term for a misheard…

2 PDs seek higher rating

Police Departments in Lyndhurst and Nutley will be “graded” on their performance by the New Jersey…