Kearny News

Fire raced through a six-family house in Harrison this afternoon, going to 3-alarms before being brought under control.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> For this episode of New Jersey Education Briefs, Dr. Richard Bozza interviews the president-elect of the NJASA, Judith Rattner.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Team Wright wins at karate match T eam Wright members from Bayonne, Kearny, Union, Irvington, Jersey City won awards at a match in September at Marist High School.

Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos, shown here earlier today, has declared victory in his election with Republican candidate John Leadbeater.

On Tuesday, November 10, from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., Clara Maass Continuing Care Center at Kearny, located at 195 Belgrove Drive in Kearny, will host a free glucose screening for community members.

T he popular administrator of Mater Dei Academy in Kearny has been transferred by the Archdiocese of Newark, angering parents who have lauded the Rev.

Javier Roman Velez, aka Felix Garcia, was arrested in Harrison on a warrant out of Massachusetts, where he is accused of murdering his roommate over a soccer game.

T he mayoral race in Kearny is the centerpiece of Tuesday's election, which has only one contested council race in the three West Hudson towns.

A small fire in the vent shaft will cause the Pic Nic Bar and Restaurant located at 224 Grant Ave in East Newark to close until the vent shaft is replaced, according to Fire Chief Robert Tomasko .

A pplebee's is calling all wizards, pirates, princesses and other costumed kids to dine for free at the restaurant on Halloween.

Ghosts from the city's past and present are being invited to make an appearance during the Halloween celebrations in the city this year.

Amtrak hopes to have trains traveling at normal speeds between Newark and New York City in time for the ride home Friday.

K earny will use almost $500,000 in county and state grants to improve safety at two intersections and replace a century-old water main.

F our Kearny High School students are getting a chance to rub elbows with some heavy hitters in professional theater through their participation in the West Hudson Council for the Arts' upcoming presentation of "Jack in the Beanstalk." The original production is the New Jersey premier of the play written by Bert Bernardi, who sets the traditional ...

A s part of its Teacher Rewards program, Walmart gave $100 gift cards to 11 Kearny High School teachers to be used to purchase educational classroom supplies.

PHOTOS MORE JERSEY JOURNAL PHOTOS >> >> JERSEY JOURNAL VIDEO >> YOUR PHOTOS UPLOAD HERE >> >> YOUR VIDEOS UPLOAD HERE >> >> $75G bail set for accused in stabbing in front of cops Tuesday, October 20, 2009 By CLAIRE MOSES Charged with stabbing a 20-year-old man four times in his back early Saturday - in plain sight of uniformed police officers - ...

Christian Diaz, charged in the stabbing of two Bayonne High School students, made his first court appearance today in Jersey City via a videolink from the Kearny jail.

More than 100 postal workers and local municipal officials attended a public hearing Thursday night to express opposition to a proposed consolidation that will affect the way some mail is processed locally.

T rinity Episcopal Church in Kearny was among the Christian churches Oct. 4 that celebrated the feast of St.

Global shipping line APL, the world's fifth-largest container carrier, has been acknowledged as one of the most efficient terminal operators.