Kearny News

The Rahway woman charged as an accomplice in the murder of a 12-year-old Jersey City boy made her first court appearance on the charges this afternoon.

On July 1, the Rev. Peter Werhle of Our Lady of Fatima in Kearny will be taking over as priest at two Bayonne churches -- St.

Police Chief Tom Comey, seen here in December, is among 25 Police Department employees who have told the state they plan to retire.

KEARNY - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said today it has reached an agreement with several companies to conduct a study of pollution on a heavily-contaminated industrial site in the Meadowlands.

In early February, two bandits held up a Kearny delicatessen at gunpoint, tied up the clerk and two customers with zip ties, and escaped with approximately $5,000 in cash.

Frustrated by what it perceives as Harrison's failure to improve its first-response capability to fires there, the Town of Kearny is sounding an alarm of its own.

At 8:45 a.m., Sgt. John Taylor was on the 100 block of Davis Ave. when he reportedly saw the driver of a car parked in a school zone unsafely discharge a passenger.

Ricky Hazelwood and Elnardo Garcia appear in Central Judicial Processing court via video link from Hudson County jail.

ALARIS HEALTH Alaris Health will hold free senior Stretch and Flex Exercise Program every Wednesday from 2:15 to 3 p.m., at 195 Belgrove Drive, Kearny.

Ford is one lucky pooch. Just a few months ago the brown and white pit bull was brought to the Bergen County Animal Shelter in bad shape - partially frozen, with a broken hip and pelvis.

The Kearny Public Library will hold a teen rock show to showcase young area musicians on Saturday at 7 p.m. on the lower level of the Main Library, 318 Kearny Ave., Kearny.

The West Hudson Arts & Theater Company will present its first-ever play workshop "NO NAME" on Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m. at the W.H.A.T. Theater in Kearny.

Kearny is a little greener this spring, thanks to a group of local residents who have teamed up to start a community garden on Passaic Avenue.

The expanded store at 150 Harrison Ave. now offers grocery and general merchandise and is open 24 hours a day.

A 24-year-old Jersey City man faces child abuse charges after he allegedly hit his 6-year-old son 13 times in the lower back, reports state.

Deep inside the halls of Washington School, the sounds of schoolchildren answering questions and teachers giving lessons are accompanied by the chirping of baby birds.

Bail was set yesterday at $75,000 cash or bond for a Jersey City man charged with shooting a woman outside a bar that was hosting a campaign event for one of Jersey City Mayor Jerramiah Healy's council candidates.

As superstorm Sandy barreled toward the tri-state area, two of the nation's largest transportation agencies worked to safeguard their systems, moving buses and rail cars to areas they thought would be protected.

Caldwell resident Dante Savanello will star in an upcoming play workshop for the West Hudson Art and Theatre Company .

A free 10-week painting class for adults will meet on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Kearny Library this spring and summer.