Kearny News

More than 50 new cameras will be installed in neighborhoods throughout the city after the Common Council voted Tuesday to approve the next phase of the anti-crime offensive.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Indie rockers thrill fans at Irish-American Club By JAMIE SCHUH KW STAFF WRITER L ast week, the Kearny Irish-American Club saw more Converse sneakers and tattoos than it probably ever has in its 71-year history.

A 10-year-old girl was shot in the stomach this afternoon while sitting on a porch in Irvington, relatives and neighbors said.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Light show - and so much more By JAMIE SCHUH KW STAFF WRITER W hy deal with the traffic and the crowds of the Hudson River fireworks display, when there's a 4th of July event right in your own backyard? Saturday evening, the Kearny Recreation Department will host a celebration with something for everyone.

Here's a list fireworks shows in Hudson County this weekend: Other than the Macy's fireworks on the Hudson tomorrow night, various towns throughout Hudson County will also hold their own light show display this weekend.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> $1M grant to beef up South Kearny security By ROSE DUGER K earny will use the bulk of a $1 million federal grant to beef up security near the Kuehne Chemical plant in South Kearny.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Two schools in farm program W ashington Elementary School in Kearny and Lincoln Elementary School in Harrison have been chosen to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program for the 2009-2010 school year.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Libraries keep kids busy in summer Thursday, June 25, 2009 "The library provides an outlet for families who might not be able to afford something expensive." Julie McCarthy KW CORRESPONDENT A s school winds down, West Hudson's public libraries are gearing up with a host of free summer programs to keep local kids busy.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Cop accused of taking bribes from livery drivers Jersey City police confirmed yesterday that a 21-year veteran of the Police Department who was arrested Thursday is accused of shaking down livery drivers and looking the other way when they operated illegally.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Son-in-law gets man, dog out of house fire A fire alarm early Friday morning awakened a Kearny man who then helped his father-in-law escape.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Student poets from Kearny win awards T hree budding poets from Kearny who are students at High Tech High School in North Bergen have received awards for their works.

Nearly two decades ago, Steven Handel was asked to help breathe new life into a former landfill in Kearny, N.J. A member of the press tours parkland at Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island, N.Y., while it was... A member of the press tours parkland at Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island, N.Y., while it was under development in 2006.

The newly sworn Hudson County Sheriff's Officers are flanked by Hudson County Freeholder/Public Safety Committee Chairman Anthony Romano, left, and Sheriff Juan M. Perez, right.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Kearny fire damages first floor 60-year resident awakened by smoke detector By JAMIE SCHUH KEARNY - A fire ripped through the basement of a single-family house on John Hay Avenue early yesterday morning, causing damage to the first floor but no injuries John Hopton, 87, who has owned the home for the past 60 years, was ...

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Landmark curtain shop lost to fast-moving blaze T he fire that tore through a Kearny Avenue storefront last week destroyed a landmark business.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Harrison, Kearny get state nutrition grants N early 100 school districts - including Kearny's and Harrison's - and individual schools in the state will receive equipment grants to improve their nutrition programs as part of a nationwide effort to stimulate activity within the American economy, the state Department of ...

PHOTOS >> >> Protest in front of West New York Town Hall Protesters gathered at West New York Town Hall on Wednesday, June 17 to speak out against Mayor Silvero Vega's proposal to lay off 22 police officers.

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> A region to discover in Quebec From the St. Lawrence plains to the Appalachian foothills, the Centre-du-Quebec region is a food-lover's paradise.

Belleville Father and Son Indicted for Slaying Nephew/Cousin; Body of Victim Allegedly Dumped in Marshes of Meadowlands By The Alternative Press Staff 6/16/2009 Essex County Prosecutor Paula T. Dow announced on Monday that a Belleville father and son have been indicted for allegedly killing their nephew/cousin and dumping his body in the marshes of ...

PHOTOS >> >> >> >> >> >> >> KHS students take history lessons on tour D id you know that Kearny's Liberty Street was once named Berlin Street? Or that St.