North Arlington News

NEWTON - An off-duty veteran police officer pleaded guilty to lying to law enforcement officials who were investigating a bar brawl involving two of his friends, both known associates of the Hells Angels motorcycle gang, authorities said today.

Artists from all over the area will converge on the Lithuanian Catholic Community Club on June 2 for "Together". "Together" is a fundraiser for the "AIM Foundation" put together by North Arlington resident Steve Egoavil.

The Township of Lyndhurst lost three brothers in World War II. Lewandowski Street and Lewandowski Park memorializes the sacrifices of Alex, Walter, and William Lewandowski.

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office reported on May 22 that 32-year-old Thomas Cieslick, of Union, was arrested and jailed after he allegedly choked his North Arlington girlfriend with a cell phone charger cord.

What will stand out in Dan Nicolette's memory about last Sunday's chemical spill across the street from his Schuyler Ave.

Antonio Labarrere of Montclair plays at a benefit Monday to help LaMonica Carter and her family, who lost their Belleville home in a fire.

Miriam Montes de Oca at her North Arlington home with a photo of her son, Marine Lance Cpl.

A three-alarm fire forced one family out of its Belleville house on Mother's Day.

Senior citizens on fixed incomes have a tough time paying for medication and other necessities as costs escalate, and when food costs rise, it can force a senior to cut back on nutritional foods or make a decision between medical needs and dinner on the table.

The borough's streets were sprinkled with bicycles as dozens of students pedaled to Tenafly High School and back to mark National Bike Month.

Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave. will have art classes with Mrs. Mills on Thursday, June 14.

Jenn and Rick Caswell are pleased to announce the birth of their first daughter Lia Marie on March 17, 2012.

The Little League and T-ball fields in Riverside County Park that Lyndhurst had previously placed off-limits due to environmental concerns are now deemed safe.

The cask sat in a corner for four months, as the flavors of charred oak and aged whiskey seeped into the beer.

The burned-out remains of a Harrison Avenue home were still being investigated following a three-alarm blaze that consumed the structure on Mother's Day.

On May 4, at approximately 5:31 p.m., a resident on Bergen Avenue, near 6th Street, reported the front windshield of his vehicle had been shattered, according to police.

When Police Officer Paul Casale reported for his normal work shift on May 1, he was greeted by fellow cops who promptly put him under arrest.

WAYNE - Wayne Police are looking for a man who swiped a computer and monitor from a Kmart located on Hamburg Turnpike on May 4, at around 3:54 p.m. A security tape at Kmart caught a Hispanic male walking through the store with a computer and monitor in his shopping cart.

Rutgers University funneled $28.5 million from the university budget and student fees into sports, the highest total among 54 public universities in the biggest football conferences, based on data compiled by Bloomberg for the fiscal year ended last June.

West Hudson commuters headed home last Wednesday evening were snarled in traffic after a four-car pileup near the 2.46-mile marker on Belleville Turnpike in Kearny that resulted in one fatality.