Kearny News

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.

A Jersey City man has been charged with armed robbery after police say he swiped a handbag containing $1,500 in cash from a woman.

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, following a visit to the Hudson County jail, has reiterated his support for prison rehabilitation programs.

"Oh, Daddy, look," Wilkins exclaimed as her 90-year-old father opened it, his eyes beaming and smile wide.

First, the new owners of 612 Belgrove Drive were mistakenly told by the town construction office that their newly acquired property was in an R-2 zone, and that it could accommodate a 2-family home, which was their intent.

Gov. Chris Christie visits the Hudson County Correctional Center in Kearny on Wednesday, May 8, 2013, at the invitation of former governor, Jim McGreevey, and Hudson County Director of Corrections Oscar Aviles, to see the Integrity House program at Kearny jail in action.

A Kearny man accused of entering the U.S. illegally now faces deportation but his supporters have circulated an online petition calling on the federal government to stop the proceedings.

In June 1944, not long after the Allied forces' D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy, another 1,100 American soldiers crossed the Channel from England to France.

Location: Concord Room in the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel, 6 Industrial Way East, Eatontown.

The male driver and a female passenger were headed east on the highway - in the far left local lane - when the 2005 Chevy Cobalt spun out of control, rammed a barrier and crossed over into the express lanes, Sgt.