Crazy weather hits area at around 5:25 p.m.

Well, if you were out of the area earlier tonight, you really missed some menacing-looking skies over Kearny, Harrison, East Newark and the surrounding environs. I just happened to bring my camera into work today (in Newark) and grabbed these weather shots. There had been a tornado warning—but I think we safely escaped without one [...]

Wittpenn closing for repairs this week

The Wittpenn Bridge, which connects Kearny to Jersey City, will be closed for repairs Tuesday through Thursday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., the Jersey Journal reports. Plan an alternate route if you use the bridge during those hours.

Family of paralyzed Kearny man needs your help

I received this e-mail from Kearny Board of Education member David Stevenson today and thought I would share it with you. It’s a sad story about Vic Muniz, a 2004 graduate of Kearny High School, who was left paralyzed after a freak accident a few days ago after one of the horrible storms that swept [...]