Nutley PD: Red fox spotted in town

Please be advised that residents have seen a red fox in the vicinity of Chestnut Street and Passaic Avenue as recently as Friday, March 22. In the event the animal is seen, do not approach it. Call the Nutley Police Department at 973-284-4940.

Rogers: School security will be top priority

Nutley Board of Education candidate Steven L. Rogers says one of the first issues he’ll address after being elected to the Board of Education will be school security.
He told the press today that since his Web site launched on the Internet two weeks ago, it has had nearly 3,000 hits. He said dozens of Nutley [...]

Cocchiola has lots planned for Nutley’s Women’s History Month

NUTLEY — Mayor Joanne Cocchiola and the Women’s Initiative of Nutley (WIN) recently announced plans to once again celebrate the lives and accomplishments of women during Women’s History Month this March. Cocchiola started the Women’s Initiative of Nutley committee in 2002, which is made up of Nutley women who volunteer to dedicate their time to [...]

‘Cat hoarder’ charged with 600 animal-cruelty counts

The NJSPCA has filed 600 counts of animal cruelty against Andrea Fera, of Nutley, who is believed to have hoarded 100 cats in her home in Nutley. Her home, at 82 McKinley St., caught fire early this month, and 34 cats died in the blaze. Fera had been instructed not to have more than six [...]

Rogers announces candidacy for Nutley’s Board of Education

NUTLEY — Steven L. Rogers, a detective-lieutenant in the Nutley Police Department, today announced he will seek one of three available seats in the April 15 Nutley Board of Education race. Rogers is running independently.
Rogers, who has spent more than 30 years as a career law-enforcement officer, and more than 20 years as a [...]

Rogers: NPD stepping up drug enforcement

The Nutley Police Department is continuing to crack down on the illegal use and possession of drugs, and Detective Lt. Steven L. Rogers says the department intends to keep up the pressure.
At 8:41 p.m. Jan. 18, Nutley police detectives spotted the driver of a red Ford in the area of Prospect Street and Pauline Drive [...]

On Willie, Stevie, Stevie, Rudy and more

Say, did anyone take a look at the video posted on this site of Hudson County Register Willie Flood fleeing Fox 5’s Arnold Diaz, when he tried to interview her as to how she could hire her son to two paid positions in her two elected offices? Flood ignored Diaz’s questions, covered her face with [...]

Vet: Cat hoarder likely thought she was doing a good thing

A veterinarian who has had a wealth of experience dealing with animal hoarding says the woman who kept 85 cats in her home at 82 McKinley St. in Nutley likely believed she was doing a good thing by keeping the cats in her home, despite the conditions reported after a fire killed 34 of the [...]

Nutley man convicted of several sex offenses in Monmouth County

FREEHOLD — A Monmouth County jury has convicted Jonathan Nazzaretto, 30, of Nutley, of second degree attempted sexual assault, second degree luring or enticing a child and third degree attempted endangering the welfare of a child, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office said last week.
The verdict follows a two-day trial conducted before Superior Court Judge Paul [...]

Cat-fire update: 34 of 85 cats dead

Of the 85 cats found at a Wednesday fire at 82 McKinley St. in Nutley, fire Lt. David Wilson now says 34 have died, 51 were rescued and an unknown number escaped while firefighters put out the fire. A Perfect World Cat Rescue and the Bloomfield-Bukowski Animal Shelter now have the living cats.