Cruising in style in new senior bus

KEARNY — Well, it took some doing but Kearny finally has a new bus to help…

Town finally settles with Hartz

KEARNY — The town of Kearny and a development firm appear to be on the same…

C.O. charged with drunken driving: HPD

HARRISON — A state corrections officer, who lives in Kearny, has been charged with drunken driving…

Will Belleville BOE seek referendum?

BELLEVILLE — Those entrusted with the Belleville public schools’ future and some residents don’t sound entirely…

FROM PANAMA TO KEARNY

KEARNY — A bridge deck too far? Well, not quite.​ The newfangled orthotropic deck for the…

iPads go far to make day brighter

EAST NEWARK — When youngsters showed up for the first day of East Newark summer school…

2 Kearny cops facing discipline: chief

KEARNY — Two veteran Kearny cops are in for trouble ahead. Police Chief John Dowie has…

Lyndhurst prepares for 100th anniversary

LYNDHURST — Attention Lyndhurst residents and former residents: Get ready to party! The township is celebrating…

Cats & gosling peacefully coexist …

On June 6, Len Twist of Kearny’s TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) program for feral felines, found a…

After car crashes, pole catches fire

BELLEVILLE — Firefighters faced an unusually dangerous incident Thursday, July 13, as a utility pole caught…

New comes the hard work: training

KEARNY — Once again, Kearny’s public safety rosters have been bolstered with last week’s appointment of…

Next step awaited for Belmont Ave.

BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Planning Board voted last Thursday, July 13, to recommend that a tract…

Carjacking, birthday ‘celebrant’: HPD

A resident of one of Harrison’s new developments was the victim of a carjacking on Tuesday,…

Revised aid benefits local districts

AREA — Boards of Education in The Observer’s coverage area all gained additional state aid under…

KPD: Understaffed and under pressure

Kearny police blotter — continued from print edition in its entirety.  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent…