Do coverage gaps put kids at risk?

Now that school is in session, safety controversies involving several Kearny public schools got a public…

KFD quickly puts out Beech St. fire

KEARNY – A one-alarm fire, quickly brought under control, nevertheless forced the temporary evacuation of all…

Kearny FD promotes 3 to the rank of captain

  KEARNY – Piece by piece, the roster of the Kearny Fire Department is getting restored.…

WASP gets dying wish: Burial in Arlington

By Ron Leir Bad news continues to dominate the headlines these days. There was the so-far…

KPD: Every party has a pooper

At 10:40 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, Kearny Police Officers Tim Castle and Jason Ward responded…

Lyndhurst fire leaves occupants homeless

LYNDHURST – A house fire in Lyndhurst last Thursday night, Sept. 15, left the occupants homeless,…

Show utility bill to go to EN school

EAST NEWARK – During the 2015-2016 school year, East Newark public school employees suspected that certain…

10 from Kearny PBA Local 21 bike from DC to NYC

KEARNY — On Wednesday, Sept. 14, 10 members of Kearny Police Department PBA Local 21 were…

HCPO: 2 nabbed in shoplifting/shooting incident

KEARNY – Two men have been charged in connection with an alleged shoplifting and subsequent shooting…

Drugs figure in 2 weekend arrests: HPD

HARRISON – Two men were arrested by the Harrison Police Department in separate drug busts conducted…

Nutley girls’ soccer off to solid start

Mike DiPiano knew that his Nutley High School girls’ soccer team might have had to handle…

North Arlington girls’ soccer: Life without Seca

The North Arlington High School girls’ soccer team won 17 games last year, one of the…

OBSERVER ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Lyndhurst’s DiTonto carries on with family tradition

It was only natural that Vincent DiTonto would become a soccer player. After all, the Lyndhurst…