Distracted drivers, you have been warned 

TRENTON – N.J. Attorney General Christopher Porrino and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety announced last week…

Letter: You’ve got a gem in Karen Zautyk

To the Editor: RE: Karen Zautyk … I have recently begun reading your articles, and the Kearny Police…

Here’s how to get America back in the black

By Ron Leir Have you ever seen the National Debt Clock? It’s an electronic recounting, to…

Obituaries for 14 June 2017

Dallas W. Henry Dallas W. Henry died at home on June 5. He was 41. Born…

Lyndhurst’s Vigliotti, Nutley’s O’Neill earn state All-Star berths

Max Vigliotti enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in the history of Lyndhurst High School baseball.…

Kearny relay team headed to New Balance Outdoor Nationals

The construction of a successful relay team in track and field has so many parameters. There’s…

Local athletes honored by NJIC for sportsmanship

There aren’t many leagues or organizations that honor athletes for what they do not do, rather…

EVERYTHING LOST

KEARNY — A fast-moving fire severely damaged a home at 664 Elm St. the night of May…

Managers getting pay hikes

KEARNY/HARRISON — It’s been more than three years since key non-union administrative municipal employees in Kearny…

Offering a path to citizenship

KEARNY — The Portuguese Cultural Association of Kearny is partnering with We Are One New Jersey’s…

4 collared in mugging/robbery: HPD

HARRISON – Four out-of-towners – a Kearny senior and three North Arlington females – were held…

KPD: This aunt had to cry ‘uncle’

KEARNY — A Newark woman was arrested at Walmart last week for allegedly using a juvenile —…

When the fountain flowed flakes …

LYNDHURST — Call it the case of the frothy fountain. If you walked by the fountain…

WWI memorial restored

Photo by Michael Perrone The May 24 Observer featured a story, “Honoring Belleville’s World War I dead,”…

Charged with DWI in Davis Ave. hit-run

KEARNY — A 43-year-old town man is facing numerous charges — including DWI, assault by auto…