A Belleville man got more than just a MV summons when he was stopped in Kearny for…
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Delinquency in the animal world
Last week, The Observer published an article advising people not to try to "rescue" seemingly abandoned…
Street naming designation May 28 in Belleville
The Township of Belleville will host a street naming designation ceremony Saturday, May 28, at the…
Forgotten book yields surprise
KEARNY — This is a story about a book. A very small book. With a very…
A campaign to feed the hungry
KEARNY — The first shipment of 287,000 meals — accompanied by clothing and shoes — went…
Fire leads to traffic headaches
KEARNY — Firefighters managed to knock down a two-alarm warehouse blaze within 50 minutes on May 20,…
Expanding handicapped parking rules
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is once again looking to tighten controls over handicapped parking.…
KPD: A Cobra in the car
A routine traffic stop in the early-morning hours of Saturday, May 14, revealed some potentially lethal contraband…
Please keep your paws off baby wildlife
This is a message for you animal lovers out there: If you find a seemingly “abandoned” baby…
Scarpelli sworn in as new Nutley mayor
NUTLEY – Continuing a family legacy of public service, Nutley Township Commissioner Joseph Scarpelli is the…
‘Patriotism pay’ recalls true patriot
By Ron Leir So the National Football League is giving back the $720,000 it got from…
Finally resting in peace
For nearly 73 years, the body of Titanic hero Robert John Hopkins has rested in an…
Police Week marked
KEARNY — The observant among you will notice that, this week, all members of the Kearny Police…
Kearny park for pooches opens
KEARNY – Canines rule now! On May 10, the Town of Kearny made good on its…
News in brief
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny and the Kearny Fire Superior Officers Association Local 218, representing…
KPD: Argued himself into jail
KPD: Argued himself into jail What started as an argument at Town Hall ended with a…
Town picks meadows redeveloper
This story is updated to correct inaccurate information originally listed online — and in the May…
KPD: 2 boys bring fake gun to school
KEARNY — Two boys who reportedly brought a fake gun to Franklin School last Tuesday morning learned…
Team Lyndhurst completes Unity Tour
LYNDHURST – This past week, the Lyndhurst Police Department completed its fifth Police Unity Tour as…
Beware of computer ‘ransomware’
NEWARK — N.J. Attorney General Robert Lougy and the state Division of Consumer Affairs have issued…
KPD: Two boys had fake gun at Franklin School
KEARNY — The Kearny Police Department offered the following account of an incident that took place…
KPD: DWI charged in hit-run
KEARNY — A Harrison man was transported to University Hospital, Newark, after being struck by a…
Shutting down water utility?
KEARNY – The N.J. Civil Service Commission has sanctioned Kearny’s plan to, essentially, shut down the…
KFD welcomes new fire official
KEARNY – He may have grown up in neighboring Harrison, but Juan Barroso has become very…
News in brief …
BELLEVILLE – An old stone bridge on Mill St. in Belleville that reportedly once led…
Another Walgreens coming to Belleville
BELLEVILLE – A new Walgreens with a drive-thru pharmacy is coming to Belleville. The township Planning…
KPD: Drug bust was in the bag
If you saw a man strolling down Kearny Ave., holding some currency in his hand, you’d likely…
Migrants of all kinds, legacy & peppy poet
By Ron Leir The civil strife that has torn apart so many countries in the Middle…
Belleville doc stripped of medical license
NEWARK — An anesthesiologist who ran several pain management clinics, including one in Belleville, has been stripped…