OPINION — Being witness to a Kearny cop’s epic act of human compassion …

On June 18, 2020, I witnessed something I wish I had recorded. I wish everyone in…

Kearny youth minister at Protestant church charged with sexual assault on minor, HCPO says

A 21-year-old Kearny man who works as a youth minister at the Good Shepherd Church, Kearny,…

ONE ‘2’0 REMEMBER

If there is any doubt whether the Class of 2020 got shortchanged because the COVID-19 pandemic…

After 35 years on the job, 13 as chief, Dyl prepares to hang up his hose

Back in the late 1970s, Steven M. Dyl, the chief of the Kearny Fire Department, was…

On the road to outdoor dining, NA gets it, Kearny doesn’t

Restaurant owners have suffered dearly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have closed, likely never to reopen.…

PEACEFUL NOISE

They came from all over. The message, brutality against the black community, which led to the…

EDITORIAL — In solidarity with the police who serve our local communities

This is a tough time for law enforcement. Just a few weeks ago, people throughout the…

Passaic County man, wanted for alleged attempted homicide, taken into custody by Lyndhurst PD: Auteri

A Passaic County man wanted by authorities in Smyth County, Virginia, for an alleged attempted homicide…

Off-duty firefighter, also a police lieutenant, saves woman, cat, from blaze

The quick thinking of an off-duty volunteer Lyndhurst firefighter, who also happens to be a police…

Free COVID testing available for Belleville residents June 8

BELLEVILLE — Township residents may get free COVID-19 testing Monday, June 8, at Belleville High School,…

KHS plans for safe in-car graduation

For the high school Class of 2020 around the county, absolutely nothing was ordinary. And that…

EDITORIAL: Putting the cart before the horse with street sweeping

Several communities in The Observer’s readership area have made the irrational decision to restart the enforcement…

OUT FOR BLOOD

There’s a huge need for blood. And it’s been very hard to get donations since all…

EDITORIAL: In thanks to all who made the supreme & ultimate sacrifice

How fortunate are we to live in a time where, for the most part, our world…

KEITH’S HONOR

Det. Lt. Vincent Auteri can still recall his late-friend Keith Von Rapacki’s infectious smile. “His smile…