The Observer office is open Good Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Please note The Observer office, at 39 Seeley Ave., Kearny, is open today, Good Friday, until…

KFD rescues injured cat stuck in a tree

The Kearny Fire Department rescued an injured cat that got stuck in a tree last Sunday.…

NPD: Lock your car doors!

NUTLEY — The township continues to see a spike in thefts from vehicles, and the police…

Narcan saved 9 in 1st year of deployment: NPD

NUTLEY — After saving another person’s life from a potentially fatal drug overdose using Narcan on…

Intense radio transmissions from KFD @ Washington Ave. fire

Click to listen to excerpts of radio transmissions from the Kearny FD working the fire at…

Pulaski Skyway will be closed in both directions this weekend

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials today announced the Pulaski Skyway will be closed in…

Irish eyes were smiling

Sights from the 2016 West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade.  

2016 W.H. St. Patrick’s Day Parade didn’t disappoint

When I first knew, for sure, I’d be coming back to Kearny after spending four years…

Car wash faces civil rights suit

KEARNY — A Kearny carwash could be in hot water after the state filed a civil-rights…

$1,600-plus fraudulently charged to victim’s credit cards: NPD

A resident was the victim of identity theft — and it cost him nearly $1,600 in…

What should you do if NJ Transit rail workers strike?

NJ Transit Rail Operations faces the prospect of a systemwide shutdown should the membership of its rail…

1916 Remembrance

NUTLEY – Every year, on the morning of its annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, the Nutley Irish…

Three chosen to lead West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade

When the 43rd annual West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade steps off Sunday at 2 p.m.…

Speeder eludes cops after chase: NPD

Nutley police are looking for a man they say led them on a high-speed chase along…

Mill St. in Belleville closed from Franklin Ave. to Harrison St. today through Friday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)

From the Township of Belleville and the Belleville Police Department: Mill Street will be closed for…