A high-speed police chase involving a wig-wearing woman, that started in Clifton, ended in Kearny when…
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Remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Our nation just paused to remember the life and times of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…
Obituaries for 23 Jan. 2019
Anna Teresa Pringle Anna Teresa (Blazas) Pringle, 89, died peacefully at her home in Kearny on…
Essex prosecutor: Retired Newark police lieutenant shoots, kills self at Bloomfield PD quarters
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a reported suicide of a retired Newark cop at…
Rogers announces shutdown-assistance program
Nutley commissioner is asking residents to donate gift cards for groceries, other incidentals to help local…
IMMIGRATION EXCLUSIVE
Nutley Commissioner Steven L. Rogers is doing a lot more these days than just representing the…
EDITORIAL: In thanks for our first responders
IT WAS JUST AROUND A YEAR AGO THIS week that the Kearny Fire Department fought a…
The Top 10 stories of 2018 on theobserver.com
While The Observer continues to be one of the most read printed weekly newspapers in New…
West Hudson mourns loss of Msgr. Francis R. Seymour
The Rev. Msgr. Francis R. Seymour, in residence at St. Cecilia Church, Kearny, for the last…
KPD’s presentation to senior citizens about scams (in pictures & video)
To see a specific image in its full size, right click your mouse and choose OPEN…
Lengthy Kearny PD investigation leads to take down of massive cargo-theft network: Chief
A 1 ½-year investigation, commenced by the Kearny Police Department’s Detective Bureau under lead Det. John…
Newark man, using borrowed car on suspended license, surrenders over hit-and-run case: KPD
The man who turned himself in to the Kearny Police Department last week as the driver…
Progress being made with HIV & AIDS, but it won’t be enough until both are fully eradicated
A few days ago, Dec. 1 to be precise, it was World AIDS Day. The first…
Obituaries for Dec. 5, 2018
John Bouquet John Bouquet of Harrison died Nov. 24, 2018, after a short illness. He was…
DEVELOPING NEWS: Newark man charged in Nov. 30 hit-and-run in Kearny: KPD
The man who turned himself in to the Kearny Police Department last night as the driver…