The Hudson County Jail in South Kearny got a lot more crowded last month thanks to…
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Archdiocese announces major precautions to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus
The Archdiocese of Newark is taking seemingly unprecedented steps to help combat the spread of the…
Ridge Road Bridge opening sometime today (Feb. 5), NJDOT says
The new Ridge Road Bridge over Rt. 3 in Lyndhurst & Rutherford will open to traffic…
Harrison man arrested by HCPO Cold Case Unit, charged with 2007 murder
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office’s Cold Case Unit has arrested a Harrison man believed to have…
Video shows three white girls using racially insensitive language; Nutley PD says it’s ‘in poor taste,’ but not criminal in nature
A video recently posted on social media has a community scratching its proverbial head. The Nutley…
WACTH: NJSEA approves resolution to keep Keegan closed forever! We did it!
Click the headline to watch a video from today's historic NJSEA meeting.
One firefighter injured in Lyndhurst blaze
A fire at the All Guard Fence Company on Gutheil Place, Lyndhurst, caused some damage, and…
Second suspect sought in brazen daytime armed robbery: KPD
Anyone with tips is asked to contact Det. Neil Nelson, of the Kearny Police Department, at…
NJSEA cancels meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18, because of ‘threat of violence’
Click through to watch a video with the details.
Blood to Murphy: Don’t mess with our students’ health — close Keegan for good
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Gov. Phil Murphy by Kearny Superintendent of Schools…
Operation Short Storm nets $1 million in marijuana; 11 of 31 arrested live in The Observer’s readership area
NEWARK — Nearly a dozen people who live in The Observer’s readership area were among 31…
It’s time for the MTV VMAs: Avoid Downtown Newark Sunday night, Aug. 25, and all day Monday, Aug. 26, Newark PD says
If your commute involves Newark in any way, shape or form, you’ll want to pay attention…
Dr. Daniel Sirovich, a resident of Kearny, dies after 82-foot fall from cliff in Spain: Reports
An up-and-coming doctor, originally from Brazil but who called Kearny home, and who was just days…
Beginning July 30, H2S odors may get even worse, NJSEA says
If you think the odors from the Keegan Landfill are bad now, the NJSEA says it…