The Lyndhurst Board of Education is teaming with the township to rehabilitate a key school athletic…
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Mom of teen assaulted on Kearny Avenue Sunday morning speaks out
A Kearny man is behind bars after he allegedly accosted two females — one a juvenile…
Franklin School in Kearny needs your help to upgrade playground
The faculty and staff at Franklin School, Kearny, are looking to improve the playground at the…
BEHIND MANY SCENES — How Kearny Councilwoman Carol Jean Doyle does so much without ever seeking the limelight
Last week — June 15 to be precise — the senior picnic returned for the first…
Obituaries for June 22, 2022
William H. Myers William H. Myers, 86, of North Arlington, died June 15, 2022. He was…
Belleville PD launching ‘Pizza With a Cop’ later this week
You’ve heard of Coffee With a Cop. Well, the Belleville Police Department is changing that a…
Scarpelli to debut mayoral podcast in July
“Inside Nutley” will feature Scarpelli and host Thomas Greco, along with special guests, who will be…
DEVELOPING — KPD: 1 OF 2 suspects apprehended after chase from Walmart into Harrison
A police chase from the Kearny Walmart parking lot ended with the vehicle’s occupants bailing near…
BLOTTER — KPD: Officers Tom Collins and John Donovan arrest woman allegedly who punched her guy
Another busy week for the Kearny PD ...
Copestone wins Kearny Minor League championship
The Copestone Masonic Lodge team are the 2022 champions of Kearny Minor League baseball and finished…
Harrison senior citizens BBQ & town blood drive both slated for June 30
The Town of Harrison sponsors a barbecue for town senior citizens Thursday, June 30, from 11…
A beautiful day for Kearny’s seniors as annual picnic returns for first time since 2019
Picnic returns after two-year COVID-caused hiatus
McDonald: Munley on the mark about illegal apartments, lack of parking spaces
To the Editor: I’d like to echo the concerns expressed in last week’s Observer by Mr.…
KGC cheerleaders win overall title in Orlando
The KGC Senior Black Division cheer squad has done it again in Orlando.
EDITORIAL — In preparation for a new round of local elections in Kearny & Harrison
Two of four council races in Kearny will be contested — and the incumbent Mayor of…
NAHS Hall of Fame Class of 2020 finally gets its day; Bianchi inducted posthumously
After a two-year wait, North Arlington was able to induct its 2020 Hall of Fame class…
UCPO: West Hudson man gets 7½ years in prison for leaving scene of fatal accident
A West Hudson man who was convicted by a jury in March for fatally striking a…
Tired of Kearny’s parking woes? You may chime in at special meeting June 21
Kearny residents get a chance to chime in with their recommendations about how overnight parking in…
Kearny PD hosts bike safety & challenge course event
The Kearny Police Department hosted a bike safety event and challenge course last weekend at Lincoln…
Special Olympics Torch Run passes through South Bergen & West Hudson
The 2022 Police Special Olympics Torch Run came through Lyndhurst, North Arlington, Kearny, East Newark and…
Belleville PD: Boy, 13, dies after dirt bike crash
A 13-year-old Belleville boy died Tuesday, June 7, after he lost control of a dirt bike…
Corpus Christi procession returns to St. Stephen’s June 19
The Parish Community of St. Stephen’s, Kearny, will celebrate the Catholic Feast of Corpus Christi Sunday,…
In November, Kearny will see 3 of 4 council races contested, Harrison will see 1 in fight for mayor
Three of the four Democrats running for the Kearny Council will face opponents in November as…
78K voted by mail in Bergen primary, county clerk says
Vote by mail “has increased by 38% — from 56,500 to 78,006" — in Bergen County.
Kearny PD hires 9 new cops
Nine new bluecoats, including two sons of Police Chief George King, are now on the Kearny…
SCHUYLER SQUEEZE
Small businesses at the south end of Schuyler Avenue in Kearny are getting squeezed – all…
Obituaries for June 8, 2022
Catherine B. McSorley Catherine B. McSorley of Kearny died Saturday, June 4, 2022. She was 83.…
Kearny Girl Scouts need help making care packages for kids with cancer
Items needed include beach sand pails, stickers, markers, bubbles, chalk, individual lemonade and iced tea packets,…