Body pulled from Passaic River is missing postal worker Cirne

KEARNY — The body of a 51-year-old Lyndhurst man, a letter carrier with the Kearny Post…

Street Feast moved from Marina indoors on John Miller Way

Because of predicted inclement weather, the Kearny Street Feast scheduled for this Saturday, May 19 (known…

Remembering the Rev. Msgr. John J. Gilchrist

By Kevin Canessa The Rev. Msgr. John J. Gilchrist, who spent much of his priestly life…

LOST & FOUND

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — This is the story of a ship that sailed from Kearny…

DeGise announces termination of medical-services provider contract in response to yet another inmate suicide at Hudson jail

Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise made the following statement after more than three hours of meetings…

Wittpenn bridge to close most of this weekend

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BREAKING: 3 arrested in Kearny home invasion

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office on Saturday announced the arrest of three men — one from…

STATE CHAMPS! Kearny wins NJSIAA Group IV soccer title; 10th overall; first since 2004

UNION — Midway through the first half of Sunday’s NJSIAA Group IV boys’ soccer championship against…

14-year-old Kearny boy reported missing last week still has not been found

A 14-year-old boy whose family reported him missing a week ago today has still not yet…

Goodwill closing Harrison location

HARRISON — Goodwill Industries of Greater N.Y. and Northern N.J. will be shutting down its Harrison…

Locals remember the late ‘Father Tom’

The Rev. Msgr. G. Thomas Burns, who for 22 years was a parochial vicar at St.…

At World Trade Center, tragedy strikes beloved rower

By Jim Hague & Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Sports Writer & Observer Correspondent NEW YORK CITY…

New Harrison school to be named after JFK

HARRISON – The Harrison Board of Education has revived the memory of a former U.S. president…

Burglary/theft suspect nabbed

KEARNY – A 28-year-old Newark man, on parole after a 2007 conviction for aggravated manslaughter, was back behind…

I-280 westbound traffic shift begins this weekend

New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) officials remind motorists that a long-term traffic shift on I-280…