A walk in the park turned out to be anything but for a woman and her 4-year-old daughter on Friday,…
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Special aid to 3 area towns
Kearny, Harrison and Nutley are the only communities in The Observer coverage area that were awarded transitional aid by the…
Fine turnout for Kearny VFW 5K run, honoring SSG Oliveira
KEARNY – Jorge Oliveira was a member of the United States National Guard, earning the rank of Staff Sergeant.…
Cooling centers open today & tomorrow in West Hudson
Cooling centers are open today in all three West Hudson towns, the Hudson County Office of…
Thieves plunder garden
KEARNY – It’s not just the planters who’ve been hard at work at the Kearny Community Garden. Some produce…
Bizarre behavior leads to 2 arrests: KPD
KEARNY – Maybe it was the heat. Last week, which saw Kearny sweltering in torrid temperatures, found local cops with their…
Killer of Kearny teen gets life in prison
KEARNY – The Pennsylvania man who murdered 16-yearold Alishia Colon in her Belgrove Drive home in 2013 was sentenced Friday…
Burglar surprises sleeping teen: cops
KEARNY – A Newark man was arrested in the early-morning hours of July 18 after allegedly burglarizing a ground-floor…
Little girls get taste of hoops at Kearny camp
Most local basketball camps are of the coed variety, but they really don’t offer young girls much of a chance…
Kearny boys’ camp proves that interest in basketball exists
Jovan George is an aspiring basketball player with a huge upside – his tremendous frame. George is only a 10-year-old…
National Wildlife Federation touts local Butterfly Garden
The Kearny Butterfly Garden has been accorded recognition by the National Wildlife Federation, the country’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization. In a…
NJ Transit bus hits tree, 6 taken to area hospital
KEARNY – Six people were hurt when a commuter bus struck a tree on Belgrove Drive at 8:15 a.m. this…
Silent Sundays on Passaic Ave.
KEARNY – Kearny officials slammed the door on DVL Holdings’s request for Sunday demolition on the east side of Passaic Ave.…
Same script: roster keeps changing
KEARNY – And still they come and go. Such is the personnel pattern that prevails at both the Police…
Get ready for Kearny ‘Night Out’
KEARNY – Mark your calendars! Kearny’s 2015 National Night Out Against Crime will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4,…