Kearny boys basketball hopes depth leads to strong finish

Marc McCaffrey’s first season as Kearny’s boys basketball coach has seen its ups and downs through…

WHATCo auditions are this weekend for ‘Disaster! A Musical Comedy’

Open auditions for “Disaster! A Musical Comedy” directed by directed by Jessa Blackthorne, with musical direction…

Zapata: Canessa, The Observer should really stick to old-school, fact-based journalism

To the Editor: In a recent article titled “Doyle in, Zapata out, as clerk to the…

2 Kearny warming centers will be open Friday, Jan. 19

Two warming centers will be open Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, in Kearny. n The Health Department, at…

KPD: Two women, one from East Newark, thought they were in the UK, possessed slew of illicit drugs

Two women, one from East Newark, should have stayed home one early morning last week —…

Tony Mondaro joins Kevin tonight @ 7 p.m. for weekend storm update

Tony Mondaro joins The Observer’s Kevin Canessa tonight at 7 p.m. ET to discuss the pending…

Kearny hires 7 new cops with diverse backgrounds

Amid the chaos of the last Kearny Town Council meeting, one good thing, inarguably, happened. Seven…

WHATCo wins several awards

The West Hudson Arts & Theater Company has been voted “Favorite Local Theater” in the 2023…

Kearny girls track wins HCIAL Relay title

For a couple of years, veteran Kearny girls track coach Al Perez saw his team decimated…

Athlete of the Week — Stamm rewrites the record books for Kearny-North Arlington-Secaucus hockey

Aiden Stamm wasn’t initially sure if he was initially going to play high school ice hockey…

Tonight’s Kearny Council meeting postponed

Kearny PD still searching for at-risk 17-year-old

The Kearny Police Department is seeking assistance in locating Julissa Noy, who identifies as Jordan, and…

Kearny PD issues scam alert for rideshare drivers

We want to bring your attention to a concerning trend that has been affecting rideshare drivers…

Kearny’s Ken Davie catches up with Duquesne’s (and America’s) first Black law school dean

Harrison attorney and lifelong Kearny resident Ken Davie is seen here with former Duquesne Law School…

No sweeping in Kearny Jan. 15

Street sweeping will be suspended Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Kearny, in observance of Rev. Dr.…

KPD: Another un-sober driver attempts to ‘hide’ in passenger seat

On Jan. 4 at around 3:30 p.m., Officer Sean Podolski responded to a hit and run…

LaClair: Division on Town Council rests squarely at Doyle’s feet

To the Editor: Contrary to the Observer’s biased and inflammatory reporting, the blame for the division…

VIDEO — Kearny’s 2024 Reorganization Meeting

Please note — this video was filmed by the Town of Kearny using Zoom. We had…

What are Kearny’s new trash & recycling regulations?

With the start of the new year, there are always changes — and that includes the…

WHATCo murder-mystery auditions upcoming

The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co. hosts open auditions for its annual dinner theater fundraiser,…

Wittpenn Bridge closed most of this weekend

The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced a full closure of the Route 7/Wittpenn…

Kearny hosts free screenings at Health Department

The Town of Kearny, in conjunction with RWJBarnabas Health/Clara Maass Medical Center, host free blood pressure,…

KPD: Speedster blew past officers on Kearny Avenue into oncoming traffic, then crawled into back seat upon being pulled over

Move over, Bubba Wallace — y’all got some company in Kearny. On Dec. 31 at 3:44…

Newark Imam shot this morning, is in critical condition: ECPO

 A Newark Imam was shot this morning and is in critical condition in a Newark Hospital,…

Get ready for potential long-term traffic nightmare on Newark-JC Turnpike

One lane of CR 508/Newark-Jersey City Turnpike eastbound between I-280 and U.S. Post Office Drive is…

Doyle in, Zapata out, as clerk to Hudson commissioners

Kearny Mayor Carol Jean Doyle has a new position to add to her resume and it…

Fab 5 (now Static 6) strike yet again, this time rejecting raises for several longtime town employees, including fire chief, while also refusing to pay mayor’s aid

The Fab 5 — recently renamed the Static Six since they have a new addition and…

LOOKING BACK AT 2023

The year 2023 saw a whole lot of firsts, a whole lot of firsts in a…

Street sweeping suspended in Kearny Dec. 25 to Jan. 1

Street sweeping will be suspended throughout Kearny from Dec. 25 and will resume Tuesday, Jan. 2,…

4 of Kearny’s Bravest complete fire academy