da Silva: The Observer should report facts over sensationalism

To the Editor: I would like to express my gratitude for featuring a photo of mine…

OVER THE HILL — Jody wins 400th game as KHS coach

Throughout her now 28 years as the girls basketball head coach at Kearny, Jody Hill has…

KPD: Good Samaritan helping woman in distress has car rammed 3 times by drunken driver just outside HQ

No good deed goes unpunished and one Kearny Good Samaritan learned that the hard way this…

Kearny Giving Tree Network does it again

Each holiday season, the Kearny Giving Tree Network provides countless Kearny children and teenagers with presents…

LETTER — LaClair: Council minority, The Observer being unfair to council majority

To the Editor: Enough of the attacks on the majority of our Town Council members. For…

Kearny (Hudson) food distribution set for Dec. 19

  The Town of Kearny’s next food distribution event takes place Tuesday, Dec. 19, from 1…

COUNCILMAN WHO? Kearny’s Fab 5 choose man about whom little is known for Third Ward seat

In what can only be described as a head-scratching act of utter incompetence, five members of…

KPD: Three 14-year-old boys arrested following attempted Kia theft; there were others same day

  Throughout the night and early morning Dec. 11-12, multiple Kias were stolen as a result…

Garfield School in Kearny announces November Students of the Month

Donna Masters, principal of Garfield School Kearny, announces the following recipients of Student of the Month…

Honor roll announced at Kearny’s Garfield School

Donna Masters, principal of Garfield School, announces the honor roll for the first quarter of this…

Several WHATCo thespians nominated for awards

WHATCo has received multiple nominations for its productions, performers and creators in the BroadwayWorld New Jersey…

HCPO: Kearny and Lyndhurst FDs assist with recovery of body found in Hackensack River in Secaucus

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Unit and the Secaucus Police Department, with assistance from divers…

Kearny Administrator Steve Marks receives prestigious planners’ award

Stephen D. Marks is recognized for his distinguished career in planning and significant contribution to the…

Ostanski completes Advanced Machinegun training in California

PBA 21 honors Cappelluti for his dedication playing Santa

Honors announced at Kearny’s Roosevelt School

Antonio Moyano, principal of Roosevelt School in Kearny, announces the following students who have attained Principal’s…

Harrison may approve another pot dispensary, this one on the Kearny border

Harrison’s Planning Board will host a meeting Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 6 p.m. in the Town…

Kearny woman will lead Guy’s January inauguration

A Kearny woman will direct Hudson County Executive-elect Craig Guy’s inauguration early next year. Sarah Almeida…

KPD: Just 50 feet from where fraudster got caught, woman attempted to steal BMW from lot, despite massive police presence

Well, you may recall we had a story of a man who was reported to have…

Santa will parade around Kearny Saturday

Santa will ride through the streets of Kearny on a firetruck Saturday, Dec. 9, along with…

Kearny residents may experience discolored water through Dec. 13

The North Jersey District Water Supply Commission is performing essential maintenance on a major aqueduct, which…

First quarter honors announced at Kearny’s Washington School

Jon Zimmerman, principal of Washington School in Kearny, announces the following students who have achieved academic…

Actions of some on county committee were shameful and quite embarrassing

Over and over in the last election, we kept hearing this term bantered about. It was…

Kearny food distribution set for Dec. 5

The Town of Kearny’s food distribution event takes place Tuesday, Dec. 5, from 1 p.m. until…

Festive times abound at Kearny’s annual Tree Lighting Festival

The Kearny UEZ hosted its annual holiday Tree Lighting Festival at Town Hall Nov. 30, to…

Town of Kearny announces upcoming roadwork

This week, roadway repaving and streetscape construction takes place on Hackensack Avenue from Routes 1&9 to…

Kearny UNICO donates to Salvation Army’s Giving Tree

KHS softball booster club hosting Grinchmas fundraiser Dec. 8

The Kearny High School Booster Club hosts a Grinchmas pizza party fundraiser Friday, Dec. 8, from…

Relic of St. Jude, the patron saint of the hopeless, will be in Kearny Dec. 11

Whenever I’ve felt lost, confused, hopeless, I often invoke the name of St. Jude and pray…

Unity among Kearny’s Democratic Party lasts about 5 minutes at county committee meeting; Doyle elected chairwoman

As quick as the Kearny Democratic Party appeared to call for unity in the coming year…