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King: Situation on Seeley Avenue is fluid, but no one is in danger
This morning at around 7:20 a.m., the Kearny Police Department received a call about a man…
First baby of 2021 will call Kearny her home
A baby girl born at the stroke of midnight Jan. 1, 2021, was the first baby…
SANTA’S NEW WAY
Each and every year for the last dozen, Kearny’s Jack Satter always looks forward to the…
In local girls’ soccer, it takes two — Schivel, Echevarria twins lead Kearny, Nutley to fine seasons
As the first-year head coach of the Kearny High School girls’ soccer team, Mike Sylvia was…
Kearny woman, 18, was drunk, charged in wrong-way Rt. 3 crash: BCPO
A Kearny woman has been arrested and charged with two counts of assault by auto, plus…
Rutgers Street bridge will be closed tonight (6-11 p.m.)
The Rutgers Street Bridge will be closed tonight from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. for bridge…
Kearny awards $1.24 million in CARES Act Grant funding to 83 small businesses
Some $1.24 million in grant funding has been awarded to 83 small businesses in Kearny, Mayor…
KPD: Seriously? Tinted front windows?
On Oct. 8 at 8:46 p.m., Officer Matt Knighton was patrolling the Belleville Turnpike and his…
Postman from Kearny arrested, charged with throwing 99 general election mail-in ballots in NA dumpster
A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier from Kearny was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 7, and charged with…
UNGAPPED — New Wittpenn Bridge connected … finally
It’s taken much longer than initially expected. But the new Wittpenn Bridge that links Kearny to…
Meter enforcement returning to Kearny Oct. 1; warnings will be issued Sept. 28-30
Meter enforcement will return to the Town of Kearny beginning Oct. 1, Lt. John Taylor, the…
KPD: Woman carjacked in Walmart parking lot Sept. 13
A woman suffered minor injuries after a man reportedly punched her and dragged her before carjacking…
KPD Blotter for Sept. 9, 2020
On Aug. 28 at 10:04 p.m., Officer Jean-Paul Duran responded to a citizen’s call that a…
W.H.A.T. hosting auditions Sept. 16 & 17 for ‘radio play’
The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co., announces the return of live theater to West Hudson…
55 YEARS AGO, 3 KHS BOYS KILLED BY TRAIN AT ELM ST. DEPOT
There’s now a full generation of Kearny residents who never knew our town once had train…
SIDEBAR NOT IN PRINT — (From 1965) — 3 Kearny High students killed on way to school; 2 juniors, sophomore struck by train at Elm Street grade crossing
Editor’s note — the following is excerpted from a 1965 edition of The Observer Thursday, SEPT.…
LONG OVERDUE: State wrestling champ Mullen honored by hometown of Kearny;
It was May of 2019 when the council chambers in Kearny’s Town Hall featured a standing-room…
A SPECIAL CENTENNIAL
The ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution became official on Aug. 26,…
JABLONSKI COMPLETES PROJECT TO RESTORE VET GRAVES
A few weeks ago, we brought you the story of Eli Jablonski and his Eagle Scout…
Fish House Road northbound closed this weekend as the Wittpenn Bridge project advances in Kearny
Fish House Road northbound in Kearny will be closed and detoured this weekend for water main…
Kearny implementing immediate recycling changes
The Town of Kearny is making changes to its recycling program. Effective immediately, plastic bags that…
Kearny PD Detective Bureau seeks surveillance video
The Kearny Police Detective Bureau is investigating a robbery that occurred Saturday, July 18, at around…
Top 10 stories of the first half of 2020
To say the first six months of 2020 have been trying would be a gross understatement.…
MURPHY’S LAW: YOU CAN’T OPEN!
Robert DaSilva, a resident of Kearny and the owner of Centanni Ristorante, is furious with Gov.…
EDITORIAL: Kearny Fire Dept. is in the right hands with Mastandrea
Joseph Mastandrea is a man who knows hard work. When he was a youngster, he had…
Kearny’s Osorio named Observer Female Athlete of the Year; Soccer, basketball star becomes 8th Kardinal to receive year-end award
Samantha Osorio can best be described as the reluctant athlete. The recent Kearny High School graduate…
EDITORIAL — Bloody good graduations for KHS thanks to Blood
This is usually a fun time of year for those are to graduate, whether it’s the…
Hail to the top scholar/athletes in the area — Five locals earn award from NJSIAA for academic, athletic excellence
Every year, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association holds a special luncheon to honor all…
THANK HEAVEN!
They came from near and far. Their ethnicity didn’t matter one bit. No one asked about…