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KEARNY’S GLEN ‘JONESEY’ JONES’S RADIO TOAST SPANS THE GLOBE WITH A KEARNY FLARE
One afternoon in late April 2020, during the height of COVID-19 quarantining, legendary radio host and…
Kearny PD needs public’s help identifying man killed in July 26 bike crash
A man who police have been unable to identify was killed in a fatal bike crash…
Dominant undefeated Mid-Realty wins Kearny Little League World Series
Joe Chew has been coaching Little League baseball in Kearny for the last 22 years. Chew…
Two firefighters injured in pesky blaze on Kearny’s Elm Street; three pets die
A five-alarm fire tore through three homes on Elm Street in Kearny the morning of July…
(PHOTOS) Fire at and around 350 Elm St., Kearny July 18, 2021
Full details about a fire at and adjacent to 350 Elm St., Kearny, on July 18,…
Stunning drone footage of Kearny’s July 4 fireworks
With immense gratitude to Sam Yan for posting this to YouTube.
Kearny National Night Out festivities set for Aug. 3
One of the unfortunate COVID-19 casualties last summer was National Night Out, but it makes its…
An open letter from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office regarding death investigation of Kearny newborn
To the people of Kearny — an open letter from Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez
KPD BUYS 10 TASERS
The Kearny Police Department will soon be partially outfitted with tasers after the mayor and town…
MINOR MIRACLE — WIFE NEEDS KIDNEY, HUSBAND’S A PERFECT MATCH
When Erica Martone, of Kearny, met Steve Rocha, also of Kearny, she was up front with…
Doing what’s best for all in the face of tragic loss — How rules for reporting potential crimes in newspapers differ from social media’s lack of guidelines
Eight months after the body of a baby was found in a rubbish bin at a…
SANTOS, HIS TEAM, SWEEP
It was the first contested election in Kearny in more than a decade. For months, it…
(VIDEO) It’s Santos & his team in a rout
With one district outstanding in the Second Ward, here are the tallies. Mayor: Santos: 1,588 Ferreira:…
ICYMI — The Observer Presents: An Evening With Kearny Mayor Alberto G. Santos
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ICYMI — The Observer Presents: An Evening With Kearny Mayoral Challenger Sydney J. Ferreira
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RENEWED HEALTH
There is very little one could say that is positive in nature about the COVID-19 pandemic…
SANTOS REFLECTS ON HIS 21-YEAR MAYORALTY
In just under a fortnight, Kearny Democrats (and unaffiliated voters) head to the polls to determine…
‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign kicks off May 24 in Kearny, Lyndhurst, elsewhere
Law enforcement officers from around the state — including the Kearny and Lyndhurst police departments, will…
Kearny man, 20, arrested on numerous child porn-related charges: KPD
UPDATED MAY 13, 2021, @ noon — A 20-year-old man has been arrested by the Kearny…
NJDEP approves cover for entire Keegan Landfill
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has endorsed the installation of a geomembrane cover system…
FIREWORKS SPARK AT KEARNY COUNCIL MEETING
If you were watching the Zoom-based Kearny Town Council meeting on April 27, you might have…
Ferreira: Despite judge’s ruling, Campos will run as write-in candidate
The Primary Election of 2021 in the Town of Kearny continues to get more bizarre by…
Judge: Campos stays off the ballot
A Hudson County Superior Court judge has rejected Second Ward Kearny Council candidate Alexis Campos’s and…
Campos deemed ineligible to run in race for Kearny Second Ward nomination
A candidate in the race for the nomination for a council seat in the Second Ward…
FIELDS OF DREAMS — New Oval open to the public
Once one faces east, along Schuyler Avenue at the entrance, it’s obvious instantly how much the…
Santos seeks new 4-year term, will face challenge from local realtor Ferreira; nomination for 4 council seats also up for grabs
For the first time in more than a decade, there will be a contested Democratic primary…