Strong contingent gains induction into Kearny Athletic Hall of Fame

Jairo Mendez’s life in baseball began when he was five years old. “I remember my team,”…

Sierra Club joins Kearny’s fight to close Keegan 

The New Jersey Sierra Club is joining Kearny in its ongoing efforts to shut down the…

Keegan Landfill protest is Saturday, April 27, @ 11:30 a.m.

Over the past year, the residents of Kearny have been suffering as a result of noxious…

NJSEA (again) refuses to close Keegan landfill

Scores of Kearny folks — elected and non-elected — came out again Thursday, April 11, to…

Car hits pole, catches fire, it extends to building (VIDEO)

We’ll have more on this soon — in the meantime, here’s an incredible video of a…

Ed Lucas featured speaker at Woman’s Club of Arlington’s author event

The Woman’s Club of Arlington’s ninth annual Author Event takes place Sunday, April 7, at the…

Town will sue under ‘Environmental Rights Act,’ Santos says

Despite actions taken by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority to make it more difficult…

Stop dumping on Kearny (1992)

Editor’s note: The following editorial appeared on The Observer’s Opinion Page on Thursday, Jan. 16, 1992.…

Kevin recaps this week’s newspaper (April 3, 2019)

Click through to watch Kevin Canessa's weekly recap of the week's news.

CLUELESS NJSEA

Some came on one of the Kearny-owned senior citizen jitney buses, including Mayor Alberto G. Santos,…

EDITORIAL: Kearny governing body — you all did us proud at NJSEA meeting

Just about every seat was taken in the audience when the New Jersey Sports & Exposition…

Kearny softball: Going through a major rebuild

At the end of the 2018 high school softball season, Kearny head coach Jimmy Pickel believed…

KPD: P.O. Castillo saves man at Walmart using Narcan

On March 15 at 4:11 a.m., Kearny Police Officers Anthony Oliveira and Jose Castillo and Sgt. Tom…

Kearny looks to be Smart, have a baseball season to remember

The high school baseball season will begin in earnest April Fool’s Day, but you can definitely…

SANTOS TO MURPHY: SHUT KEEGAN NOW!

There are 17 million reasons why the State of New Jersey has not closed the Keegan…

Sights & scenes of the West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade (Part 1)

These photos are courtesy of Laura Comppen

Kearny man wins $4.5 million Pick-6

One Kearny resident now has 4.5 million reasons to be happy. Stanley M. McKelvin, of Kearny,…

King: Caller says murder occurred on Hoyt St., but it was all a hoax

An incident that demanded a SWAT Team response turned out to be a complete hoax, and…

BIG GOOD WOLF

With all due respect to those who love wolves — if I encounter one in the…

12 men who served locally credibly accused of priestly sexual abuse

The list of approximately 70 priests of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark credibly accused of…

Ken Green, known by most as X.Ray Burns, dead at 57

For more than 30 years, there was just about one thing — going to church notwithstanding…

Gov. Murphy: Close the Keegan Landfill now

The numbers are staggering. Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos, in a video posted to social media recently,…

Baeza, Ostanski, Matthew Mauricio crowned District 11 champs; 10 move on

Pardon Tony Carratura Jr. if he doesn’t have his finger on the pulse of the history…

Body pulled from Passaic River was that of missing Kearny woman, KPD says

A body pulled from the Passaic River late last week was positively identified as a Kearny…

DEVON STREET INFERNO

By Kevin Canessa and Ron Leir A multi-alarm fire of undetermined origin ripped through a three-story…

EDITORIAL: Bravo to those who spoke up at CVS robbery

If you watch television cop shows on a regular basis, you no doubt have seen this…

X.Ray Burns (Ken Green) dead at 57

Kenneth Green -- you may know him as X.Ray Burns from the Glen Jones Program Featuring…

Man who robbed Kearny CVS quickly nabbed in Newark: KPD

Thirty-seven minutes, from the crime in Kearny to the arrest in Newark. Thirty-seven minutes. That, thanks…

THE ROAD TO SAFETY

Kearny High School sophomores preparing for their learner’s permit test were exposed to a very special…

A trio of county champs for Kearny track — Waters, Castillo and Reyes bring home gold

It may be the indoor track season, but to get ready for the big championship meets,…