TO THE MOUNTAIN TOP

Boy Scout Troop 305 of Kearny successfully reached the summit of Mount Washington in New Hampshire,…

In about face, Hudson County wants out of ICE deal by 2020

Hudson County officials will initiate a “Path to Exit” from its contract to hold in custody…

SHOW OF FORCE

Click to see a photo gallery of the 2018 Tour de Force stopping in Kearny for…

BRIDGING THE GAP: Teens can truly make a difference in this world

All around the globe, we see many inspirational men and women changing the way we see…

Campers come back inspired after time away

While nearly a dozen Kearny soon-to-be high school seniors headed to the Lyndsey Meyer Teen Institute…

It appears work can soon begin at Oval

— The road to the starting line to get the state to sanction a makeover of…

Teens head to camp this week and will bring positive message back to peers

By Kevin Canessa This week, a group of Kearny teenagers head out to a camp in…

KPD: Four TVs weren’t enough?

KEARNY— On Aug. 4 at 3:40 a.m., Officers Christian Medina, Anthony Nunez, Andre Fernandes and Sean Podolski…

4 MORE YEARS!

KEARNY — And on it goes … Drivers passing by the ever-expanding construction site for the…

Kearny Square Mall sold for $45M+

KEARNY— Most people go to a mall to shop. And shop like mad, one particular buyer…

Taxes drop in Kearny for first time in 17 years

KEARNY — Property owners in Kearny got some startling news with their third quarter tax bills…

After only 2 years being open, BJ’s shopping center is sold

Editor's note: Because of a production error, this story did not appear in its entirety in…

Will former Kearny schools bookkeeper do time behind bars?

In a plea agreement concluded July 10 with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Gina Neri, 50,…

Leave fireworks to the professionals, KPD Chief says

Six months before he left office, former Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill that…

Kearny, New Jersey — a place where stigmas are history

On this website are two obituaries, one for a young lady, 29, and the other for…

KPD: How shellfish can you get?

Editor's note: Because of space considerations, all police blotters are appearing online only this week.

Kearny hopes SCOTUS will hear Keegan case, has filed for rare Writ of Certiorari

KEARNY — It may only be a dumping ground for construction debris and certain types of…

Hudson County Corrections Officer, resident of Kearny, arrested after allegedly smuggling contraband into jail

A Hudson County Corrections Officer, who is also a resident of Kearny, has been arrested and…

KPD Chief King: No charges for JC Mayor Fulop

Charges will not be filed against Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop following an incident where the…

Apologize to the Kearny cop you shoved, Santos says to JC Mayor Fulop

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop owes the rookie Kearny police officer he shoved last night an…

Kearny professor pleads guilty to fraud

NEW YORK CITY — Mamdouh Abdel-Sayed, a tenured lecturer at the City University of New York’s…

Friends, family raising funds for the late Vitorino Cirne

By Kevin Canessa More than two weeks after the death of Vitorino Cirne, 51, the Lyndhurst…

KHS art show dazzles

KEARNY — A wing of the South Building at Kearny High School filled with objets d’art on…

Former Kearny BOE payroll clerk faces new charges, HCPO says

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information: On Monday, May 21, 2018, Gina…

10 new cops on Kearny streets

By Ron Leir rleir@theobserver.com KEARNY — For Matthew Knighton, the choice of law enforcement as a…

Body pulled from Passaic River is missing postal worker Cirne

KEARNY — The body of a 51-year-old Lyndhurst man, a letter carrier with the Kearny Post…

Street Feast moved from Marina indoors on John Miller Way

Because of predicted inclement weather, the Kearny Street Feast scheduled for this Saturday, May 19 (known…

KFD purchases thermal-imaging cameras with FEMA grant

By Kevin Canessa Here’s a scenario we’ve all probably faced at one point or another. You…

Remembering the Rev. Msgr. John J. Gilchrist

By Kevin Canessa The Rev. Msgr. John J. Gilchrist, who spent much of his priestly life…

KPD searching for missing man, Rogelio ‘Rollie’ Mendez, 40

The Kearny Police Department seeks the public’s help in locating Rogelio “Rollie” Mendez, a 40-year-old man…