KEARNY – A 26-year-old Kearny man spent Christmas in the Hudson County Jail, and unless Santa showed…
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Ciampaglia completes monster year with Coccia
LYNDHURST – If you were to judge Ray Ciampaglia on his accomplishments in real estate, you’d probably…
Mary A. Tortoreti, Observer owner, 1942-2016
Mary A. Tortoreti, who for the last four decades was the matriarch of The Observer and…
KPD: Here’s a door — to the county jail
At 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, after KPD headquarters received a report of two individuals…
Korean delegation visits Lincoln Middle School
KEARNY – A delegation of 21 representatives from the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS)…
Killer of Kearny jeweler up for sentencing
JERSEY CITY – More than seven years after he killed a Kearny jeweler during a robbery,…
Apartments at industrial park?
KEARNY – As bulldozers keep moving mounds of dirt on the site of the former Jeryl…
Firehouse fix expected to start soon: chief
KEARNY – Public safety infrastructure and personnel were among the focal points at the Dec. 6…
KPD Bloody mess-up at Walmart
The report came in at 10:57 p.m. on Dec. 1: Large fight at Walmart. Turned out it…
Charged in bank robbery spree
KEARNY – The suspect in the Nov. 29 robbery of the Provident Bank in Kearny, arrested in…
Kearny wrestling coach Carratura dies
It was learned early Monday morning with incredible sadness that long-time Kearny High School wrestling coach…
KPD: Sometimes, things can get UGGly
Another “routine” traffic stop led to the arrest Nov. 26 of a motorist with a car containing…
Boat storage fire was arson, cops say
LYNDHURST – As families were making last-minute preparations for the Thanksgiving holiday, one or more mischief…
Will you puh-leeze protect your cars?
KEARNY – A Newark man, released from prison Oct. 31 after serving a sentence for a…
Holiday crackdown on drunken drivers
KEARNY — Starting this Friday, Dec. 9, and continuing through Jan. 1, Kearny police will participate in…
End of a golden era as Kearny’s Millar retires
When John Millar was a student and soccer player at Kearny High School nearly 50 years…
Woman rescued after leaping into river
KEARNY — What started as relatively minor traffic accident in South Kearny Saturday morning ended with…
Kearny Ave. fire displaces 17
KEARNY – A Thanksgiving-eve fire on Kearny Ave. displaced 17 people from their apartments, but all escaped…
You gotta BELIEVE in yourself: LeGrand
KEARNY – Kearny youngsters got a lesson they’ll likely never forget last Friday, Nov. 18, when Eric…
Sign of hope for billboards’ arrival
KEARNY – In Oct. 2012, Kearny hired a firm to begin preparations to develop and market several vacant…
News in brief …
KEARNY – Motorists who use a busy, pothole-strewn roadway in the South Kearny area should be experiencing smoother driving soon.…
Kearny tree-lighting festival is Dec. 1
KEARNY – It’s time to kick off the holiday season by celebrating at the annual Kearny…
Coccia into holiday spirit with coat & toy drives
If you’ve been to any stores lately, you’ve no doubt noticed it – the holiday season is well underway.…
He gave his arm for us; now give him your vote
Kearny municipal leaders are urging residents to get the vote. No, not for the presidential contest…
Will 2 wheeler deal roll?
KEARNY – Mayor Alberto Santos urged his fellow municipal lawmakers to put the pedal to the…
Let the buyer (and seller) beware
KEARNY – Three days after they were stolen, four tires and rims taken from a 2004 BMW…
KPD: Not exactly camouflaged
On Sunday, Nov. 6, at 4:40 p.m., Officers Mina Ekladious and T.J. Hernandez responded to a…
Bright future forecast for old church
KEARNY – For 132 years Knox Presbyterian Church stood proudly as the emblem of a strong…
ALERT: Trucktoberfest canceled Saturday, Oct. 22
The Kearny PBA Local 21’s Trucktoberfest, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, has been canceled because of…