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Next time, hope for a blizzard?
The Town of Kearny acquired a RPM Tech two-stage dual auger detachable snow blower for $109,609,…
Register now for town-wide garage sale
KEARNY — Once again, Kearny residents have a great reason to get started on their spring…
Unoccupied home wrecked by fire
KEARNY – An unoccupied two-family home at 64 Laurel Ave. was severely damaged by a fire of unknown…
Feds raid Kearny Avenue rooming house
KEARNY – Until last Monday, March 20, Chukwuemeka (AKA Emeka) Okparaeke was living in a studio apartment…
Building manager was witness to raid (Sidebar)
KEARNY – At around 7:30 p.m. last Monday, landlord Len Rosenberg started getting nervous calls from tenants…
Trained & ready to go …
KEARNY – Thirteen new probationary firefighters, including the fire chief’s son, are now riding KFD rigs. Although…
News in brief …
KEARNY – The Peruvian Civic Association of New Jersey has asked the Kearny municipal government to set…
KPD: DWI & assault by auto
At 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 19, Kearny police responded to the report of a “serious accident”…
Half-day preK-3 classes coming in the fall
KEARNY – Starting this fall, the Kearny Board of Education will be starting an in-house “half-day integrated program for…
Town clearing mold in Annex basement
KEARNY – A lingering environmental sore point that has shut down a municipal storage space is…
2 guns off the streets, 1 ‘at large’
KEARNY – Offering yet more proof that no arrest, or traffic stop, is necessarily “routine,” Kearny police…
KPD: Bluetooth, toothbrushes & bullets
A Walmart shoplifting suspect ended up in the Hudson County Jail after he was found to be…
Push for funding to help curb opioid plague
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny will be one of 70 government agencies and NGOs competing…
KPD: Drug charges, fake IDs & bail reform
A routine traffic stop last week led to the arrest of a man whose car allegedly held…
Doffont to lead St. Paddy’s Day parade
The grand marshal of the United Irish of West Hudson’s 2017 St. Patrick’s Day parade is…
Surf & turf at Walmart
KEARNY – Three alleged members of what Walmart security termed a a shoplifting ring” ended up in…
At World Trade Center, tragedy strikes beloved rower
By Jim Hague & Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Sports Writer & Observer Correspondent NEW YORK CITY…
Council selects tri-lingual Santana for Second Ward opening
KEARNY – Davis Ave. resident Peter Santana was appointed Second Ward Councilman at a special council…
Proposed pipeline posing problems
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny and the state’s biggest utility may be going to war…
KPD: Get the drift? You’re under arrest
By 9 p.m. last Thursday, Feb. 9, the snow had stopped falling, but Kearny police reportedly had…
KHS bomb threat probe continues
KEARNY – As reported online by The Observer last week, a written bomb threat was found in…
Developer revising apartment project
KEARNY – Plans to build new apartments on a Kearny Ave. site occupied by a now-closed gas…
KPD: A not-so-nice walk in the park
At 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, Officers Derek Hemphill and Sean Podolski were approached on Kearny…
Sugar cookie’s bitter aftertaste
KEARNY – On Friday, Jan. 27, Kearny police received a 9 p.m. report of a…
Domestic livestock prompts complaints
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is considering drafting a law to deal with an emergence…
5 public safety promotions
KEARNY – It was a hail and farewell day for certain Kearny public safety employees last Tuesday.…
Burglary/theft suspect nabbed
KEARNY – A 28-year-old Newark man, on parole after a 2007 conviction for aggravated manslaughter, was back behind…
Spreading the love among the unfortunate
KEARNY – Matt and Timothy Farias are practicing being brothers’ keepers. Sure, they’re brothers but it goes far…
Justly deserved honor for patriot Phil Kearny
KEARNY – Standing orders have arrived per digital dispatch: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny, commander…