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Kearny officials mull changes to handicapped parking permit procedures
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is re-thinking its approach to the way it allocates spaces…
KPD: You snooze, you lose
Recently, we have written of various motorists found sleeping at the wheel of their cars. Last…
Civilians in control
KEARNY – It took a while to achieve but now that the civilian dispatching system for the Kearny Fire…
KPD: One driver was alert, one wasn’t
A concerned motorist and a drug expert from Bergen County figured in the arrest last week of man thought to…
W.H.A.T. holding auditions for ‘Schoolhouse Rock Live!’
West Hudson Arts & Theater Co. is holding auditions for "Schoolhouse Rock Live!" on Monday, Feb.…
After 25-plus years as crossing guard, Betty Regan hangs up her stop sign
KEARNY — For 25 years, if you passed by the intersection of Kearny Ave. and Halstead…
Missing Pa. man, 72, found in South Kearny shelter
KEARNY — A 72-year-old man, missing from his Pennsylvania home for nearly two weeks, was found safe…
Kearny hires 8 new firefighters
KEARNY – Kearny has hired eight new firefighters. All positions are being financed for a two-year…
KPD: Well, at least he wasn’t driving
On Jan. 25, the Monday after the blizzard, when excess snow still made driving problematic, Kearny…
Kearny police settle contract
KEARNY – Members of Kearny’s police unions scored 11 promotions through the ranks and got new…
Kearny deals with blizzard’s aftermath
‘We had all the plows, and the public works crews, not to mention, salt and fuel,…
Photos from Kearny crossing guard Betty Regan’s retirement ceremony
Coming in this week’s edition of The Observer, we’ll have a story about the retirement of…
Teachers declare impasse in talks
KEARNY – Things have gone from bad to worse in contract talks between the Kearny Board of Education and…
KPD: You’re on ‘Candid Camera.’ Don’t smile.
Three female employees of Walmart were arrested Jan. 14 after one of them allegedly used a cell phone to film…
Teen charged in armed robbery: KPD
KEARNY – A 17-year-old Kearny youth was arrested and charged with armed robbery, unlawful possession of a firearm and possession…
They are appreciated
KEARNY – Kearny’s newest police recruits, with tutelage by veteran cops, are undertaking patrol duties on local streets after having successfully…
Milestone planning starts now
KEARNY – It’s still a year and two months away but Kearny is gearing up now to mark…
KPL tribute to American classic
KEARNY – There’s a new permanent exhibit at the Kearny Public Library, and even if you are not a…
KPD: Roundabout route from Walmart to jail
Two shoplifting suspects who fled Walmart by car were arrested Jan. 10 after being nabbed on the Newark side of…
Nearly 6 decades of criminal acts: KPD
Two drug-possession suspects top the list of recent Kearny arrestees: One, because he reportedly has a record dating back nearly 60…
Kearny wrestling team makes strides toward respectability
The Kearny High School wrestling team is certainly going through some growing pains. “We have a young team,” said assistant…
Station back on track?
KEARNY – He still hears that train acomin’. At last Wednesday’s annual reorganization meeting, Mayor Alberto Santos took the…
KPD: Bloomfield woman had 7 warrants
At approximately 9 p.m. on Jan 2, Officer Jason Rodrigues responded to Walmart to take into custody an alleged shoplifter who…
Deja vu all over again. Again.
KEARNY – Yes, faithful readers, that is the same mugshot that accompanied last week’s Kearny police blotter — at which…
Bagpipes & vocalizing amplify reorganizing
KEARNY – When the Kearny municipal government held its 2016 reorganization last week, they did it in style, with…
Do your antiques have value?
KEARNY – Get ready to comb through all that stuff you’ve been storing in your attic or china closets.…
Seeking to keep aid, lose watchdog
KEARNY/HARRISON – Two West Hudson communities currently receiving transitional state to help offset property tax impact are looking to get…
KPD: It’s deja vu all over again
If the guy in the photo looks familiar, that’s because his mugshot adorned the Kearny police blotter in our Dec.…
Suspect didn’t have a prayer of escaping
KEARNY – When Kearny police, having travelled to Newark on the hunt, apprehended a suspect in two town muggings, he…