POLICE CHARGE HARRISON HIT-AND-RUN SUSPECT

By Kevin Canessa Jr. and Ron Leir Observer Correspondents HARRISON — Harrison police say they have…

Public event safety eyed in new rules

KEARNY –  Kearny’s VFW post is asking the town to divert traffic off Belgrove Drive, from Bergen Ave. to…

School trustee facing removal

KEARNY –  Once part of a majority voting bloc on the Kearny Board of Education, Dan Esteves this week faced…

Town awaits ABC ruling on bar

KEARNY –  Theresa Sullivan was happy when she bought her brand new house on Brighton Ave. in Kearny’s First Ward.…

4 new promotions but still understaffed

KEARNY –  He’s been a Kearny cop since 1999 but five years prior, Adriano Marques learned what it was like…

BOE settles with Doran on back pay

KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education has agreed to settle a tort claim for wrongful termination brought by…

KPD: No Coke. Pepsi.

Three Kearny juveniles who mistakenly thought they were smarter than the cops ended up in custody last week after they stole…

Kearny’s Czykier enjoys breakthrough season in track

  It’s not easy for Anna Czykier to be a member of the Kearny High School track and field…

Full letter: Cifelli-Sherry says enough with the Kearny bashing

This letter has gone viral on social media! Click the headline to find out why Barbara…

She did practice teaching here; now she’ll run high school

KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education voted May 18 to hire a retired educator from the Jersey Shore…

KPD: Dagger & ‘Danger’ lead to jail

A Kearny man, allegedly wearing a dagger around his neck, was arrested on assault, weapons and drug charges last week and…

Amtrak conductor from Kearny sues RR

Among the 200 people injured in the May 12 Amtrak derailment in North Philadelphia was a Kearny man who was…

KHS alum earns high marks as Rosa realtor

Rosa Agency reports that Steven Lartiga is quickly establishing himself as a top agent in the area. Lartiga has been…

Kearny tabs veteran assistant Kryzanowski to be new football coach

When Nick Edwards abruptly resigned as head football coach at Kearny High School recently, the school’s administration didn’t have to search…

Billy & Amelia Pena now part of Century 21 Semiao

KEARNY –  Century 21 Semiao and Associates announces that Billy Pena and Amelia Pena have joined their marketing team. Formerly agents…

Board hires interim KHS principal

KEARNY — The Board of Education voted May 18 to hire a retired educator from the Jersey Shore as interim…

Colon case: jury returns’ guilty verdict

A Hudson County jury of nine men and three women returned a guilty verdict for the man accused of…

Town’s credit rating downgraded

KEARNY –  Kearny took two shots across its bow this month from Moody’s Investor Service but the captain of…

KPD: Arrest was warranted

A Kearny man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail following his arrest May 9 on five outstanding warrants, totaling more…

Tune up for karaoke next week at W.H.A.T.

The West Hudson Arts and Theater Co. (W.H.A.T.) will hold its first-ever Broadway Karaoke Open Mic Night Fundraiser, Friday, May…

Santos retreats on F/T

Read the full story to find out why Mayor Alberto Santos pulled an ordinance that would…

It’s the cat’s meow!

KEARNY –  Last year, this community was embroiled in a cat fight. The claws were out. The fur was…

Starting to look like a house

KEARNY – Habitat for Humanity is back on its feet and rising to the occasion in Kearny. Revitalized by…

KPD: Heroin raid on Elm St.

Pursuant to an ongoing investigation into heroin distribution in Kearny, KPD vice officers, armed with a search warrant, raided an apartment…

At their other jobs …

Currently, Mayor Alberto Santos and Town Council members Carol Jean Doyle, Susan McCurrie, Michael Landy and Eileen Eckel – all of…

How Kearny defines ‘full-time’

Here is a draft of the proposed ordinance that laid out a defense of categorization of Kearny’s elected officials as…

Campisano Agency ranked in ‘top 100’

Louis Campisano Agency, of Florham Park, formerly of Kearny, has been performing at high levels and recently acknowledged as one…

Patriots honored by VFW

Kearny’s Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1302 held its annual awards night Friday, paying tribute to…

More promotions for Kearny’s Bravest

  KEARNY –  It may have seemed like déjà vu. Just a few weeks ago, four Kearny firefighters…

KPD: Arrest warrants multiple charges

Sharp-eyed vice detectives patrolling on Schuyler Ave. at 10:30 p.m. last Wednesday, April 29, noticed a passenger in a passing…