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…