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Kearny hopes SCOTUS will hear Keegan case, has filed for rare Writ of Certiorari
KEARNY — It may only be a dumping ground for construction debris and certain types of…
Rain dampens no one’s spirit at annual senior citizens’ picnic
The 28th annual Senior Citizens Picnic went off without a hitch, despite menacing skies and a…
You’re not misreading this — the Pulaski Skyway rehab project is nearly over!
KEARNY — This is not a joke. Nor is it fake news. The Pulaski Skyway rehabilitation…
Obituaries for June 20, 2018
Betty J. Christie Betty J. Christie (nee Winder) died June 15, 2018. She was 86. Born…
Kearny hurdle relay team goes to New Balance Nationals; places ninth
A year ago, the Kearny High School 110-meter shuttle hurdles relay team just missed qualifying for…
Nutley’s Abreu gets one last chance to shine on gridiron
EAST ORANGE – Before he heads off to Montclair State to play football in the fall,…
Lyndhurst quartet of grid standouts highlight Bergen All-Star Classic
Jordan DeAbreu knew that he was never going to get the opportunity to play organized football…
Hudson County Corrections Officer, resident of Kearny, arrested after allegedly smuggling contraband into jail
A Hudson County Corrections Officer, who is also a resident of Kearny, has been arrested and…
KPD Chief King: No charges for JC Mayor Fulop
Charges will not be filed against Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop following an incident where the…
Apologize to the Kearny cop you shoved, Santos says to JC Mayor Fulop
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop owes the rookie Kearny police officer he shoved last night an…
Best friends, WWI veterans, get new headstones
BELLEVILLE — At 9 a.m. on Memorial Day, the bells of St. Peter’s Church on William Street…
Kearny professor pleads guilty to fraud
NEW YORK CITY — Mamdouh Abdel-Sayed, a tenured lecturer at the City University of New York’s…
Local athletes honored for their sportsmanship; NA’s Hutchinson, Lyndhurst’s Radigan named ADs of the Year
WEEHAWKEN – Every year, the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference holds a very unique luncheon honoring the…
WRITER’S RAVE REVIEWS
HARRISON — First-grader Michael’s fascination with children’s author Jay Isip’s “Dynomike” series stems from the fact…
Friends, family raising funds for the late Vitorino Cirne
By Kevin Canessa More than two weeks after the death of Vitorino Cirne, 51, the Lyndhurst…
Nutley’s baseball team advances to NJSIAA North 2, Group III semis
There’s an old baseball saying that big players come up big in big games. It’s definitely…
KHS art show dazzles
KEARNY — A wing of the South Building at Kearny High School filled with objets d’art on…
Former Kearny BOE payroll clerk faces new charges, HCPO says
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information: On Monday, May 21, 2018, Gina…
10 new cops on Kearny streets
By Ron Leir rleir@theobserver.com KEARNY — For Matthew Knighton, the choice of law enforcement as a…
Body pulled from Passaic River is missing postal worker Cirne
KEARNY — The body of a 51-year-old Lyndhurst man, a letter carrier with the Kearny Post…
Street Feast moved from Marina indoors on John Miller Way
Because of predicted inclement weather, the Kearny Street Feast scheduled for this Saturday, May 19 (known…
THE (VERY) OLD BALL GAME
If you were anywhere near Boys’ Park at Yanticaw Park in Nutley Saturday afternoon, May 5,…
Amid fanfare, FedEx opens its new North Arlington location
There was pomp and circumstance in North Arlington last week as FedEx Freight officially opened its…
KFD purchases thermal-imaging cameras with FEMA grant
By Kevin Canessa Here’s a scenario we’ve all probably faced at one point or another. You…
‘BRAVEST MAN I KNEW’
By Karen Zautyk Earlier this month, historian/writer Timothy Daudelin, a former Belleville resident who is a…
Pavers offered for entrance to KHS
KEARNY — Wanna buy a brick? As the Kearny Board of Education prepares to tackle the…
Remembering the Rev. Msgr. John J. Gilchrist
By Kevin Canessa The Rev. Msgr. John J. Gilchrist, who spent much of his priestly life…
KPD searching for missing man, Rogelio ‘Rollie’ Mendez, 40
The Kearny Police Department seeks the public’s help in locating Rogelio “Rollie” Mendez, a 40-year-old man…