KEARNY — No one from the public showed up to speak at last Thursday night’s hearing on…
Category: News
Remembering the fallen
Like the rest of working America, they get up every day, kiss their loved ones good-bye and…
Absentees were key in contested Lyndhurst election
LYNDHURST — A lot of people didn’t go to the polls in last Tuesday’s municipal election in…
KPD: Girl charged in Kearny Ave. slashing
Police said it started with a friendly conversation at Dunkin’ Donuts, escalated to a robbery and ended…
New 9/11 memorial & more in Belleville police lobby
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department headquarters, hidden in a first-floor wing at the Municipal Building, has…
Neighboring towns both claim general
KEARNY — Now that Kearny’s adopted general is, in spirit, anyway, keeping company with the likes of…
Bloomfield pol admits bribery, faces jail
BLOOMFIELD — Bloomfield Township Councilman Elias N. Chalet pleaded guilty last week to soliciting and accepting a…
Union City PD sergeant, a Lyndhurst resident, dies in Rt. 3 crash
A Union City police sergeant who lived in Lyndhurst died in a car crash on Rt.…
The end of an era: Queen of Peace, 1930-2017 … School with rich sports tradition to close in June
Ed Abromaitis spent four decades of his life being associated with Queen of Peace High School.…
The Observer turns 130 …
KEARNY — Because not all editions of The Observer can be found in the library or…
CFO: No municipal tax uptick but …
HARRISON — The Harrison governing body voted May 2 to adopt its 2017 municipal budget of…
New BA takes office in Kearny
KEARNY — He’s an attorney, he’s held public office on three levels and he’s certainly got…
Decorated Marine promoted to fire captain
KEARNY – Five years before joining the Kearny Fire Department, its newest captain was in the…
West Hudson Park field slated for makeover
With a little help from Hudson County, kids in Harrison may soon be enjoying enhanced outdoor…
KPD: Cops were kept busy at Walmart
A Newark woman who tried to sneak two 40-inch TV sets past security at Walmart got herself…
Chemical plant to build office bldg., warehouse
KEARNY – A South Kearny industry will be widening its operations now that the Kearny Planning…
20 years for Belleville strip club homicide
NEWARK — Under a plea agreement, an Elizabeth man has been sentenced to 20 years in state…
LPD narco cops commended by peers
LYNDHURST — A dedicated dozen members of the Lyndhurst Police Department were singled out for recognition…
QPHS closing for good June 30
The following press release was sent by the Archdiocese of Newark to announce the closing of…
3 lauded for public service
KEARNY – An elder statesman/military veteran, an advocate for those afflicted with lupus and a musician/educator…
Tax break OK’d for Passaic Ave. project
KEARNY – After a prolonged discussion in private session on Tuesday, April 25, the Kearny municipal body…
Kearny kicks off 150th anniversary celebration
KEARNY – Colette Koeppel came to see her 6-year-old granddaughter Ava sing “My Country ‘tis of Thee”…
Charter school fees impact school budget
KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education budget is in and the news is bad. That’s because…
Discard unused meds at NPD HQ
The Nutley Police Department has created a permanent medicine drop box on the second floor of…
KPD: What a lovely bracelet you have!
If someone gave you an ankle bracelet from, say, Tiffany’s, it would just be an item of…
Delayed report, quick arrests
KEARNY – It apparently took a local robbery victim nine hours to notify police of the…
As Mother’s Day nears …
At about 10:10 a.m. on Monday, April 24, Kearny police received a call about an apparently impaired…
Kearny’s Bravest & Finest
KEARNY – American Legion Post 99 was the setting Friday night, April 21, for its awards ceremony…
Time to kick back & relish beginnings
KEARNY – After a lot of talk and planning, it’s finally happening: Kearny is set to kick…
Centenarian celebrates
BELLEVILLE – A lifelong Belleville resident and WWII veteran achieved a big milestone Monday, April 24. Joseph…