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Guilty plea in bank robbery spree
KEARNY – The man who was responsible for four area bank robberies within a month last year, who reportedly…
KPD: Baby formula & pepper spray
At 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17, Officer David Bush was in the BJ’s lot conferring with…
‘Routine’ traffic stop was anything but
KEARNY – On Saturday, April 15, KPD Officers Michael Gontarczuk and Sean Podolski were on patrol in South…
KPD Facebook post: Cop’s quick thinking may have saved lives
The following post is from the Kearny Police Department's Facebook page. It's sparked a large-scale discussion…
Skyway won’t reopen until at least next spring: NJDOT
SOUTH KEARNY – So you thought you were finally going to be able to take the Pulaski…
Suspected killer was in U.S. illegally: reports
KEARNY – A 36-year-old Chestnut St. resident, who was reportedly in the United States illegally, stabbed…
3 sought in robbery of couple: HPD
HARRISON – Police are investigating the robbery of a Harrison couple early Sunday, April 16, near Sussex…
The need’s great at food pantries
The reports say the economy is getting better. The unemployment rate is at its lowest in…
KPD: You snooze, you lose
Shortly after noon on Friday, April 7, Officer John Donovan was called to the BJ’s lot on…
Bail reform saga of the week
KEARNY – As any journalist can tell you, the most difficult part of a story to write is…
Familiar faces on Primary ballot
KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – In the upcoming June 6 Primary municipal elections, Kearny’s sitting Democrats face no opposition…
25 years of cleaning up 150-year-old Kearny
KEARNY – For the creator, Jane Mackesy, it’s hard to believe it’s been a quarter century since…
New apartments, R&D, OK’d
KEARNY – The Kearny Planning Board voted last week to greenlight two new developments, one residential and…
Fire rips through Seeley Ave. home
KEARNY – A Kearny family of four has been displaced from their home following a fire,…
Around Town – April 19, 2017
Belleville AARP Chapter 2051 sponsors a trip to Newport, R.I., Monday, May 22, to Thursday, May…
Scouts hike to World Trade Center
Though most of the Scouts of Unit 305 in Kearny were born after 2001, they remember…
Santos, fed up with Walmart potholes, gets results
KEARNY – Coming or going, there’s a commuter special available on potholes waiting for you at…
Kearny defending 2 lawsuits
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is defending against two lawsuits, one protesting a proposed police-enforcement…
Waxing nostalgic at Hamilton School
HARRISON – Attired as an early American Colonial, Jayden Crespo stood at the ready with his…
Harrison cop, firefighter of year, announced
HARRISON – The Harrison American Legion presented its annual Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year…
KPD: Stolen car squealed on suspects
At 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 2, Officer Jonathan Dowie was patrol, driving west on Bergen Ave.,…
Don’t risk auto break-ins — or ID theft
More than once, The Observer has carried warnings from law enforcement authorities in our coverage area regarding…
Reilly named Jersey ‘Super Lawyer’
KEARNY – Kathleen M. Reilly, partner at the Kearny law firm of Brady, Brady & Reilly,…
Fighting a lethal threat on our roads
TRENTON – Responding to an 8% spike in New Jersey traffic fatalities in 2016, largely attributable to…
New anti-drug group has meeting planned
KEARNY – A local civic-minded group concerned about the spread of opioid abuse among all ages…
Homicide victim identified as Luisa Cristina Reyna-Tello, 46
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez released the following information about last night’s Kearny homicide: On April…
Tread carefully in these ‘Woods’
HARRISON – Get set for a fairy tale that will knock you off your feet. It’s…
Church robbed twice in 3 months
LYNDHURST – For the second time this year, the same house of worship in Lyndhurst has…
HASCS eyeing St. Cecilia’s schools
KEARNY – An expansion plan by the lone charter school in Kearny will cause fiscal pressures…