KEARNY – As reported online by The Observer last week, a written bomb threat was found in…
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Robbery suspect at large
HARRISON – Police are seeking a gunman who, they say, robbed a local service station early…
Kardinal boys, girls earn impressive wins over Bayonne; head to county tournament
It was a historic weekend for both the Kearny High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams.…
Where there’s a Will ….
HARRISON – With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, a lot of folks are thinking of ways…
Developer revising apartment project
KEARNY – Plans to build new apartments on a Kearny Ave. site occupied by a now-closed gas…
Proposed traffic changes worry SKIA
If you take away the light, it will be safer. Or, at least, that’s what state…
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…
Siwek Center finally OK’d for Medicare aid
HARRISON – The Dr. Stanley J. Siwek Health Center in Harrison has achieved a breakthrough of…
Sugar cookie’s bitter aftertaste
KEARNY – On Friday, Jan. 27, Kearny police received a 9 p.m. report of a…
LPD: Suspect nabbed in church thefts
LYNDHURST – The thief who police say allegedly pocketed the contents of the poor boxes at a…
Town website ‘infected’ but no harm done
KEARNY – The town’s website went down for a short time but was quickly returned to…
Domestic livestock prompts complaints
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is considering drafting a law to deal with an emergence…
All’s well that ends well – even with a gun
KEARNY – At 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, Kearny police received a report from University…
Diversion burglaries on the rise: Nutley PD
NUTLEY – Police here continue to advise township residents of diversion burglaries occurring in the township.…
Pace, Torres, Ferreira: Local women in sports honorees
Every year, Seton Hall University does a great thing especially for the young women athletes in…
5 public safety promotions
KEARNY – It was a hail and farewell day for certain Kearny public safety employees last Tuesday.…
Burglary/theft suspect nabbed
KEARNY – A 28-year-old Newark man, on parole after a 2007 conviction for aggravated manslaughter, was back behind…
Valley project stalled
BELLEVILLE – The Township of Belleville put off approving a tax exemption for a proposed multi-family…
Happy New Year!
BELLEVILLE – On Saturday morning, to mark the start of the Chinese New Year, Belleville residents and representatives…
2 victimized by armed robber: HPD
HARRISON – A mugging, armed robbery and a drug arrest occupied the attention of the Harrison Police…
KPD: ‘Walmart declined to prosecute’
On Sunday, Jan. 22, at 1 a.m., four KPD members — Sgt. Jack Corbett and Officers Sean…
Spreading the love among the unfortunate
KEARNY – Matt and Timothy Farias are practicing being brothers’ keepers. Sure, they’re brothers but it goes far…
NPD: Help us find two armed robbers
NUTLEY – Police here continue to search for two men they say allegedly robbed a Dunkin’…
Tragedy on Kearny Ave.
KEARNY – At 6:50 a.m. last Thursday, Jan. 26, Kearny police received a 911 call reporting a…
NAHS partners with Sandy Hook Promise
North Arlington High School, in partnership with Sandy Hook Promise, a national, non-profit organization led by…
Justly deserved honor for patriot Phil Kearny
KEARNY – Standing orders have arrived per digital dispatch: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny, commander…
Scary drug facts to go with your coffee
BELLEVILLE – It was billed as “Coffee with a Cop,” but there was a lot more…
BOE pitching $66M referendum
NUTLEY – If Nutley property owners want to support a plan to relieve overcrowding in the…
No replacement yet for the late Jon Giordano
KEARNY – As of last week, no candidate has yet surfaced to fill the Second Ward…
KPD blotter: N.J. bail reform at work
At 1 p.m. last Wednesday, Jan. 18, Officer Luis Moran responded to Bergen Ave. and Elm St.…