For the second time in a week, a home here was burgled while the residents were…
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KPD: Arrest made in Friday-morning shooting
KEARNY — Just 27 hours after a woman was shot and wounded near the intersection of…
KPD statement on Friday-morning shooting
The Kearny Police Department has released the following statement regarding the shooting that occurred Friday morning:…
Read the entire June 1 edition here
Want to read all stories in the June 1 edition of The Observer? Catch them all here…
Konopka: ‘That school’s (KHS) a disaster’
KEARNY — Second Ward Councilman Richard Konopka was on a roll Tuesday night, May 24,…
Harrison Councilman Victor Villalta dead at 67
HARRISON — Victor B. Villalta, a Democrat who for the most part of the last decade…
KPD: A Click-It ticket & more
A Belleville man got more than just a MV summons when he was stopped in Kearny for…
Street naming designation May 28 in Belleville
The Township of Belleville will host a street naming designation ceremony Saturday, May 28, at the…
Forgotten book yields surprise
KEARNY — This is a story about a book. A very small book. With a very…
Longtime attorney loses law license
TRENTON – A Belleville attorney has been disbarred by order of the N.J. Supreme Court. On…
A campaign to feed the hungry
KEARNY — The first shipment of 287,000 meals — accompanied by clothing and shoes — went…
Fire leads to traffic headaches
KEARNY — Firefighters managed to knock down a two-alarm warehouse blaze within 50 minutes on May 20,…
Expanding handicapped parking rules
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is once again looking to tighten controls over handicapped parking.…
KPD: A Cobra in the car
A routine traffic stop in the early-morning hours of Saturday, May 14, revealed some potentially lethal contraband…
Please keep your paws off baby wildlife
This is a message for you animal lovers out there: If you find a seemingly “abandoned” baby…
Scarpelli sworn in as new Nutley mayor
NUTLEY – Continuing a family legacy of public service, Nutley Township Commissioner Joseph Scarpelli is the…
NPD: Alert leads to shoplifting arrest
A police investigation of a shoplifting that occurred on May 15 on Franklin Ave. led to…
Finally resting in peace
For nearly 73 years, the body of Titanic hero Robert John Hopkins has rested in an…
Police Week marked
KEARNY — The observant among you will notice that, this week, all members of the Kearny Police…
Kearny park for pooches opens
KEARNY – Canines rule now! On May 10, the Town of Kearny made good on its…
KFD fetes its own & others
KEARNY — A man was working for a PSE&G subcontractor in North Arlington and one of…
News in brief
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny and the Kearny Fire Superior Officers Association Local 218, representing…
KPD: Argued himself into jail
KPD: Argued himself into jail What started as an argument at Town Hall ended with a…
Town picks meadows redeveloper
This story is updated to correct inaccurate information originally listed online — and in the May…
NPD: Drug charges for driving duo
A 17-year-old Nutley boy and a 22-year-old Little Falls man were both arrested on a slew…
KPD: 2 boys bring fake gun to school
KEARNY — Two boys who reportedly brought a fake gun to Franklin School last Tuesday morning learned…
Team Lyndhurst completes Unity Tour
LYNDHURST – This past week, the Lyndhurst Police Department completed its fifth Police Unity Tour as…
Beware of computer ‘ransomware’
NEWARK — N.J. Attorney General Robert Lougy and the state Division of Consumer Affairs have issued…
Day after big win, Kearny baseball team out working with kids
Talk about your classic case of “No room for the weary.” On Saturday afternoon, the Kearny…