Distracted drivers, you have been warned 

TRENTON – N.J. Attorney General Christopher Porrino and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety announced last week…

Letter: You’ve got a gem in Karen Zautyk

To the Editor: RE: Karen Zautyk … I have recently begun reading your articles, and the Kearny Police…

Here’s how to get America back in the black

By Ron Leir Have you ever seen the National Debt Clock? It’s an electronic recounting, to…

Obituaries for 14 June 2017

Dallas W. Henry Dallas W. Henry died at home on June 5. He was 41. Born…

Lyndhurst’s Vigliotti, Nutley’s O’Neill earn state All-Star berths

Max Vigliotti enjoyed one of the greatest seasons in the history of Lyndhurst High School baseball.…

Kearny relay team headed to New Balance Outdoor Nationals

The construction of a successful relay team in track and field has so many parameters. There’s…

Local athletes honored by NJIC for sportsmanship

There aren’t many leagues or organizations that honor athletes for what they do not do, rather…

EVERYTHING LOST

KEARNY — A fast-moving fire severely damaged a home at 664 Elm St. the night of May…

Managers getting pay hikes

KEARNY/HARRISON — It’s been more than three years since key non-union administrative municipal employees in Kearny…

Offering a path to citizenship

KEARNY — The Portuguese Cultural Association of Kearny is partnering with We Are One New Jersey’s…

4 collared in mugging/robbery: HPD

HARRISON – Four out-of-towners – a Kearny senior and three North Arlington females – were held…

KPD: This aunt had to cry ‘uncle’

KEARNY — A Newark woman was arrested at Walmart last week for allegedly using a juvenile —…

When the fountain flowed flakes …

LYNDHURST — Call it the case of the frothy fountain. If you walked by the fountain…

WWI memorial restored

Photo by Michael Perrone The May 24 Observer featured a story, “Honoring Belleville’s World War I dead,”…

Charged with DWI in Davis Ave. hit-run

KEARNY — A 43-year-old town man is facing numerous charges — including DWI, assault by auto…

Guilty plea in bank-robbery spree

NEWARK — A Newark man has pleaded guilty in Federal Court to robbing five banks —…

You can’t make this stuff up

KEARNY — Two men, ostensibly friends, reportedly turned Kearny police headquarters into a boxing ring recently, resulting…

‘Fearless Girl’ is a lot of bull

By Karen Zautyk The other day, I had an unexpected visit from my old friend the…

Obituaries — 7 June 2017

Wilburt ‘J.R.’ Rocco Wilburt “J.R.” Rocco, 72, of Kearny, died May 29. A funeral service took…

Harrison native and grid coach Hinchliffe instrumental in field dedication; Late Mets PR director honored with field named in her memory

LITTLE FERRY – It was a regular day, just another page in the life of Detective…

Blue Tide’s volleyball dream ends a few matches short

The truth be told, the Harrison High School boys’ volleyball season was not supposed to carry…

Lyndhurst’s Pezzolla proves she might be more runner and less of a soccer star

As the 2017 scholastic sports season rapidly draws to an end in the blink of an…

HCPO: Harrison cop pulls car over, gets hit, then fires at fleeing driver

HARRISON — The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a service-related gun discharge after a police…

Water main break causes road collapse, shuts down part of River Road in N.A.

A major water main break this morning that has caused part of River Road to collapse,…

Annual Kearny senior citizens’ picnic is June 14

All Kearny senior citizens are invited to attend the annual Senior Picnic, sponsored by the Mayor,…