Robert Davie Docherty Robert Davie Docherty, 83, of Queensbury, N.Y., formerly of Kearny, died peacefully on…
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Town aims to curtail fowl deeds
KEARNY — The chickens have come home to roost. Spurred on by the clucking of henpecked…
Dowie set to retire Dec. 1 as KPD chief
KEARNY — After 19 years as chief of the Kearny Police Department, John Dowie will retire…
The sad end to one brave life
By Karen Zautyk (Note: Last week’s lead story in The Observer dealt with the recent Civil…
Obituaries for 15 Nov. 2017
Jan Kozdra and Luis H. Araujo
LIVING HISTORY
KEARNY — On the western side of Belgrove Drive, between Bergen Ave. and Afton St., Veterans Memorial…
Intruder shot & killed by Belleville resident
BELLEVILLE/NUTLEY – The calm of a residential neighborhood on the Belleville/Nutley border was shattered Halloween night,…
In praise of parks, in fear of frats
By Ron Leir This past Sunday, I attended a memorial event for a buddy of mine…
Obituaries for 8 Nov. 2017
This week's obituaries include those for Alfred E. Beck, Emmy Y. Duverge-Martinez, Anna Marie Crefeld, Robert…
TIPPING THE SCALES: Lyndhurst cops bust 2 who ‘hid’ 70 lbs. of marijuana in car
It appeared that a pair of Essex County residents stopped by police had a lot of…
2 new rec programs forthcoming in Kearny
KEARNY — Two new sports will be introduced by the Kearny Recreation Department for the upcoming…
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Grant will allow for 8 new firefighters HARRISON — She neither lives nor works in Harrison,…
NPD responds to overturned vehicle
NUTLEY — The Nutley Police and Fire departments responded to Woodland Ave. on Oct. 27 after…
PARCC results inching up in Kearny
KEARNY – For Kearny public school students who took the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness…
Addicts using pets to get narcotics
The New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) is a centralized database for prescribers and pharmacists in New…
KFD performs 2 water rescues
KEARNY – Two water rescues were successfully performed by Kearny Fire Department crews this past weekend…
Obituaries for 1 Nov. 2017
Emily Gladwell Emily Gladwell (nee Mills) died at University Hospital, Newark, on Thursday, Oct. 26. She…
Portal North Bridge project underway in South Kearny
Construction of a new, more reliable Portal North Bridge in South Kearny is underway, as the…
Billboards finally yielding ca$h
KEARNY — It took five years, a lawsuit and perseverance but it was worth the wait.…
Free flu shots ready for Kearny, EN residents
KEARNY — The Kearny Health Department (KHD) has received its supply of flu vaccine. Flu shots…
KPD: Next time, go to a bar in Summit, bro
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Shortly after 11 p.m. on Oct. 5, Officers Jonathan Dowie, David Bush,…
Nutley cops get long-awaited raises
NUTLEY — Now it’s official: police officers and police superiors in Nutley are getting pay raises.…
Addicts using pets to get pain pills
The New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) is a centralized database for prescribers and pharmacists in New…
‘Restaurant Row’ inching closer in Lyndhurst
LYNDHURST — Is there a “restaurant row” in Lyndhurst’s future? That’s the hope of the township…
Supor gets super deal
HARRISON — Municipal officials have put into motion plans to build a mixed-use project on the…
W.H.A.T.’s ‘Kearny’ show is this week, weekend
History is usually the domain of straight plays, so the mind-blowing success of “Hamilton” last year…
A license to be a journalist? No way
By Ron Leir James Bond, it is said, had a license to kill as a fictional…
All creatures, great and small, were blessed at Boystown ceremony
KEARNY — Have you ever met a bearded dragon? We encountered one for the very first time…
Enough with the Newark noise, neighbors say
KEARNY — It won’t be the U.S. cavalry rushing to the rescue like in the Old…
Fedex project in NA moves forward
It looks like all the pieces are rapidly coming together for the FedEx Freight distribution center…