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…

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,…

Deja vu all over again

By Karen Zautyk A couple of weeks ago, for the first time in decades, I went…

Obituaries for 19 April 2017

Martin ‘Marty’ O’Malley Martin “Marty” O’Malley of Kearny died peacefully April 5, surrounded by his family.…

Around Town – April 19, 2017

Belleville AARP Chapter 2051 sponsors a trip to Newport, R.I., Monday, May 22, to Thursday, May…

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…