Push for funding to help curb opioid plague

KEARNY – The Town of Kearny will be one of 70 government agencies and NGOs competing…

Up in rank for bluecoats

HARRISON – It was a big day for the boys in blue in Harrison at the…

KPD: Drug charges, fake IDs & bail reform

A routine traffic stop last week led to the arrest of a man whose car allegedly held…

Town prodded on lease terms, bus shelters

KEARNY – The Kearny municipal governing body dealt with a complaint by a developer about a…

KPD promotes 2; chief aims for more cops

KEARNY – “Their reputation certainly precedes them.” That’s how Kearny Police Chief John Dowie introduced the…

Towns seek cash from NJSEA

KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – Two of The Observer communities that receive revenues from the Meadowlands Intermunicipal Tax…

Doffont to lead St. Paddy’s Day parade

The grand marshal of the United Irish of West Hudson’s 2017 St. Patrick’s Day parade is…

Surf & turf at Walmart

KEARNY – Three alleged members of what Walmart security termed a a shoplifting ring” ended up in…

It happens every spring …

By Ron Leir Well, it’s officially March which means we can start actively thinking about outdoor…

Obituaries for 1 March 2017

Bonnie B. Martone Bonnie B. Martone, 67, of West Milford, formerly of Kearny, died Feb. 19. Visiting…

A Kearny son remembered

KEARNY – Joseph Peden Jr. was about four months shy of official manhood when he – like a lot…

Better for the Oval: Soccer or baseball?

KEARNY – The Battle of Gunnell Oval is over … for now … but the guns…

Target parks for changes

NUTLEY – A partial upgrade for one municipal park and a fix for a decades-old problem at another are being pursued by Nutley officials.…

After car crashes, cops find driver shot

BELLEVILLE – An apparent car chase that started in Newark ended in Belleville with a crash…

Are we really ready for this?

By Karen Zautyk The thing in the photo, which resembles a lunchbox on wheels, is a…