Shortly after midnight last Thursday, March 10, Kearny police were alerted to a “commotion” at Passaic and…
The Observer Staff
Arbitrators: BOE must pay $2.9 million
KEARNY — The Kearny Board of Education has lost – bigtime – the first of two important…
New leader at Holy Cross/St. Anthony’s
HARRISON – The Archdiocese of Newark has assigned an administrator to take charge of the combined…
KPD: You’ve won a trip to Florida!
It started with a shoplifting-turned-robbery, morphed into a foot chase in the brush and with an assault…
New river cleanup plan: $1.3 bn, 9-10 years
The federal government is inching closer to cleaning the lower eight miles of the Passaic River,…
A college ‘tax’ & other thoughts
It’s no secret these days that a lot of municipalities are hurting for cash, especially…
Learn about open government, Sunshine laws, at seminar
The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) is hosting a free educational seminar during National…
Crooks bank on ATM skimmers
NUTLEY — Nutley police, who have been warning residents about skimming devices being placed on ATMs throughout New…
Will Town tax hospital?
BELLEVILLE — Could Clara Maass Medical Center turn into a cash cow for the Township of Belleville?…
Are more parking controls coming to Kearny?
KEARNY — Kearny has moved to tighten regulations governing the allocation and use of designated curbside…
Town to NJSEA: ‘Get off our land’
KEARNY — Come June 30, there’ll be a showdown at the Keegan landfill, pardners, so don’t…
Another Bulger moves up the ladder
KEARNY – A veteran member of the Kearny Fire Department moved up in the ranks last…
Letter: Davis Ave. toughed out the snow
To the Editor: The Friday before the snowstorm of January 2016, the Davis Ave. residents received…
Bully for a presidential bear!
By Karen Zautyk The cartoon that accompanies this week’s column is by Clifford Berryman and first appeared…
Purloined pooch found as investigation continues
KEARNY — The talk of this town last week was the 12-week-old puppy reported stolen from a local…