THE ROAD TO SAFETY

Kearny High School sophomores preparing for their learner’s permit test were exposed to a very special…

ILLEGAL DUMPING?

After residents’ hairs were raised about bothersome smells they trace to an active landfill run by…

KPD: Strange case from A to Zzzz

By Karen Zautyk On Jan. 16 at 5:15 p.m., numerous Kearny police officers responded to a Windsor…

Following pedestrian death, Belleville installs crosswalk signal on Franklin Ave.

Just two days before New Year’s 2018, a pedestrian was struck as he crossed Franklin Avenue…

KPD: Have gun, will travel — by taxi

By Karen Zautyk On Jan. 15 at 10:14 p.m., near Brighton and Bergen avenues, Kearny Dets.…

What the smell is that odor in Kearny?

Kearny’s elected officials are looking to their state counterparts to raise a stink about noxious odors…

Obituaries for 16 Jan. 2019

TAJ ANTHONY ROBERTS Taj Anthony Roberts of Kearny died Jan. 9, 2019. He was 37. Visiting…

Obituaries for 9 Jan. 2019

PETER T. NOLAN Mr. Peter T. Nolan (retired KFD) of Kearny and Point Pleasant died Saturday,…

Lyndhurst leads the way with new OEM app

This week, we received word the Township of Lyndhurst was scrapping Nixle alerts in favor of…

Obituaries for 2 Jan. 2019

Bill G. Comer Bill G. Comer, 85, of Kearny, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, while surrounded…

It’s taken entirely too long for Kearny to finally address town’s parking debacle

Last week’s edition of The Observer included a story about the Town of Kearny exploring options…

Citing ‘personal reasons,’ Landy resigns from Kearny Town Council

In a surprise move, Kearny Town Councilman Michael Landy has announced his resignation from the municipal…

KPD: Couple ‘carjacked’

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AroundTown (online only this week)

Kearny Winter fun @ the PBGC  The PBGC, 663 Kearny Ave., is currently open Monday, Tuesday,…

Obituaries for Dec. 12, 2018

Manuel Silva Manuel Silva of Kearny, formerly of Newark, died Nov. 29, 2018. He was 85. Private arrangements…