Could Ballantyne’s NJSEA chairmanship be in jeopardy?

Could John Ballantyne’s chairmanship of the New Jersey Sports Exposition Authority be in jeopardy? It certainly…

Ignoring Kearny’s ‘odors,’ Attorney General sues private Newark company for its bad smells

Maybe it’s about our zipcodes? Or perhaps our residents are just flowing in too much cash?…

EDITORIAL: In the real world, Marturano would have been fired for comments made to WNBC

Last week, some members of the New York City media descended upon Kearny to offer the…

CLOSER TO CLOSURE

State Sen. Nicholas Sacco (D-North Bergen), along with Sens. Brian Stack (D-Union City) and Sandra Cunningham…

Lyndhurst OEM ready for any possible disaster

September marks National Preparedness Month and the Township of Lyndhurst and its Office of Emergency Management…

EDITORIAL: Facing Sacco resolution, NJSEA again has opportunity to close landfill, but likely won’t

We haven’t been this close to cap-and-closure of the Keegan Landfill in a long time. Thanks…

NJSEA cancels meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18, because of ‘threat of violence’

Click through to watch a video with the details.

(VIDEO) Lyndhurst’s 9/11 Remembrance

Click to watch video from the Sept. 11, 2001, Remembrance in Lyndhurst.

Red Bulls offer support for West Hudson’s fight to keep Keegan closed

The New York (New Jersey) Red Bulls have come out swinging in support of the Town…

Operation Short Storm nets $1 million in marijuana; 11 of 31 arrested live in The Observer’s readership area

NEWARK — Nearly a dozen people who live in The Observer’s readership area were among 31…

It’s time for the MTV VMAs: Avoid Downtown Newark Sunday night, Aug. 25, and all day Monday, Aug. 26, Newark PD says

If your commute involves Newark in any way, shape or form, you’ll want to pay attention…

MIDWEEK RECAP — the weather, assisted death law & more

Now’s the time to consider being an organ donor

Last week, we brought you the story of two brothers, Michael and Will Cordoba, Kearny natives,…

Dr. Daniel Sirovich, a resident of Kearny, dies after 82-foot fall from cliff in Spain: Reports

An up-and-coming doctor, originally from Brazil but who called Kearny home, and who was just days…

KPD: We caught hit & run driver