The Kearny Branch Library will have a new name soon — The Christine Jablonski Branch Library.…
Category: Alerts
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HCPO: Kearny man, 18, arrested following reported sexual assault of girl, 13
An 18-year-old Kearny man is behind bars after he is alleged to have sexually assaulted a…
Kearny Police Department increasing recruitment efforts
The Kearny Police Department is actively recruiting prospective officers — and while you may not have…
Man breaks into Kearny home, takes dump in back seat of KPD cruiser en route to jail: police
A man who likely didn’t have a bathroom of his own (you’ll find out why shortly)…
Loss of Christine ‘CJ’ Jablonski is painful, but she leaves an incredible legacy
If ever you were a fan of the great TV show, “The West Wing” — and…
Belleville mourns the death of Councilwoman Marie Strumolo Burke
The Township of Belleville mourns the loss of one its foremost and most noted women following…
ALERT & UPDATE — Victim ID’d in Nutley hit and run death
The Nutley Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are seeking information on a person…
Temporary Skyway closures possible through early morning Friday
Beginning at 11:59 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 15 until 5 a.m., Friday, Feb. 16, the Pulaski Skyway…
Nutley PD, ECPO investigating fatal crash, are seeking public’s help
The Nutley Police Department and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office are seeking information on a person…
ALERT — Part of Ridge Road will be closed Jan. 30 for retired chief’s funeral
Ridge Road in North Arlington will be closed to all traffic on Tuesday, Jan. 30, from…
No gunman on Kearny Avenue, contrary to social media reports
Reports of a man with a gun on Kearny Avenue around 6 p.m. today were…
Belleville man found guilty — again — for murdering wheelchair-bound friend in 2014: ECPO
A Belleville man who stood accused of stabbing his roommate to death nearly a decade ago…
KPD: 5 teens, a few believed to be loosely gang-affiliated, savagely beat teenage couple on Kearny Ave.
One may recall a group of juveniles who were recently arrested after a robbery, multiple aggravated…
Lyndhurst PD: Man wanted in Pa. arrested, is headed back to Keystone State
A Newark man who was wanted by authorities in Pennsylvania is now behind bars, awaiting extradition,…
Zapata: Canessa, The Observer should really stick to old-school, fact-based journalism
To the Editor: In a recent article titled “Doyle in, Zapata out, as clerk to the…