Ridge Road in North Arlington will be closed to all traffic on Tuesday, Jan. 30, from…
Category: Alerts
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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…
KPD: Two women, one from East Newark, thought they were in the UK, possessed slew of illicit drugs
Two women, one from East Newark, should have stayed home one early morning last week —…
Tony Mondaro joins Kevin tonight @ 7 p.m. for weekend storm update
Tony Mondaro joins The Observer’s Kevin Canessa tonight at 7 p.m. ET to discuss the pending…
ALERT — Street sweeping suspended Jan. 18 & 19 in Harrison
Street sweeping is suspended Jan. 18 and Jan. 19 in Harrison, the town said in a…
VIDEO — Kearny’s 2024 Reorganization Meeting
Please note — this video was filmed by the Town of Kearny using Zoom. We had…
NJDOT implementing travel restrictions for Jan. 6
New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti has issued a commercial vehicle travel restriction…
Wittpenn Bridge closed most of this weekend
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) today announced a full closure of the Route 7/Wittpenn…
Get ready for potential long-term traffic nightmare on Newark-JC Turnpike
One lane of CR 508/Newark-Jersey City Turnpike eastbound between I-280 and U.S. Post Office Drive is…
Doyle in, Zapata out, as clerk to Hudson commissioners
Kearny Mayor Carol Jean Doyle has a new position to add to her resume and it…