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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…
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…
BCPO: Nutley man awaiting trial for vehicular homicide now facing charges he sexually assaulted minor
A Nutley man who was charged with reckless vehicular homicide in the 2019 death of an…
KPD: Good Samaritan helping woman in distress has car rammed 3 times by drunken driver just outside HQ
No good deed goes unpunished and one Kearny Good Samaritan learned that the hard way this…
Man, 37, shot dead in Belleville; 4-year-old also shot in same incident: ECPO
A 37-year-old man was shot and killed in the afternoon of Dec. 16 on Mill Street…
KPD: Three 14-year-old boys arrested following attempted Kia theft; there were others same day
Throughout the night and early morning Dec. 11-12, multiple Kias were stolen as a result…
Essex County sees major drop in homicides so far in 2023: Stephens
The homicide rate in Essex County year to date has dropped to its lowest number in…
Police: Harrison man training to become special cop, currently a dispatcher, arrested and charged with possessing 1K+ images of child pornography
Update at 12:25 p.m.: Records indicate Lewis was released by court order today. A Harrison man…
2 more Nutley homes burgled, police say
Nutley has experienced two more attempted burglaries, Police Director Alphonse Petracco and Chief Thomas Strumolo said.…
Town of Kearny announces upcoming roadwork
This week, roadway repaving and streetscape construction takes place on Hackensack Avenue from Routes 1&9 to…