There’s been a stabbing this morning at the Kearny Walmart, Kearny Police Chief George King told…
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FEMA warning of Ida scammers
The Federal Emergency Management Agency — you know it as FEMA — is warning Jersey residents,…
Murphy’s up for re-election soon. Don’t forget his 2019 inaction
It has never been the policy of this newspaper to endorse candidates for elected office. After…
Your MVC is coming to you
Kearny vehicle owners fuming over delays in getting their paperwork handled or getting shuffled from one…
Fife says he’s running for third full Harrison mayoral term
Harrison’s incumbent Mayor James A. Fife says he’s seeking another term with a full slate of…
How one Harrison woman went from knowing no English to an Army Reserve Captain
On Sept. 11, 2001, former Harrison resident Alexandra Razzeto was sharpening her pencil in her fifth-grade…
20 years after, towns pause to mourn victims of Sept. 11, 2001
An estimated 150 people gathered Friday night, Sept. 10, at St. Stephen’s Church in Kearny to…
20 YEARS LATER – Sept. 11, 2001, the day I expected to die
I can still remember even the most minute details of Sept. 11, 2001, and I suspect…
We could use a rekindling of the spirit that followed the 9/11 terror attacks
Sept. 11, 2001 — in three days, it will have been 20 years in the past.…
In memoriam: Kearny Firefighter Francis J. ‘Frankie’ McAllister — 1981-2021
Francis J. “Frankie” McAllister, of Kearny, who spent the last five years of his life as…
Nutley PD nab 2 who got extra greedy in ‘Grandma I need bail money’ scam
Police in Nutley caught two people who pulled a “grandma I need bail money scam,” initially…
Murphy may require teachers to be vaccinated: report
Following widespread reports Gov. Philip D. Murphy could soon be enacting a mandate requiring all New…
Hudson’s senior citizens cruise canceled and other news briefs
HUDSON COUNTY SENIOR CRUISE CANCELED Because of the recent rise in COVID-19 Delta variant cases, the…
SURGE IN CITIZENS — Harrison sees whopping 42.8% population increase in 2020 Census
Towns in The Observer’s readership area all saw a spike in population over the last 10…
KGC CHEERLEADERS GO TO ORLANDO, WIN CHAMPIONSHIP
It all began innocently some 14 years ago, when cousins Jamie Guedes and Justine Esteves loved…