Dennis Hulse was really looking forward to the 2020 high school baseball season. Hulse, the Kearny…
Category: Coronavirus
(VIDEO) 2 weeks after getting Last Rites, retired Kearny PD Sgt. Art Hackett leaves Mountainside Medical Center — alive
Gather some Kleenex for this one. It doesn’t get much better than this. Retired Kearny Police…
Nutley authorities: DeMuro Park Track may be closed if social-distancing guidelines aren’t followed
From the Nutley Board of Commissioners: Efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 have included the…
Kearny now has 21 COVID-19 fatalities
The Town of Kearny now has a total of 21 COVID-19 related fatalities with 478 total…
Belleville, Nutley COVID-19 death count rises
The two Essex County towns The Observer covers continue to see astonishing COVID-19 related numbers. As…
Doctor who lived in Kearny, had practice in Belleville, dies aged 70
A physician from Kearny who had a practice in Belleville has died from COVID-19 complications, a…
Easter Bunny, cherry blossom pop-up event slated for Saturday @ noon in Belleville
Here’s a chance to get out of the house Saturday for a little while — though…
Inmate at Essex County Jail dies, cause of death not known, spokesman says
A 48-year-old man who was an Essex County inmate at the Essex County Correctional Facility died…
Harrison: 104 positive cases of COVID-19, 4 deaths in total
The Town of Harrison now has 104 positive cases of COVID-19 and has seen four fatalities,…
288 cases, 8 total COVID-19 deaths, in Kearny
The Town of Kearny now has a total of 288 reported cases of COVID-19, with a…
Nutley, Belleville, see increase in COVID-19 fatalities
Nutley and Belleville both saw an increase in COVID-19-related fatalities overnight, according to reports from the…
IMPORTANT ALERT — Reports of diversion robberies/burglaries by ‘false’ CDC agents on social media are not real, Kearny PD Chief George King confirms
Editor’s note: We’ve moved this post up to the top because it appears people are STILL…
Idiot claims to have Coronavirus, coughs at Kearny cops: KPD
File this one under the valley of the stupid times a thousand. That someone would actually…
Belleville business cited for ignoring social-distancing orders, mayor’s office says
The operator of a crowded Belleville farmer’s market was issued a summons Friday, April 3, for…
Essex County Exec Joe DiVincenzo tests positive for COVID-19, his office says
Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced today.…
Harrison announces 33 positive COVID-19 cases, 1 fatality
The Town of Harrison has reported there are 33 known cases of COVID-19 here as of…
One of Kearny’s assembly reps test positive for COVID-19
Assemblywoman Angelica Jimenez, D-32, one of Kearny’s representatives in Trenton, has tested positive for COVID-19 after…
PLEASE DON’T LITTER!
While the nation and the world continue to deal with the Coronavirus, one smaller yet important…
Essex County COVID-19 cases see big jump overnight, spokesman says
Reported cases of COVID-19 continue to jump in Essex County, according to official numbers released by…
Nutley reports 4th COVID-19 fatality, third most in Essex County
The Nutley Board of Commissioners have reported the death of a fourth township resident who had…
Essex Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura tests positive for COVID-19
Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura, who also serves as a commissioner on the New Jersey…
Kearny’s food pantries consolidating to one at First Presbyterian Church
Because of COVID-19, the Kearny Food Pantry Network has been created and will happen in one…
Harrison Mayor Fife addresses residents, announces town has ‘several positive cases’ of COVID-19
Harrison Mayor James A. Fife has offered the following message to Harrisonians (dated March 28, 2020),…
As of March 28, all Bergen County parks are closed: Exec
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco today Issued Executive Order 2020-01E to close all county parks to…
Nutley authorities announce second COVID-19 death
The Township of Nutley’s Board of Commissioners announced the second death of a Nutley resident who…
Kearny Health Department: 20 confirmed cases, 2 fatalities
Kearny now has 20 confirmed lab cases of COVID-19 and two fatalities, the Health Department announced…
Nutley has first COVID-19 fatality, township authorities say; 9 new cases announced for total of 42
The Township of Nutley Board of Commissioners has reported the first death of a Nutley resident…
Lyndhurst has 23 positive COVID-19 cases as of March 26, OEM says
From the Lyndhurst Office of Emergency Management and Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso: As we continue to…
Archdiocese of Newark institutes strictest-in-the-nation funeral directives
The Archdiocese of Newark and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin have issued new directives for funerals, weddings…
Essex County COVID-19 testing center opening Thursday, March 26
Essex County will open a drive-thru testing site for Essex County residents who are symptomatic of…