Shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb 12, Officers Michael Santucci and Esteban Gonzalez were dispatched to…
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GATE program opened at Midland Ave. BOE location
Kim Kayak’s fourth-graders were engaged in a creative problem solving lesson: figuring out how to “write”…
Kearny officials mull changes to handicapped parking permit procedures
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is re-thinking its approach to the way it allocates spaces…
KPD: You snooze, you lose
Recently, we have written of various motorists found sleeping at the wheel of their cars. Last…
Civilians in control
KEARNY – It took a while to achieve but now that the civilian dispatching system for the Kearny Fire…
KPD: One driver was alert, one wasn’t
A concerned motorist and a drug expert from Bergen County figured in the arrest last week of man thought to…
W.H.A.T. holding auditions for ‘Schoolhouse Rock Live!’
West Hudson Arts & Theater Co. is holding auditions for "Schoolhouse Rock Live!" on Monday, Feb.…
After 25-plus years as crossing guard, Betty Regan hangs up her stop sign
KEARNY — For 25 years, if you passed by the intersection of Kearny Ave. and Halstead…
Missing Pa. man, 72, found in South Kearny shelter
KEARNY — A 72-year-old man, missing from his Pennsylvania home for nearly two weeks, was found safe…
Kearny hires 8 new firefighters
KEARNY – Kearny has hired eight new firefighters. All positions are being financed for a two-year…
KPD: Well, at least he wasn’t driving
On Jan. 25, the Monday after the blizzard, when excess snow still made driving problematic, Kearny…
Kearny police settle contract
KEARNY – Members of Kearny’s police unions scored 11 promotions through the ranks and got new…
Kearny deals with blizzard’s aftermath
‘We had all the plows, and the public works crews, not to mention, salt and fuel,…
Photos from Kearny crossing guard Betty Regan’s retirement ceremony
Coming in this week’s edition of The Observer, we’ll have a story about the retirement of…
Teachers declare impasse in talks
KEARNY – Things have gone from bad to worse in contract talks between the Kearny Board of Education and…