Kearny hosts free screenings at Health Department

The Town of Kearny, in conjunction with RWJBarnabas Health/Clara Maass Medical Center, host free blood pressure,…

KPD: Speedster blew past officers on Kearny Avenue into oncoming traffic, then crawled into back seat upon being pulled over

Move over, Bubba Wallace — y’all got some company in Kearny. On Dec. 31 at 3:44…

Newark Imam shot this morning, is in critical condition: ECPO

 A Newark Imam was shot this morning and is in critical condition in a Newark Hospital,…

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…

Fab 5 (now Static 6) strike yet again, this time rejecting raises for several longtime town employees, including fire chief, while also refusing to pay mayor’s aid

The Fab 5 — recently renamed the Static Six since they have a new addition and…

LOOKING BACK AT 2023

The year 2023 saw a whole lot of firsts, a whole lot of firsts in a…

Street sweeping suspended in Kearny Dec. 25 to Jan. 1

Street sweeping will be suspended throughout Kearny from Dec. 25 and will resume Tuesday, Jan. 2,…

4 of Kearny’s Bravest complete fire academy

da Silva: The Observer should report facts over sensationalism

To the Editor: I would like to express my gratitude for featuring a photo of mine…

OVER THE HILL — Jody wins 400th game as KHS coach

Throughout her now 28 years as the girls basketball head coach at Kearny, Jody Hill has…

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…

Kearny Giving Tree Network does it again

Each holiday season, the Kearny Giving Tree Network provides countless Kearny children and teenagers with presents…

LETTER — LaClair: Council minority, The Observer being unfair to council majority

To the Editor: Enough of the attacks on the majority of our Town Council members. For…

Kearny (Hudson) food distribution set for Dec. 19

  The Town of Kearny’s next food distribution event takes place Tuesday, Dec. 19, from 1…