Two firefighters injured in pesky blaze on Kearny’s Elm Street; three pets die

A five-alarm fire tore through three homes on Elm Street in Kearny the morning of July…

(VIDEO) 350 Elm St. fire aftermath

(PHOTOS) Fire at and around 350 Elm St., Kearny July 18, 2021

Full details about a fire at and adjacent to 350 Elm St., Kearny, on July 18,…

Kyle Ostanski Graduates from U.S. Marine Boot Camp @ Parris Island, S.C.

Stunning drone footage of Kearny’s July 4 fireworks

With immense gratitude to Sam Yan for posting this to YouTube.

Kearny National Night Out festivities set for Aug. 3

One of the unfortunate COVID-19 casualties last summer was National Night Out, but it makes its…

VERY GENERAL

Until a couple weeks ago, the Town of Kearny could only say it’s had one general…

An open letter from the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office regarding death investigation of Kearny newborn

To the people of Kearny — an open letter from Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez

KPD BUYS 10 TASERS

The Kearny Police Department will soon be partially outfitted with tasers after the mayor and town…

MINOR MIRACLE — WIFE NEEDS KIDNEY, HUSBAND’S A PERFECT MATCH

When Erica Martone, of Kearny, met Steve Rocha, also of Kearny, she was up front with…

Doing what’s best for all in the face of tragic loss — How rules for reporting potential crimes in newspapers differ from social media’s lack of guidelines

Eight months after the body of a baby was found in a rubbish bin at a…

SANTOS, HIS TEAM, SWEEP

It was the first contested election in Kearny in more than a decade. For months, it…

(VIDEO) It’s Santos & his team in a rout

With one district outstanding in the Second Ward, here are the tallies. Mayor: Santos: 1,588 Ferreira:…

ICYMI — The Observer Presents: An Evening With Kearny Mayor Alberto G. Santos

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ICYMI — The Observer Presents: An Evening With Kearny Mayoral Challenger Sydney J. Ferreira

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RENEWED HEALTH

There is very little one could say that is positive in nature about the COVID-19 pandemic…

SANTOS REFLECTS ON HIS 21-YEAR MAYORALTY

In just under a fortnight, Kearny Democrats (and unaffiliated voters) head to the polls to determine…

‘Click It or Ticket’ campaign kicks off May 24 in Kearny, Lyndhurst, elsewhere

Law enforcement officers from around the state — including the Kearny and Lyndhurst police departments, will…

Kearny man, 20, arrested on numerous child porn-related charges: KPD

UPDATED MAY 13, 2021, @ noon —  A 20-year-old man has been arrested by the Kearny…

NJDEP approves cover for entire Keegan Landfill

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has endorsed the installation of a geomembrane cover system…

FIREWORKS SPARK AT KEARNY COUNCIL MEETING

If you were watching the Zoom-based Kearny Town Council meeting on April 27, you might have…

Ferreira: Despite judge’s ruling, Campos will run as write-in candidate

The Primary Election of 2021 in the Town of Kearny continues to get more bizarre by…

Judge: Campos stays off the ballot

A Hudson County Superior Court judge has rejected Second Ward Kearny Council candidate Alexis Campos’s and…

Campos deemed ineligible to run in race for Kearny Second Ward nomination

A candidate in the race for the nomination for a council seat in the Second Ward…

FIELDS OF DREAMS — New Oval open to the public

Once one faces east, along Schuyler Avenue at the entrance, it’s obvious instantly how much the…

Santos seeks new 4-year term, will face challenge from local realtor Ferreira; nomination for 4 council seats also up for grabs

For the first time in more than a decade, there will be a contested Democratic primary…

Kearny man, in this week’s blotter, now charged with Lyndhurst jewelry-store burglary, Auteri says

A man who appeared in this week’s Kearny police blotter is in even more trouble after…

COP OF THE YEAR

It was only a few weeks ago Kearny Police Officer Anthony Oliveira says he had one…

King: Body pulled from Passaic River was ‘deceased adult man’

Kearny Police Chief George King released the following information about a body pulled from the Passaic…

KEARNY’S JABLONSKI TO LEAD HUDSON VICINAGE

The Hudson County judge whose rulings were instrumental in keeping the Keegan Landfill closed during a…