Kearny’s Hyams sets the tone on both ends of the court

For the last three years, Ava Hyams has been counted upon to be a facilitator on…

Fabula charges 2 more in Exxon ATM burglary

Two additional suspects in the brazen Nov. 29 smash-and-grab burglary of an ATM at the Kearny…

Wittpenn Bridge will be closed Saturday, Jan. 7

The Wittpenn Bridge between Jersey City and Kearny will be closed for testing of the lift…

5 years ago today … Maple Street fire in brutally cold & windy conditions

Some stories are impossible to forget, including this one from Jan. 5, 2018. The wind was…

North Arlington girls, Belleville and Kearny boys win holiday basketball tournaments

The holiday tournament week has been a successful one for The Observer Area basketball teams. Three…

LaClair: Maybe it’s more just about treating others with dignity and love?

To the Editor: My friend Damien Garofalo argues that slavery and genocide reflect people losing their…

Town awards 90-day contract to RWJBH for local ambulance services; Kearny EMS ends at midnight, Jan. 1

The Town of Kearny has a new emergency ambulance service provider, replacing Kearny EMS, which advised…

Kearny PD seeks public’s help locating suspected carjacker

Pleas to the public occur when all other means to identify a suspect are exhausted. There…

Such sweet sorrow saying ‘farewell’ to McCurrie and Cardoso

I first met Albino Cardoso around 1998 when I took a shot at running for office. We lived…

The Top 10 Sports stories of 2022

It’s safe to say that 2022 was a memorable year for local sports. Champions were crowned,…

KPD: 3 Kearny HS students arrested in 3 separate incidents; all took place off campus, 1 involved ‘recently founded’ street gang

On Dec. 9, Det. David Bush and Sgt. Michal Gontarczuk took a 15-year-old boy into custody…

Kearny EMS will be no more after Dec. 31 … then what happens?

At midnight on New Year’s Eve, the Kearny Emergency Rescue Squad, also known as Kearny Emergency…

VIDEO & PHOTOS — Tremendous flooding on Route 7 & Sellars Street in Kearny

A reader/viewer sent us these photos taken today, Dec. 23, 2022, in the area of Route…

A look at what (actually) happened at Kearny Marshalls Monday, Dec. 19

While rumors inaccurately circulated Dec. 19 of a possible shooting at Marshalls, here’s what actually happened…

Kearny COP addresses Garfield School sixth-graders on dangers of substance abuse, gangs

Officers Jack Grimm and Vanessa Sevillano, members of the Kearny Police Department’s Community-Oriented Policing unit, via…