Kearny actor featured in NYC production

If you’ve been a long-time reader of this newspaper, you’ve no doubt, at one point or another, read a…

Deer sighted in Kearny! Inside Lincoln School!

KEARNY –  Pop quiz: 1. Which of these animals is NOT native to New Jersey? A. Muskrat…

Former Kearny resident Oyola pens book about faith

James Oyola cherishes the time he spent growing up in Kearny. “We moved to Kearny from New York when I…

Flying crime fighter

KEARNY –  Huge crowds showed up for Kearny’s annual National Night Out Against Crime observance Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 6…

New officers settle in at S.A.

KEARNY –  They’ve only been in town for a little more than a month but Lts. Hwang and…

One field facelift starts, 2nd in wings

KEARNY – Conversion of Veteran’s Memorial Field off Belgrove Drive in Kearny, from natural grass to artificial turf, with associated…

Notes from the KPD blotter

A man wanted on a child-neglect warrant ended up in the Hudson County Jail last week after arresting officers found a…

Kearny’s Meola returns as one of Red Bulls’ all-time best

HARRISON –  It had been a while since Tony Meola had attended a soccer match at Red Bull Arena,…

Finally, funding for firefighters

KEARNY –  The fourth time was the charm for Kearny’s Bravest. It took a lot of persistence, and maybe…

New leader, new uniform, new windows

KEARNY – Having spent four weeks getting readjusted to her old workplace, Kearny High School interim principal Linda Rocco is “thrilled…

Estimated 3rd quarter tax bills going out

KEARNY – Kearny property owners should be getting their third quarter 2015 property tax bills shortly – not that they’ll…

KPD: Nothing you’d want to see

A walk in the park turned out to be anything but for a woman and her 4-year-old daughter on Friday,…

Special aid to 3 area towns

Kearny, Harrison and Nutley are the only communities in The Observer coverage area that were awarded transitional aid by the…

Fine turnout for Kearny VFW 5K run, honoring SSG Oliveira

KEARNY –  Jorge Oliveira was a member of the United States National Guard, earning the rank of Staff Sergeant.…

Cooling centers open today & tomorrow in West Hudson

Cooling centers are open today in all three West Hudson towns, the Hudson County Office of…

Thieves plunder garden

KEARNY –  It’s not just the planters who’ve been hard at work at the Kearny Community Garden. Some produce…

Bizarre behavior leads to 2 arrests: KPD

KEARNY –  Maybe it was the heat. Last week, which saw Kearny sweltering in torrid temperatures, found local cops with their…

Killer of Kearny teen gets life in prison

KEARNY – The Pennsylvania man who murdered 16-yearold Alishia Colon in her Belgrove Drive home in 2013 was sentenced Friday…

Burglar surprises sleeping teen: cops

KEARNY –  A Newark man was arrested in the early-morning hours of July 18 after allegedly burglarizing a ground-floor…

Little girls get taste of hoops at Kearny camp

Most local basketball camps are of the coed variety, but they really don’t offer young girls much of a chance…

Kearny boys’ camp proves that interest in basketball exists

Jovan George is an aspiring basketball player with a huge upside – his tremendous frame. George is only a 10-year-old…

National Wildlife Federation touts local Butterfly Garden

The Kearny Butterfly Garden has been accorded recognition by the National Wildlife Federation, the country’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization. In a…

NJ Transit bus hits tree, 6 taken to area hospital

KEARNY –  Six people were hurt when a commuter bus struck a tree on Belgrove Drive at 8:15 a.m. this…

Silent Sundays on Passaic Ave.

KEARNY –  Kearny officials slammed the door on DVL Holdings’s request for Sunday demolition on the east side of Passaic Ave.…

Same script: roster keeps changing

KEARNY –  And still they come and go. Such is the personnel pattern that prevails at both the Police…

Get ready for Kearny ‘Night Out’

KEARNY –  Mark your calendars! Kearny’s 2015 National Night Out Against Crime will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4,…

Special delivery – to jail

KEARNY –  As more people do their shopping via the Internet, there has been a corresponding increase in the number…

They’ve been made Eagles for life

Raymond Bush, Allen Henry and Robert Kapps, members of Kearny Fraternal Order of Eagles, we re inducted…

Feline-friendly efforts recognized

KEARNY –  Last Tuesday, the Kearny Town Council greenlighted a plan by the TNR (Trap/Neuter/Release) program to install cat shelters and…

Check out voucher coupons at market

KEARNY –  The wine is gone, but a bakery is hoped for and periodic public healthrelated booths are joining…