Gov. Murphy: Close the Keegan Landfill now

The numbers are staggering. Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos, in a video posted to social media recently,…

Baeza, Ostanski, Matthew Mauricio crowned District 11 champs; 10 move on

Pardon Tony Carratura Jr. if he doesn’t have his finger on the pulse of the history…

Body pulled from Passaic River was that of missing Kearny woman, KPD says

A body pulled from the Passaic River late last week was positively identified as a Kearny…

DEVON STREET INFERNO

By Kevin Canessa and Ron Leir A multi-alarm fire of undetermined origin ripped through a three-story…

EDITORIAL: Bravo to those who spoke up at CVS robbery

If you watch television cop shows on a regular basis, you no doubt have seen this…

X.Ray Burns (Ken Green) dead at 57

Kenneth Green -- you may know him as X.Ray Burns from the Glen Jones Program Featuring…

Man who robbed Kearny CVS quickly nabbed in Newark: KPD

Thirty-seven minutes, from the crime in Kearny to the arrest in Newark. Thirty-seven minutes. That, thanks…

THE ROAD TO SAFETY

Kearny High School sophomores preparing for their learner’s permit test were exposed to a very special…

A trio of county champs for Kearny track — Waters, Castillo and Reyes bring home gold

It may be the indoor track season, but to get ready for the big championship meets,…

Correction & clarification: Drug drop off box at Kearny PD HQ may not be used to discard illegal drugs

A story in this week’s edition of The Observer about a new prescription-medication drop box at…

Dramatic video of Feb. 4 fire at 576 Devon St., Kearny

Here's some rather dramatic video from Skyler J. Whitehead of last night's multiple-alarm fire at 576…

ILLEGAL DUMPING?

After residents’ hairs were raised about bothersome smells they trace to an active landfill run by…

KPD: Strange case from A to Zzzz

By Karen Zautyk On Jan. 16 at 5:15 p.m., numerous Kearny police officers responded to a Windsor…

Kearny wrestler Silva an undefeated man of many talents

It’s one thing that Steven Silva is an undefeated 113-pounder on the Kearny High School wrestling…

Snow squall hitting Kearny — whiteout conditions

In case you missed it, here’s what the snow squall looked like at Seeley and Kearny…