Nearly a half-ton of pot with a street value of $1.5 million was taken off the…
Category: Public Safety
Harrison man arrested by HCPO Cold Case Unit, charged with 2007 murder
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office’s Cold Case Unit has arrested a Harrison man believed to have…
Stuyvesant Ave. fire claims life of family dog
A fast-moving fire destroyed the second- and third-floors of 123 Stuyvesant Ave., Kearny, on Tuesday, Jan.…
Video shows three white girls using racially insensitive language; Nutley PD says it’s ‘in poor taste,’ but not criminal in nature
A video recently posted on social media has a community scratching its proverbial head. The Nutley…
The top news stories of 2019
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One firefighter injured in Lyndhurst blaze
A fire at the All Guard Fence Company on Gutheil Place, Lyndhurst, caused some damage, and…
Second suspect sought in brazen daytime armed robbery: KPD
Anyone with tips is asked to contact Det. Neil Nelson, of the Kearny Police Department, at…
Lyndhurst OEM ready for any possible disaster
September marks National Preparedness Month and the Township of Lyndhurst and its Office of Emergency Management…
NJSEA cancels meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18, because of ‘threat of violence’
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Images from the 2019 Kearny High School Sept. 11, 2001 remembrance
The annual Kearny High School 9/11 Remembrance took place Friday, Sept. 6, in the high school…
Operation Short Storm nets $1 million in marijuana; 11 of 31 arrested live in The Observer’s readership area
NEWARK — Nearly a dozen people who live in The Observer’s readership area were among 31…
It’s time for the MTV VMAs: Avoid Downtown Newark Sunday night, Aug. 25, and all day Monday, Aug. 26, Newark PD says
If your commute involves Newark in any way, shape or form, you’ll want to pay attention…
Hedenberg heads to the head of the class
If there’s any doubt as to whether North Arlington Police Chief Scott Hedenberg places a lot…