Lyndhurst PD: Man wanted in Pa. arrested, is headed back to Keystone State

A Newark man who was wanted by authorities in Pennsylvania is now behind bars, awaiting extradition,…

Nutley PD: Skimmer found on Capital One ATM in town

Nutley police are alerting residents they have recovered a skimming device located on an ATM Personnel…

Zapata: Canessa, The Observer should really stick to old-school, fact-based journalism

To the Editor: In a recent article titled “Doyle in, Zapata out, as clerk to the…

2 Kearny warming centers will be open Friday, Jan. 19

Two warming centers will be open Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, in Kearny. n The Health Department, at…

KPD: Two women, one from East Newark, thought they were in the UK, possessed slew of illicit drugs

Two women, one from East Newark, should have stayed home one early morning last week —…

Tony Mondaro joins Kevin tonight @ 7 p.m. for weekend storm update

Tony Mondaro joins The Observer’s Kevin Canessa tonight at 7 p.m. ET to discuss the pending…

ALERT — Street sweeping suspended Jan. 18 & 19 in Harrison

Street sweeping is suspended Jan. 18 and Jan. 19 in Harrison, the town said in a…

Kearny hires 7 new cops with diverse backgrounds

Amid the chaos of the last Kearny Town Council meeting, one good thing, inarguably, happened. Seven…

WHATCo wins several awards

The West Hudson Arts & Theater Company has been voted “Favorite Local Theater” in the 2023…

Obituaries for Jan. 17, 2024

John Keith Magullian John Keith Magullian “Jack” died Jan. 13, 2024. He was 69. Visiting will…

Pizzuti becomes first Lyndhurst boys basketball player to score 1,000 points since 1987

Two years ago, when Anthony Pizzuti was a sophomore at Lyndhurst, the idea of him scoring…

Kearny girls track wins HCIAL Relay title

For a couple of years, veteran Kearny girls track coach Al Perez saw his team decimated…

Athlete of the Week — Stamm rewrites the record books for Kearny-North Arlington-Secaucus hockey

Aiden Stamm wasn’t initially sure if he was initially going to play high school ice hockey…

Tonight’s Kearny Council meeting postponed

Harrison Police Department’s main number has changed

Effective immediately, the main telephone number for the Harrison Police Department has been changed to (973)…