Kearny News

A Barnegat resident has filed a complaint alleging the Barnegat Township Committee violated the state's sunshine law when it held a press conference to air criticisms of the school district last month.

If you've ever tried to drive to the Willowbrook Mall in Wayne from Routes 46, 23 or 80, you know the problem: The confluence of high-speed confusing highways, ramps and service roads requires sharp eyes, quick thinking and lots of luck.

VALENTINE'S AT THE LIBRARY The Kearny Public Library, 318 Kearny Ave., children's room is collecting valentines until Saturday.

Ricardo Powell, 24, of Perth Amboy, was arrested after he was reported to be trespassing in Red Bull Arena.

Since Valentine's Day is a grand celebration of love, we at The Observer thought it prudent to include one of romance's local success stories.

Kearny is in the planning stages of a project to construct a new pump station near Dukes Street to ease flooding in the area.

Jersey City voters will get a chance this November to choose when they want to hold school elections, thanks to a vote tonight by the City Council.

Love is in the air this upcoming week and I am sure you want to knock your man's socks off for your special Valentine celebration.

Both the town's governing body and the local Board of Education adopted resolutions late last month approving the move.

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. , held a press conference Monday at the Secaucus Junction train station to protest cuts in mass transit funding that were proposed by House Republicans in a major transportation bill last week.

The sentencing of a Kearny mechanic convicted kidnapping and repeatedly raping a 16-year-old North Bergen girl in 2005 was postponed today at a hearing at which a judge denied rapists request for a new trial.

Just a quick note about Golf Channel and the Phoenix Open. Birdie: During telecast from TPC Scottsdale, great discussion abou... CLINTON TOWNSHIP - A Clinton Township man accused of saving and sharing thousands of images of child pornography is facing five years in state prison after a plea deal.

HARRISON A town man is accused of punching his wife and cutting his daughter with a knife during a domestic dispute Wednesday, officials said.

Anthony De Oliveira had just driven home from a shopping trip. With his arms encumbered with purchases, he forgot to lock his car doors as he went inside.

Former caregivers Debra Sloan of Alexandria and Bridget Grimes of Phillipsburg will spend the next three years in state prison, following their sentencing Thursday by state Superior Court Judge John Pursel.

Back on May 12, 2005, westbound commuters were briefly stranded when an electrical fire struck Amtrak's Portal Bridge, which carries train tracks over the Hackensack River between Kearny and Secaucus.

A Kearny High School art teacher first sparked Desiree Mills' love of art. Now, the local resident is doing the same for a new generation of budding artists through a series of workshops at the Kearny Public Library and Hartung Recreation Center.

Kearny officials are hoping grant money will come through this year to enable them to improve several recreational facilities that are badly in need of facelifts.

Kearny lost one of its most beloved citizens on Friday, Jan. 27 with the passing of 71-year-old Ken Russell.

Kearny officials are leaning away from installing speed bumps on King Street after a traffic analysis conducted by local police failed to show a need for the devices.