Wednesday, 8 November 2023 n www.TheObserver.com n Volume CXXXVI, Issue No. 27
UNDER THE COVER Harrison Fire Department hosts annual Junior Firefighters Day and the forecasted inclement weather held off See Page 3
PAWRADIN’ AROUND BELLEVILLE n BLOOMFIELD n EAST NEWARK n HARRISON n KEARNY n LYNDHURST n NORTH ARLINGTON n NUTLEY
Kearny’s annual UEZ celebration of local canines draws hundreds to Arlington Depot Park Photos by Barbara B. Goldberg via www.kearnynj.org
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AWRade 2023, an annual Kearny tradition, took place Oct. 28 at Arlington Depot Park and it was as crowded as ever. At the left are some of the winning pooches judged to have had the best costumes. At the right, we won’t hold anything against this awesome pooch for wearing a New York Rangers sweater along with his owner.
After stealing vehicle from impound lot, man crashes head-on into police SUV, causing officer injuries: KPD By Kevin A. Canessa Jr.
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Kearny police officer was injured and taken to hospital after a vehicle he was patrolling in was struck by a vehicle driven by a man who had just stolen an impounded car at the Moran Towing car pound,
Det. Sgt. Michael Gontarczuk, of the Kearny Police Department, told The Observer last week. On Saturday, Oct. 28, at 8:25 p.m., Moran staffers told police they observed (on their cameras) a burglar hopping a fence onto their property, at which time they called the KPD. Four officers then responded.
Moran staff provided a detailed description of the burglar, who at this point had stolen a vehicle from the property and was fleeing. As officers arrived, one officer spotted the burglar forcing open a gate out of Moran. As this occurred, the suspect jumped into
A brand new police vehicle, similar to the one seen here, was totaled in the crash.
See CRASH, Page 19
This week’s edition of The Observer went to press before the results of the Nov. 7, 2023 Kearny election were available. However, we’ve got you covered. Be sure to visit www.theobserver.com for recaps, results and videos on the election from The Observer Live!