Lyndhurst girls’ volleyball enjoys best season ever

The Lyndhurst High School girls’ volleyball team enjoyed the best season in school’s history, winning 21 matches and advancing to the…

New periodontist joins Smile & Implant Center

Dr. Blair Schachtel announces that Dr. Anna Brunetti has joined his practice at the Smile and Implant Center, Kearny, as…

Nutley’s Tucci Jr. to chair PVSC board

NEWARK –  Nutley resident Thomas Tucci Jr. has been elected chairman of the newly reorganized Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission board of…

The Observer’s office will close Thanksgiving Day, Friday after

The Observer's office will be closed Nov. 26 & 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.…

Lessons from Paris

NUTLEY –  A couple of weeks after the 9/11 terror attacks, a Nutley woman contacted the local Police Department with…

Recipe for career in cooking

KEARNY –  Pastry sous chefs Chase La- Corte and Gian Frank Narvaez were busy collaborating on creating mille mango…

4 suspects charged in kidnap plot

LYNDHURST –  Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a Mahwah resident in Lyndhurst 10…

Honoring America’s veterans

KEARNY –  Timothy Kelly is only 42 but he has spent nearly half his life in military service. Born…

Tavern hit with extended closure

KEARNY –  The proprietor of a troubled Kearny tavern has agreed to “do the time,” and then some. Currently…

5-year build-out for Passaic Ave. project

KEARNY –  The final product is still at least five years down the road but at least Kearny…

All systems go for dog park

It looks like, finally, Kearny canine worshippers will have plenty to yap about now that the town governing body has…

KPD: Needles, noise & more

Judging from this week’s KPD reports, hypodermic needles have become the accessory of choice among some arrestees. Read on for details,…

A remedy for neighborhood eyesores?

KEARNY –  For the past two years, the two-story house at 229 Chestnut St. has stood empty and neglected…

NPD: Burglary arrest; help sought in hit-run

Nutley police arrested a 21-year-old Bloomfield man in the early-morning hours of Nov. 11 on Gerard Road after a resident…

Mass for deceased clergy

Catholic Cemeteries, a ministry of the Archdiocese of Newark, recently celebrated a special Mass for its deceased Archbishops, Bishops and Priests,…