Anticipate April opening for Kearny dog park

KEARNY – Workers from Reivax Contracting Corp. of Newark continued to assemble components of Kearny’s first-ever…

Kearny’s LTET initiative gives BOE ‘distinction’

KEARNY — The Kearny Board of Education has been named a “District of Distinction” by District…

Nutley’s Watson gets McDonald’s All-American sendoff

BLOOMFIELD — Blair Watson is headed to the McDonald’s High School All-American basketball game, traveling to…

Cuniglio named new Belleville football coach

  Before he received his first chance of being a high school football head coach two…

Golden Griffins green, head to toe, from coach on down

  Nick Edwards knew exactly what he was in for when he took over the Queen…

Friday fire destroys Lyndhurst dental office

LYNDHURST — A rapidly moving fire ravaged a two-and-a-half-story building on Stuyvesant Ave. in Lyndhurst during…

Sights from today’s Way of the Cross at West Hudson Park [St. Cecilia’s]

KEARNY — Here are some images from today’s “Way of the Cross,” which was nicely done…

The Observer office is open Good Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Please note The Observer office, at 39 Seeley Ave., Kearny, is open today, Good Friday, until…

KFD rescues injured cat stuck in a tree

The Kearny Fire Department rescued an injured cat that got stuck in a tree last Sunday.…

Limited prospects for landfill use

KEARNY — If and when Kearny convinces the N.J. Sports & Exposition Authority to vacate the Keegan…

Settlement: team stays, pays PILOT

HARRISON – The Red Bull Arena property will be tax-exempt but Harrison will collect an annual…

NPD: Lock your car doors!

NUTLEY — The township continues to see a spike in thefts from vehicles, and the police…

Fire damages Washington Ave. home

KEARNY – A midday fire in a two-family Washington Ave. residence on Friday resulted in significant damage…

Kearny named school ‘District of Distinction’

KEARNY — The Kearny Board of Education has been named a “District of Distinction” by District…

Havana is her haven

By Karen Zautyk By the time you read this, our President should have wrapped up his…