Saluting Junior Police

KEARNY – Last Thursday evening, 50 youngsters — ages 11-13 — received their diplomas as proud graduates of the Kearny…

Landfill on short leash?

KEARNY –  Kearny is preparing to give a big meadows tenant the boot. Letters have gone back…

Short-staffing spells OT woes

KEARNY –  Town officials are seeing red around the Kearny Fire Department but it’s not flames that have their…

KPD: This one’s for the birds

What’s a guy to do on a balmy summer evening? Take a girl out on a romantic date? Take in…

FedEx Freight pitched for Porete Ave.

NORTH ARLINGTON – The long vacant Bethlehem Steel site on Porete Ave. is targeted for development as a FedEx Freight…

Forget longer school day, educator says

LYNDHURST – Local educator Danielle R. Sammarone is committed to improving performance outcomes for her students – but she’s not convinced…

On Kearny Ave., unwanted attention

KEARNY –  A 32-year-old man was arrested last week after he allegedly accosted a 14-year-old girl on Kearny Ave. and…

Brother, can you spare a billion?

Puerto Rico is $70 billion in the hole and Greece is seeking approval from the European Union and the IMF…

CORRECTIONS

CORRECTION A story in The Observer’s Aug. 5 issue about the Techniques of Alcohol Management training…

Kearny actor featured in NYC production

If you’ve been a long-time reader of this newspaper, you’ve no doubt, at one point or another, read a…

FEMA: File Sandy flood claims by Sept. 15

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is reminding National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who filed a claim as a result…

around town

Belleville  Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts a blood drive on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 5 to…

Deer sighted in Kearny! Inside Lincoln School!

KEARNY –  Pop quiz: 1. Which of these animals is NOT native to New Jersey? A. Muskrat…

Lyndhurst’s Kesack gets QB tutorial from one of the all-time greats

Giants Super Bowl MVP Simms works with local standout When Danny Kesack returned to the Wesley College football…

Former Kearny resident Oyola pens book about faith

James Oyola cherishes the time he spent growing up in Kearny. “We moved to Kearny from New York when I…