At World Trade Center, tragedy strikes beloved rower

By Jim Hague & Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Sports Writer & Observer Correspondent NEW YORK CITY…

Christie: ‘Stop and think first’

NUTLEY – Gov. Chris Christie came to Nutley’s Washington Elementary School last week to help put…

Council selects tri-lingual Santana for Second Ward opening

KEARNY – Davis Ave. resident Peter Santana was appointed Second Ward Councilman at a special council…

Longer days for cops, firefighters evade change in work schedule, in Harrison

HARRISON – Beginning March 1, police officers in Harrison will adjust to a new work schedule…

Proposed pipeline posing problems

KEARNY – The Town of Kearny and the state’s biggest utility may be going to war…

KPD:  Get the drift? You’re under arrest

By 9 p.m. last Thursday, Feb. 9, the snow had stopped falling, but Kearny police reportedly had…

New Harrison school to be named after JFK

HARRISON – The Harrison Board of Education has revived the memory of a former U.S. president…

KHS bomb threat probe continues

KEARNY – As reported online by The Observer last week, a written bomb threat was found in…

Robbery suspect at large

HARRISON – Police are seeking a gunman who, they say, robbed a local service station early…

OPINION: Did private car service gouge after storm?

By Kevin Canessa Jr. I can’t deny that Thursday, Feb. 9, felt a little like being…

Obituaries for 15 Feb. 2017

Ethel Luz Durand Ethel Luz Durand, 76, of Kearny, died Jan. 28. A funeral service was…

Kardinal boys, girls earn impressive wins over Bayonne; head to county tournament

It was a historic weekend for both the Kearny High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams.…

Once 1-7, Nutley makes it to NJSIAA state wrestling semifinals

When the current high school wrestling season began, the Nutley High School wrestling squad found itself…

Kearny’s McClelland catches fire at right time

There’s no question who owns the busiest schedule in Kearny High School. That distinction belongs to…