THE FIRST TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN IN 99 years — well, it’ll almost be a…
Day: August 9, 2017
Pesky fire was difficult to locate: KFD
KEARNY — A kitchen fire in an apartment at 824 Kearny Ave. Friday, Aug. 4, was…
Honoring a long-ago local hero
BELLEVILLE — This Friday, Aug. 11, marks the 155th anniversary of the death of Capt. Henry Benson,…
Thanks to Doyle, river cleanup rolls on for quarter century +
KEARNY — Years ago, Carol Jean Doyle was doing research in the Kearny Museum and happened…
I partied like it was 1979 …
By Joann Barton Special to The Observer I spent Friday night, Aug. 4, going back in time…
New junior high inching closer
LYNDHURST – The Lyndhurst Board of Education has moved a step closer toward the construction of…
Emergency water supply brought to Kopper’s site
KEARNY — The former Koppers Coke Seaboard Site in the South Kearny meadows may still be…
Belleville case cited in Rx-crisis battle
NEWARK — Expanding efforts to stem the flow of prescription drugs fueling New Jersey’s opioid crisis, state…
Obituaries for 9 Aug. 2017
Richard ‘Dick’ Larkin Richard “Dick” Larkin, a prominent municipal bond analyst and beloved husband and father,…
Lyndhurst teen gets chance of a lifetime, covers NASCAR race in Pennsylvania, interviews racing greats
Campbell Donovan is a 16-year-old junior-to-be at Lyndhurst High School. Just saying those words is nothing…
Nutley’s Knight ends 20-year IWF wrestling career
Kevin Knight had run his International Wrestling Federation program in its Nutley headquarters _ Knight’s hometown…
Brother gives Harrison baseball coach Mendez the gift of life
Jairo Mendez is living his life normally these days. The former Kearny High School ace pitcher…