This is normally a time of year where a lot is happening. The clocks move forward…
Month: March 2021
Obituaries for March 17, 2021
Edwin G. Marshman Sr. Edwin G. Marshman Sr. of Kearny died Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at…
Nutley grid coach DiGregorio retires
After leading the Nutley High School football team to an undefeated season last fall, veteran head…
Maroon Raiders set to grapple amidst COVID world
The high school wrestling season is set to begin this week. It’s not a misprint. What…
4 local men — 2 from Harrison, 1 each from Kearny and Belleville — face life behind bars after fed drug bust, US Att’y says
Five men, including two from Harrison and one each from Kearny and Belleville, face up to…
BETTERING BELLEVILLE
FOR DECADES, previous town leaders have been unable in repeated attempts to lure investors to a…
EDITORIAL — What a year it’s been for all of us
It’s almost eerie to look back at The Observer of March 11, 2020. It included the…
Obituaries for March 10, 2021
Kevin Canessa Sr., the father of The Observer's Kevin Canessa Jr., died Feb. 13, 2021, in…
Kardinals rebound from 0-8 to finish strong; team wins last 7 games of season after dreadful start
After the Kearny High School boys’ basketball team suffered a 42-point blowout loss, a 75-33 drubbing…
Kearny’s Paszkiewicz: The Queen of the Lanes
With a last name of Paszkiewicz, it was almost a given that Hannah Paszkiewicz would naturally…
Hometown mourns death of Frannicola, a.k.a. ‘Mr. Nutley’
It was an unlikely association, a young, aspiring athlete and an aging official and administrator. Except…
FROM DREAM TO REALITY — New Lyndhurst PD comm center opens
A few months ago, Lyndhurst Police Lts. Paul F. Haggerty and Vincent Auteri said I was…
Veterans banner program returning to North Arlington
You may have seen the banners that donned Ridge Road last summer. Each had a photo…
EDITORIAL — Bergen County must do better with COVID-19 vaccines
When Kearny Mayor Alberto G. Santos expressed his disappointment a few weeks ago that Kearny was…