On Sept. 21 at 10:51 p.m., a 23-year-old town resident walked in to police headquarters to…
Year: 2022
Dean at St. Benedict’s Prep arrested for attempting to lure minor, not a student, to Harrison for sex: HCPO
A dean at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark has been arrested and charged with attempted…
Registration underway for Kearny PAWRade
Registration is underway for Kearny’s annual Doggie Halloween PAWrade and Festival, which returns Saturday, Oct. 29,…
Knights hosting pasta benefit dinner
The Queen of Peace Knights of Columbus sponsor a benefit eat-in/or takeout pasta dinner Tuesday, Oct.…
Essex Sheriff offering $10K reward for information about East Orange teen’s slaying
The Essex County Sheriff’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to…
Obituaries for Oct. 5, 2022
Philip H. Thiele Philip H. Thiele, 90, our beloved “Cappy,” died suddenly but peacefully, the way…
After stunning opening match, Belleville boys’ soccer team on a roll
The Belleville boys soccer team was on the receiving end of a significant wakeup call when…
Rough weekend for county soccer play
County tournament play heated up for many of The Observer area teams this weekend, and unfortunately…
LHS sophomore Morinho: Captain, 5-touchdown game and now Athlete of the Week
Roddy Morinho may only be a sophomore at Lyndhurst High School, but he already has a…
HCCC program allows inmates in Hudson County Jail to get college degrees
Joseph Wise is a 48-year-old, lifelong Jersey City resident who is now in his third semester…
St. Anthony’s Belleville celebrating 120th anniversary
St. Anthony of Padua Church in Belleville celebrates the 120th anniversary of its founding Oct. 30.…
Belleville-Nutley Columbus Day Parade upcoming
The 40th-annual Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade & Italian Heritage Month festivities commemorating Columbus’ historic voyage to…
Soccer statue unveiling set for Oct. 8 in Harrison
The Town of Harrison official unveils and dedicates the new Harrison Soccer Sculpture Monument Saturday, Oct.…
Coffee with Lyndhurst Cops set for Oct. 5
The Lyndhurst Police Department hosts its first of several planned Coffee With A Cop events Wednesday,…
Melham: NJAM — apologize and retract or prepare to face a defamation suit
Belleville Mayor Michael Melham, who is certainly no stranger to pushing back against rivals, is demanding an…
Police: Brother of woman arrested & noted in last week’s blotter is arrested himself this time, marking the 18th KPD visit to that home since Sept. 11
On Sept. 18 at 7:53 p.m., a 31-year-old Kearny woman, whose story was anonymously chronicled in…
Kearny man charged with manslaughter following death of Corey McFadden: Suarez
Additional charges have been filed against a 32-year-old man in connection with the fatal stabbing of…
Bloomfield man killed in Glen Ridge motorcycle crash: ECPO
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Crime Scene Investigations Bureau is investigating a fatal car and motorcycle collision…
Watch live TV coverage of Hurricane Ian
Have friends and/or family on the West Coast of Florida? Watch news coverage here from ABC…
2 local COs among 14 indicted in Mahan Prison incident
A state grand jury voted Sept. 27 to indict 14 corrections officers — two of whom…
Several locals arrested in HCSO warrant sweep, Schillari says
The Hudson County Sheriff’s Office arrested 33 people during a warrant sweep across the county Saturday,…
PREP TURNS 150
When St. Peter’s Prep’s doors were first opened, the world was a lot different than it…
Obituaries for Sept. 28, 2022
Corey Alexander McFadden Corey Alexander McFadden, 34, of Kearny, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.…
North Arlington girls beat Lyndhurst, 1-0, at Red Bull Arena; both advance to county tournament
Daliana Rojas and her North Arlington teammates have been thinking about the chance to play at…
IWF event will at NAHS will benefit the Michael Robert Cammett Jr. Memorial Foundation.
As the founder of the Independent Wrestling Federation (IWF), Nutley native Kevin Knight has taken pride…
Lyndhurst’s Wise breaks out with 11 goals, is Athlete of the Week
Tyler Wise might not have opened the season the way he wanted to as he was…
One lane in each direction on Newark-JC Turnpike to be closed through Nov. 15, NJDOT says
Well, this stinks, especially if you commute from Harrison and Kearny to Jersey City and…
LaClair: Mr. Paszkiewicz, care to debate me on these issues?
Paul LaClair responds to last week's letter by David Paszkiewicz.
Eagle Court of Honor fetes three Scouts from Troop 305
Boy Scout Unit 305 convened the Eagle Court of Honor at St. Stephen’s Church in Kearny…
2 years late, KHS Class of 1970 finally has its 50th reunion
Sure, it was two years later than it was supposed to be — but what hasn’t…