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CHRISTMAS JOY DELIVERY: Barroso, KFD, bring Christmas to the less fortunate
By Kevin Canessa kc@theobserver.com KEARNY — The Kearny Fire Department’s Chief Fire Inspector Juan Barroso has…
Anglican-Catholic church in full swing with Rev. Rick Donato at the helm
The Rev. Richard Donato has always been drawn to the church. Years ago, it was as…
Kearny has a new police chief … and he’s a King
KEARNY — Chances are you’ve probably met the Kearny Police Department’s new chief. He’s known to…
On YouTube, winter festivals & more
By Kevin Canessa There is a lot going on so for this week’s column, I thought…
66-year-old Kearny man dies in fire
By Kevin Canessa KEARNY — A man and one of his eight dogs died in a…
Man dies from burns sustained in Kearny fire
The victim at today’s fire at 422 Forest St., Kearny, has died. Fire Chief Steven Dyl…
Thankful this Thanksgiving
By Kevin Canessa It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is already here. Maybe it’s because of the…
That squad is on fire
KEARNY — Leonor Nasert is a very lucky mom. A year-and-a-half ago, her daughter, a sixth-grader…
Someone across the Passaic dropped the ball
Having had the honor of sitting down with Kearny police Capts. Scott Macfie and Tim Wagner…
BOCCE BOYS
If you’ve ever taken a drive in Belleville’s Branch Brook Park, around the cherry blossom trees,…
Obituaries for 18 Oct. 2017
Frances L. ‘Fran’ Kong Frances L. “Fran” Kong died suddenly Oct. 10. She was 69. Born…
14-year-old Kearny boy reported missing last week still has not been found
A 14-year-old boy whose family reported him missing a week ago today has still not yet…
NYC college lecturer, a Kearny resident, charged with federal offenses for selling fake college certificates
Mamdouh Abdel-Sayed, a 68-year-old Kearny resident and a full-time, tenured lecturer at the City University of…
Festivals were fun, as was KFD Open House
By Kevin Canessa So much has happened over the last few weeks locally that I thought…
2 GRAND BIRTHDAYS — LYNDHURST @ 100 & KEARNY @ 150
If there’s such a thing as a weather god, it really did a great job this…
DIVERSITY ON DISPLAY at HARRISON FEST ’17
The hot late-September temperatures were no match for Harrison Fest 2017. For the 22nd consecutive year,…
European-like living at Harrison Urby
HARRISON — On a beautiful Tuesday morning in September, Ironstate Development and the Pegasus Group cut…
The hell of 9/11/01 turned to joy on 9/21/01
Sept. 21, 2001, was my 27th birthday. Following the terror attacks just 10 days earlier, it…
GAZING AT THE SUN
Elaine McCarthy and Jess McMasters have been friends for a long time. Many years ago, they…
Cardinal making first pastoral visit to Kearny Sept. 7
The calendar may indicate it’s still summer during the first few weeks of September, but at the Roman…
Lyndhurst man, a firefighter, arrested on child-porn charges: BCPO
LYNDHURST — A 49-year-old Lyndhurst man who lists his occupation as a firefighter with an unknown…
Obituaries for 23 Aug. 2017
Werner Manjkow Werner Manjkow, 63, died Tuesday, Aug. 15, at his home in Kearny. The…
C.O. charged with drunken driving: HPD
HARRISON — A state corrections officer, who lives in Kearny, has been charged with drunken driving…
Senior jitney ride … a true lesson in history
By Kevin Canessa Jr. As you may have read already, elsewhere in this newspaper, on Tuesday,…
After car crashes, pole catches fire
BELLEVILLE — Firefighters faced an unusually dangerous incident Thursday, July 13, as a utility pole caught…
On Game 6 of ’86 & more
By Kevin Canessa Every so often, you sit down, whether it’s at home at the dining…
Correction
A photo caption in this week’s edition incorrectly identified a member of the Lyndhurst 100th anniversary…
Actor: ‘I beat the streets, you can, too’
It doesn’t take very long to figure out that Randy DeOrio has a very positive outlook…