Obituaries for 25 April 2018

Marie Clementz Marie Clementz, of Kearny, passed away on April 18, 2018. She was 94. Visitation was…

KPD searching for missing man, Rogelio ‘Rollie’ Mendez, 40

The Kearny Police Department seeks the public’s help in locating Rogelio “Rollie” Mendez, a 40-year-old man…

DEVELOPING NEWS: Lyndhurst cops searching for missing 51-year-old man

The Lyndhurst Police Department is actively conducting a missing-person investigation. Vitorino Cirne, seen in the photo…

Generics v. Brands

If you take any kind of medication — for whatever the reason — chances are you’ve…

Approaching a corner with an SUV parked at it? Hold on for your life!

By Kevin Canessa The other day, a good friend of mine and I were driving along…

Doomed NYC helicopter took off from South Kearny: reports

A helicopter that crashed into New York City’s East River Sunday, March 11, killing all five…

LYNDHURST GOES ‘STIGMA FREE’

LYNDHURST — Fact: 1 in 4 Americans will be, at one point in their lives, diagnosed…

There’s plenty of help out there for those afflicted by mental illness

By Kevin Canessa For this week’s edition of The Observer, I was fortunate to be able…

New security protocol for visitors implemented in Kearny schools; Measures follow horrific shooting that took 17 lives in Stoneman Douglas HS in Parkland, Fla.

By Kevin Canessa The Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.,…

REMAKING THE MEADOWLANDS

The man who has represented parts of West Hudson in the State Assembly for the last…

‘Threat’ shuts down Nutley schools Feb. 16, just 2 days after Florida massacre

NUTLEY — Students in Nutley Public Schools got an extra day tacked onto their winter break…

BE SCAM SMART

Residents beware — when people take to social media after a tragedy looking for help, you…

On Starbucks, Santana & more …

This is one of those weeks where I get to do a column for the second…

A life full of giving

It took a matter of 10 minutes for Phil Stafford’s life to turn upside down. It…

Wittpenn bridge to close most of this weekend

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To all who helped at Maple St. fire, we say ‘Thank You!’

By Kevin Canessa I woke up at 5:15 a.m. on Jan. 5. As usual, I made…

Top 5 most-read stories on theobserver.com in ‘17

Two cops facing disciplinary charges, bail reform in New Jersey, the death of a 14-year-old Kearny…

Remembering Shawn and Robert … 12 years later

Christmas 2005 was different than others from the get-go. For starters, it wasn’t all that cold…

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…