That (Confederate) flag’s not still there …

Well, it only took about 24 hours, but the Confederate Flag in North Arlington we told…

Cardinal to celebrate Memorial Day Mass at cemetery

If you want to be part of history, you may want to consider heading to Holy…

More funding, not cuts, needed for drug-addiction care

By Kevin Canessa Jr. At first, it cost the guy $100 per visit. Then, as the…

No miracle this year for QPHS

NORTH ARLINGTON — Three days after officials from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark announced, via email,…

Union City PD sergeant, a Lyndhurst resident, dies in Rt. 3 crash

A Union City police sergeant who lived in Lyndhurst died in a car crash on Rt.…

The Observer turns 130 …

KEARNY — Because not all editions of The Observer can be found in the library or…

Discard unused meds at NPD HQ

The Nutley Police Department has created a permanent medicine drop box on the second floor of…

‘13 Reasons Why’ on Netflix must-see for teens, their parents

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Back in December 1985 – I was 11 – my mom made…

Skyway won’t reopen until at least next spring: NJDOT

SOUTH KEARNY – So you thought you were finally going to be able to take the Pulaski…

Suspected killer was in U.S. illegally: reports

KEARNY – A 36-year-old Chestnut St. resident, who was reportedly in the United States illegally, stabbed…

The need’s great at food pantries

The reports say the economy is getting better. The unemployment rate is at its lowest in…

25 years of cleaning up 150-year-old Kearny

KEARNY – For the creator, Jane Mackesy, it’s hard to believe it’s been a quarter century since…

Scouts hike to World Trade Center

Though most of the Scouts of Unit 305 in Kearny were born after 2001, they remember…

More than just basketball lost with the closing of St. Anthony’s

By Kevin Canessa Jr. JERSEY CITY – I will never forget the first time I met…

Homicide victim identified as Luisa Cristina Reyna-Tello, 46

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez released the following information about last night’s Kearny homicide: On April…

New pastor arrives at local ANC church

The Most Rev. George M. Lucey, FCM, presiding bishop of the American National Catholic Church, has…

Register now for town-wide garage sale

KEARNY — Once again, Kearny residents have a great reason to get started on their spring…

Four years after his death, Jose Cespedes is still missed

By Kevin Canessa Jr. April 12 marks the fourth anniversary of the death of Kearny High…

Obituaries for 22 March 2017

Anne Elizabeth Shea Slane Anne Elizabeth Shea Slane, of the Red Bank section of Middletown, formerly…

This is one very special cardinal

By Kevin Canessa Jr. I haven’t met him yet (though I hope to do so soon),…

Police arrest suspected ‘diversion’ burglars

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent A joint investigation between the Nutley and Bloomfield police departments…

Another diversion burglary hits Nutley

NUTLEY — Police here are warning of yet another diversion burglary. Police Director Alphonse Petracco and…

Salute to parade’s deputy marshals

When the 44th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicks off in Harrison on Sunday, March 12, at 2…

Harrison man pinched on sex rap

A Harrison resident was among 10 men arrested in a prostitution ring in Newark last week, Newark…

Council selects tri-lingual Santana for Second Ward opening

KEARNY – Davis Ave. resident Peter Santana was appointed Second Ward Councilman at a special council…

OPINION: Did private car service gouge after storm?

By Kevin Canessa Jr. I can’t deny that Thursday, Feb. 9, felt a little like being…

Diversion burglaries on the rise: Nutley PD

NUTLEY – Police here continue to advise township residents of diversion burglaries occurring in the township.…

NPD: Help us find two armed robbers

NUTLEY – Police here continue to search for two men they say allegedly robbed a Dunkin’…

NAHS partners with Sandy Hook Promise

North Arlington High School, in partnership with Sandy Hook Promise, a national, non-profit organization led by…

Recalling anniversaries of 2 awful dormitory fires

By Kevin Canessa Jr. I was reminded by a press release over the weekend that Jan. 19 marked…