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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…
Think our laws are strict?
By Kevin Canessa Sometimes, we Americans take for granted the laws established in this country. Shockingly,…
Honored for saving Lyndhurst man’s life
LYNDHURST — It may sound cliché, but life, as we know it, can change in a…
Locals remember the late ‘Father Tom’
The Rev. Msgr. G. Thomas Burns, who for 22 years was a parochial vicar at St.…
Kearny’s Sarah Davie ready to change the world
Kearny’s Sarah Davie has a goal — to change the world’s thinking about how we treat…
SENIORS SAVOR PICNIC PLEASURE
If the 27th annual Kearny senior citizens’ picnic had been a day earlier, the mercury, which had…
Exotic fish, turtle, stolen from pond
NUTLEY — A Bloomfield Ave. resident reported the theft of nearly 30 Koi fish and a…
Nutley fire truck overturns near HQ
Nutley’s Truck 1 flipped not too far from headquarters Saturday night, June 17. Reports say three…
June 14 — A day better to forget
By Kevin Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com For whatever reason, I woke up at 4 a.m., on Wednesday,…
Numerous locals graduate from the Prep
JERSEY CITY — St. Peter’s Prep celebrated its 139th Commencement at St. Peter’s University on Saturday,…
HCPO: Harrison cop pulls car over, gets hit, then fires at fleeing driver
HARRISON — The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a service-related gun discharge after a police…
Water main break causes road collapse, shuts down part of River Road in N.A.
A major water main break this morning that has caused part of River Road to collapse,…
Annual Kearny senior citizens’ picnic is June 14
All Kearny senior citizens are invited to attend the annual Senior Picnic, sponsored by the Mayor,…
Archdiocese ordains 7 new priests
Seven men were ordained to the priesthood for service to the Archdiocese of Newark on Saturday,…
Manchester: Another senseless horror
By Kevin Canessa Jr. It was Monday, May 21. We had just finished production of last…
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…