Cardenas wins state and national wrestling titles, Kearny-Harrison soccer battles top Observer Top 10 Sports Stories for 2018

There were a ton of newsworthy stories that captured the attention of The Observer readers for…

Golden Bears continue upward trend

It’s the fourth year of Tom McGuire’s tenure as head boys’ basketball coach at Lyndhurst High…

Nutley boys’ basketball team looks to be improved

There’s a lot of optimism in the gym at Nutley High School these days, stemming from…

Unlikely hero Franchino leads Lyndhurst to NJSIAA playoff berth

Lyndhurst High School’s football team is enjoying a spectacular season, winning seven of the Golden Bears’…

Elevated soil gas levels lead to temporary closure of Lyndhurst’s Washington School

Washington School, Lyndhurst, remained closed through at least Monday, Sept. 17, while environmental officials continued to…

Lyndhurst Beautification Commission recommends strict garage sale, business-signage guidelines

Tired of seeing garish commercial signs, unseemly shop awnings or out-of-control flea markets? Well, the Lyndhurst…

Lyndhurst football 2018: In Partyla we trust

The Lyndhurst High School football team posted a 5-4 record a year ago, earning a berth…

Lyndhurst kids learn ins and outs of policing @ Junior Police Academy

LYNDHURST — While many youngsters were sleeping in and taking life easy in the midst of…

New Jr. High Ready to Go

LYNDHURST — Looks like all systems are go for Lyndhurst’s new junior high school. The township…

Leave fireworks to the professionals, KPD Chief says

Six months before he left office, former Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill that…

Friends, family raising funds for the late Vitorino Cirne

By Kevin Canessa More than two weeks after the death of Vitorino Cirne, 51, the Lyndhurst…

Body pulled from Passaic River is missing postal worker Cirne

KEARNY — The body of a 51-year-old Lyndhurst man, a letter carrier with the Kearny Post…

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…

Swimming fees lowered by Lyndhurst commissioners

By Ron Leir rleir@theobserver.com LYNDHURST — No matter last week’s nor’easter, March 20 marked the first…

LYNDHURST GOES ‘STIGMA FREE’

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

TIPPING THE SCALES: Lyndhurst cops bust 2 who ‘hid’ 70 lbs. of marijuana in car

It appeared that a pair of Essex County residents stopped by police had a lot of…

‘Restaurant Row’ inching closer in Lyndhurst

LYNDHURST — Is there a “restaurant row” in Lyndhurst’s future? That’s the hope of the township…

Lyndhurst prepares for 100th anniversary

LYNDHURST — Attention Lyndhurst residents and former residents: Get ready to party! The township is celebrating…

After debate & review, public can film meetings

LYNDHURST — The Lyndhurst governing body squelched an attempt by a resident to record its June…

Honored for saving Lyndhurst man’s life

LYNDHURST — It may sound cliché, but life, as we know it, can change in a…

DiLascio out as counsel to BOE, commissioners

LYNDHURST — He wasn’t running for office this time but, with a newly aligned township administration…

When the fountain flowed flakes …

LYNDHURST — Call it the case of the frothy fountain. If you walked by the fountain…

Accused druggie trapped in mudflats

LYNDHURST – An out-of-town “visitor” has been checked into another location for safekeeping after being retrieved…

LPD: Suspect nabbed in church thefts

LYNDHURST – The thief who police say allegedly pocketed the contents of the poor boxes at a…

WiFi hotspots available from LPL

LYNDHURST – Township residents who don’t have Internet access at home just got a great gift…

BCPO: 4 Belleville cops arrested in North Arlington

Four Belleville police officers were among five men arrested Monday, Dec. 5, in the aftermath of…

Remembering Pearl Harbor as 75th anniversary nears

LYNDHURST – The crew of the USS Arizona battleship was due to depart Pearl Harbor on…

Passing grade for school referendum

LYNDHURST – Municipal and school officials really did their homework on this one. And this time,…

They give their all for you …

LYNDHURST – The Township of Lyndhurst is painting part of the community red and blue in…

Special needs focus at Lighthouse campus

LYNDHURST — Having settled in as Lyndhurst superintendent of schools (having swapped places with James Corino,…