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IN DIRE NEED — NA senior Velazquez awaits kidney replacement surgery

Jared Velazquez was looking forward to this scholastic sports season, After all, it was going to…

Rutgers Street bridge will be closed tonight (6-11 p.m.)

The Rutgers Street Bridge will be closed tonight from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. for bridge…

Postman from Kearny arrested, charged with throwing 99 general election mail-in ballots in NA dumpster

A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier from Kearny was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 7, and charged with…

VIDEO — North Arlington’s Sept. 11 memorial ceremony (2020)

Click through to view North Arlington's Sept. 11 memorial (2020). With thanks to Vance Green for…

Do you know this man? Essex County prosecutor needs help identifying him

Authorities in Essex County are attempting to locate the next of kin of a man whose…

DID WE FORGET?

When authorities in New York City announced they would cancel their remembrance ceremony marking the 19th…

North Arlington Recreation softball team enjoys competitive summer

In his heyday as an athlete, Mike “Whitey” Krawczyk was about as good of a baseball…

NA’s Smith tries to bounce back at Bloomfield from second ACL injury

It’s safe to say that Savannah Smith wishes to remove the date of Oct. 15 from…

Top 10 stories of the first half of 2020

To say the first six months of 2020 have been trying would be a gross understatement.…

MURPHY’S LAW: YOU CAN’T OPEN!

Robert DaSilva, a resident of Kearny and the owner of Centanni Ristorante, is furious with Gov.…

Hail to the top scholar/athletes in the area — Five locals earn award from NJSIAA for academic, athletic excellence

Every year, the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association holds a special luncheon to honor all…

Basketball is all in the family and all on the net for NA’s Stone family

Matt Stone, the director of athletics at St. Mary’s High School in Rutherford and the president…

OUT FOR BLOOD

There’s a huge need for blood. And it’s been very hard to get donations since all…

Obituary: John Trovato was 71

John Trovato John Trovato, 71, of North Arlington died May 7, 2020. Funeral services were private…

NA’s Addeo earns Academic All-CACC for Felician

Billy Addeo had just finished playing hockey after his junior year of high school at Paramus…

STATE V. HIGHER ED?

In the weeks leading up to now, we’ve seen on TV and even on the pages…

North Arlington softball smacked with pandemic version of ‘Murphy’s Law’

The North Arlington High School softball team fell on some tough times the last two seasons.…

Archdiocese of Newark will close 10 schools at academic year’s end; pandemic not a major factor in decision, officials say

The Archdiocese of Newark has announced the consolidation of its school community and the closure of…

To all victims of domestic abuse, know there are people out there READY TO HELP NOW

The Coronavirus has brought us so many unexpected challenges. Whether it’s being in isolation for long…

In Op-Ed penned to The Observer, Archdiocese of Newark announces major changes to cemetery access

By Andrew P. Schafer Executive Director of Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark At Catholic…

Long-time friends from NA enjoy same career path in education — Edwards, Sprague both serve as grade-school principals

Their enduring friendship was first reported in the pages of The Observer in the May 12,…

YOU ARE NOT ALONE

For this story, you’re going to need to do a short meditation.

NA baseball: All hands and arms on deck

The North Arlington High School baseball team was making plans for a season to remember in…

PLEASE DON’T LITTER!

While the nation and the world continue to deal with the Coronavirus, one smaller yet important…

As of March 28, all Bergen County parks are closed: Exec

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco today Issued Executive Order 2020-01E to close all county parks to…

Archdiocese of Newark institutes strictest-in-the-nation funeral directives

The Archdiocese of Newark and Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin have issued new directives for funerals, weddings…

Funerals & wakes in a Coronavirus world

One of the areas where there’s been a little more grey area than elsewhere is how…

N.A. man arrested for possessing, distributing 2,000+ child-porn images, BCPO says

A North Arlington man has been arrested on charges that he possessed and distributed images involving…

All 75 Bergen County School Districts to begin online classes next week; County Executive issues said order

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco delivered the following remarks at an evening news conference concerning the…