EAST NEWARK — After much speculation about the future of the former St. Anthony School in…
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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…
14 teachers given pink slips
Unless the state legislature reapportions school aid funding, little can be done to reverse the ill…
Reading rocks for kids … and gets them bikes
HARRISON — Got books? Yes, that could well be the motto for kids at Harrison’s Lincoln…
Lyndhurst man jailed in $1.5M Ponzi scheme
NEWARK – A Lyndhurst man was sentenced last week to 46 months in prison for fraudulently obtaining…
Want to coach lacrosse? Call Kearny Rec
Anybody interested in coaching lacrosse in Kearny? Contact the Town of Kearny’s municipal recreation program right…
Camps offer volleyball, baseball, hoops
KEARNY – Sports opportunities abound this summer for Kearny youngsters. Here are some samplers of what’s…
Harrison’s O’Donnell captures Observer Male Athlete of Year
Harrison High School head football coach Mike Hinchcliffe summed it up perfectly when describing his standout…
SENIORS SAVOR PICNIC PLEASURE
If the 27th annual Kearny senior citizens’ picnic had been a day earlier, the mercury, which had…
DiLascio out as counsel to BOE, commissioners
LYNDHURST — He wasn’t running for office this time but, with a newly aligned township administration…
Council: No camp just yet …
BELLEVILLE — A local resident’s pitch to conduct a sports-related children’s camp at the Belleville Little…
KPD: Son of a ditch!
KEARNY— A Newark man was arrested last week after he managed to navigate his car into a…
Still on the fence about Oval redesign
KEARNY — A visit to a neighboring recreation facility with portable fencing has led a key…
Early dropoff/late pickup for Kearny kids
KEARNY – With the spring semester winding down, Kearny public school officials are hoping that local…
NPD: Nab 2 in deli robbery
BELLEVILLE — Two suspects tied to last month’s robbery of a Belleville deli are in police…
Bail reform: Get the point?
KEARNY — Kearny police reported the arrest last week of a burglary suspect, whom they tracked…
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,…
KPD: Did you forget something, sir?
KEARNY — Last week’s Kearny police blotter began with a report about a woman who…
Distracted drivers, you have been warned
TRENTON – N.J. Attorney General Christopher Porrino and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety announced last week…
EVERYTHING LOST
KEARNY — A fast-moving fire severely damaged a home at 664 Elm St. the night of May…
Managers getting pay hikes
KEARNY/HARRISON — It’s been more than three years since key non-union administrative municipal employees in Kearny…
Offering a path to citizenship
KEARNY — The Portuguese Cultural Association of Kearny is partnering with We Are One New Jersey’s…
4 collared in mugging/robbery: HPD
HARRISON – Four out-of-towners – a Kearny senior and three North Arlington females – were held…
KPD: This aunt had to cry ‘uncle’
KEARNY — A Newark woman was arrested at Walmart last week for allegedly using a juvenile —…
When the fountain flowed flakes …
LYNDHURST — Call it the case of the frothy fountain. If you walked by the fountain…
WWI memorial restored
Photo by Michael Perrone The May 24 Observer featured a story, “Honoring Belleville’s World War I dead,”…
Charged with DWI in Davis Ave. hit-run
KEARNY — A 43-year-old town man is facing numerous charges — including DWI, assault by auto…