Lyndhurst wrestler Daub experiences mixed emotions

Talk about the highs and lows of high school wrestling. Lyndhurst/North Arlington junior Matt Daub had…

A Kearny son remembered

KEARNY – Joseph Peden Jr. was about four months shy of official manhood when he – like a lot…

Better for the Oval: Soccer or baseball?

KEARNY – The Battle of Gunnell Oval is over … for now … but the guns…

Target parks for changes

NUTLEY – A partial upgrade for one municipal park and a fix for a decades-old problem at another are being pursued by Nutley officials.…

Another diversion burglary hits Nutley

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

After car crashes, cops find driver shot

BELLEVILLE – An apparent car chase that started in Newark ended in Belleville with a crash…

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…

At World Trade Center, tragedy strikes beloved rower

By Jim Hague & Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Sports Writer & Observer Correspondent NEW YORK CITY…

Christie: ‘Stop and think first’

NUTLEY – Gov. Chris Christie came to Nutley’s Washington Elementary School last week to help put…

Council selects tri-lingual Santana for Second Ward opening

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

Longer days for cops, firefighters evade change in work schedule, in Harrison

HARRISON – Beginning March 1, police officers in Harrison will adjust to a new work schedule…

Proposed pipeline posing problems

KEARNY – The Town of Kearny and the state’s biggest utility may be going to war…

KPD:  Get the drift? You’re under arrest

By 9 p.m. last Thursday, Feb. 9, the snow had stopped falling, but Kearny police reportedly had…

New Harrison school to be named after JFK

HARRISON – The Harrison Board of Education has revived the memory of a former U.S. president…

KHS bomb threat probe continues

KEARNY – As reported online by The Observer last week, a written bomb threat was found in…

Robbery suspect at large

HARRISON – Police are seeking a gunman who, they say, robbed a local service station early…

Kardinal boys, girls earn impressive wins over Bayonne; head to county tournament

It was a historic weekend for both the Kearny High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams.…

Where there’s a Will ….

HARRISON – With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, a lot of folks are thinking of ways…

Developer revising apartment project

KEARNY – Plans to build new apartments on a Kearny Ave. site occupied by a now-closed gas…

Proposed traffic changes worry SKIA

If you take away the light, it will be safer. Or, at least, that’s what state…

KPD: A not-so-nice walk in the park

At 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 26, Officers Derek Hemphill and Sean Podolski were approached on Kearny…

Siwek Center finally OK’d for Medicare aid

HARRISON – The Dr. Stanley J. Siwek Health Center in Harrison has achieved a breakthrough of…

Sugar cookie’s bitter aftertaste

  KEARNY – On Friday, Jan. 27, Kearny police received a 9 p.m. report of a…

LPD: Suspect nabbed in church thefts

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

Town website ‘infected’ but no harm done

KEARNY – The town’s website went down for a short time but was quickly returned to…

Domestic livestock prompts complaints

KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is considering drafting a law to deal with an emergence…

All’s well that ends well – even with a gun

KEARNY –   At 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, Kearny police received a report from University…

Diversion burglaries on the rise: Nutley PD

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

Pace, Torres, Ferreira: Local women in sports honorees

Every year, Seton Hall University does a great thing especially for the young women athletes in…