Belleville police department hires civilian dispatchers

For the first time in two decades, on September 14, 2021 the Belleville Police Department has…

Lyndhurst gridders off to solid 2-0 start

LYNDHURST – If there was a way that Rich Tuero could just take a rag and…

Kearny tries to muddle through tough grid start

It’s a new high school football season, but it’s the same old story for the Kearny…

NA’s Alves off to rousing start

NORTH ARLINGTON – Kevin Barber was taking on a new challenge, taking on the head coaching…

Obituaries 9/22/21

Kearny PD says it helped Harrison PD catch shooter

On Sept. 3 at 1:56 p.m., Officers Jason Rodrigues, Sean Kelly, Chris Manolis, Sgts. Jay Ward…

KPD Tour De Force

Kearny Police Department have participated in the Tour De Force which is a charity bicycle ride…

Hudson residents with Ida damage may get FEMA aid

As Hurricane Ida continued dumping her never-ending downpour on Kearny, residents Jaime Collins and Jacquelyn Villalba…

14 new parking spots in lottery for Kearny’s lower end

Residents of Kearny’s southwest section near the East Newark border will be vying for the right…

20 years after, towns pause to mourn victims of Sept. 11, 2001

An estimated 150 people gathered Friday night, Sept. 10, at St. Stephen’s Church in Kearny to…

Leonard Kaiser, former North Arlington mayor, dies aged 73

Leonard R. “Lenny” Kaiser, the former mayor of North Arlington and a fixture in Bergen County…

My Sept. 11, 2001 experience: Masks saved me then & today

As I sit here writing this, I cannot believe it has been 20 years since the…

20 YEARS LATER – Sept. 11, 2001, the day I expected to die

I can still remember even the most minute details of Sept. 11, 2001, and I suspect…

In memoriam: Kearny Firefighter Francis J. ‘Frankie’ McAllister — 1981-2021

Francis J. “Frankie” McAllister, of Kearny, who spent the last five years of his life as…

Nutley PD nab 2 who got extra greedy in ‘Grandma I need bail money’ scam

Police in Nutley caught two people who pulled a “grandma I need bail money scam,” initially…

Murphy may require teachers to be vaccinated: report

Following widespread reports Gov. Philip D. Murphy could soon be enacting a mandate requiring all New…

Murphy may make masks mandatory

Indoor masks may once again become a requirement if Gov. Philip D. Murphy issues a new…

Harrison’s native son Lucas returns home to coach grid team

When Jonathan Jackson decided to resign from his head football coaching position at Harrison High School…

Hudson’s senior citizens cruise canceled and other news briefs

HUDSON COUNTY SENIOR CRUISE CANCELED Because of the recent rise in COVID-19 Delta variant cases, the…

SURGE IN CITIZENS — Harrison sees whopping 42.8% population increase in 2020 Census

Towns in The Observer’s readership area all saw a spike in population over the last 10…

KGC CHEERLEADERS GO TO ORLANDO, WIN CHAMPIONSHIP

It all began innocently some 14 years ago, when cousins Jamie Guedes and Justine Esteves loved…

Learning the basics of football at Lyndhurst camp

Sure, there may have been 50 or so other boys on the new field of the…

FUN IN HARRISON SUMMER SCHOOL

When you think of the summertime and young people — during normal times, that is —…

KEARNY’S GLEN ‘JONESEY’ JONES’S RADIO TOAST SPANS THE GLOBE WITH A KEARNY FLARE

One afternoon in late April 2020, during the height of COVID-19 quarantining, legendary radio host and…

Tips from the Kearny PD to make the roads safer for drivers, bikers, pedestrians

Back in June, when two teenagers riding on a bike eastbound and downhill on Garfield Avenue…

BUCKING ALL TRENDS, ST. PETER’S SCHOOL, BELLEVILLE, IS THRIVING AS OTHER CATHOLIC SCHOOLS CLOSE

It’s no secret Catholic schools, especially here in New Jersey, are closing at an alarmingly high…

RED BULL BROUHAHA

HARRISON — What started out as a friendly soccer match at Red Bull Arena between two…

Kearny PD needs public’s help identifying man killed in July 26 bike crash

A man who police have been unable to identify was killed in a fatal bike crash…

FOR ROWERS, NEW BOATHOUSE IN LYNDHURST WILL BE A DREAM COME TRUE

No one has ever accused the Passaic River of having the same pizzaz as the River…

EDITORIAL — Parents, please: Be sure kids are safe when biking

A few weeks ago, two youngsters were riding a bicycle east on Garfield Avenue toward Davis Avenue…