On Sept. 3 at 1:56 p.m., Officers Jason Rodrigues, Sean Kelly, Chris Manolis, Sgts. Jay Ward…
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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…
Nutley reschedules Independence Day fireworks … on Sept. 10
When the Township of Nutley realized it couldn’t pull of fireworks on or around July 4,…
After 30-year run, Knapp retires from service to East Newark
In the world of Hudson County government, there are certain names synonymous with various municipalities. There’s…
EDITORIAL — Nutley must cancel fireworks planned for Sept. 10, 2021
For those of us old enough to be able to say we remember Sept. 11, 2001,…
Nutley East wins District 8 championship, moves on to the Section 2 semifinals
Editor’s note: Story updated July 21, 2021 at 12:30 p.m., to correct the spelling of Anthony…
Dominant undefeated Mid-Realty wins Kearny Little League World Series
Joe Chew has been coaching Little League baseball in Kearny for the last 22 years. Chew…