Remembering Shawn and Robert … 12 years later

Christmas 2005 was different than others from the get-go. For starters, it wasn’t all that cold…

A (belated) Christmas Story

By Karen Zautyk Sometimes I wonder why my parents did not put me up for adoption.…

A free ride is a transitory thing

By Ron Leir Looks like Santa didn’t stock any goodies in his bag for already beleaguered…

On YouTube, winter festivals & more

By Kevin Canessa There is a lot going on so for this week’s column, I thought…

Musings on overseas trends & U.S. military

By Ron Leir Ever stop to think about the types of things that drive you bonkers?…

Thankful this Thanksgiving

By Kevin Canessa It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is already here. Maybe it’s because of the…

The sad end to one brave life

By Karen Zautyk (Note: Last week’s lead story in The Observer dealt with the recent Civil…

In praise of parks, in fear of frats

By Ron Leir This past Sunday, I attended a memorial event for a buddy of mine…

Someone across the Passaic dropped the ball

Having had the honor of sitting down with Kearny police Capts. Scott Macfie and Tim Wagner…

Festivals were fun, as was KFD Open House

By Kevin Canessa So much has happened over the last few weeks locally that I thought…

PBS series recalled turbulent era for U.S.

By Ron Leir Great thanks go to Ken Burns and Lynn Novick for their 10-part, 18-hour…

The hell of 9/11/01 turned to joy on 9/21/01

Sept. 21, 2001, was my 27th birthday. Following the terror attacks just 10 days earlier, it…

The mysteries of the universe

By Karen Zautyk Okay, I don’t know if this is fake news or not, but while…

Tracing Kearny statue’s history …

With statues of U.S. historical figures representative of the Civil War prominently in the news these…

How now, brown cow?

By Karen Zautyk Last weekend, we took a ride up to Sussex County, one of the…