SATURDAY TO REMEMBER
The weather was perfect Saturday. And Kearny was ablaze with activity. First it was a special…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Bail reform’s working
By James Calautti Special to The Observer As a regular reader of The Observer, I have…
Lyndhurst’s Failace displays true ‘Heart of a Giant’
Michael Failace had no choice but to become a man very fast, quicker than most teenagers…
Names and faces change, but results don’t for dominant Blue Tide
Before the high school soccer season began in earnest back in late August/early September, veteran Harrison…
North Arlington advances to NJIC boys’ soccer semis
For all intents and purposes, it was a trying season for North Arlington head boys’ soccer…
Rejoice (for now)! The Keegan Landfill has been permanently closed
West Hudson residents have good reason to celebrate. For now. Judge Jeff Jablonski’s preliminary injunction to…
Marturano: There’s no health crisis caused by the Keegan
The New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority’s Director of Solid Waste says the illness you might…
At all Belleville schools, the water is safe, Melham says
Acting solely with an abundance of caution, and with the new school year approaching, Mayor Michael Melham…
Could Ballantyne’s NJSEA chairmanship be in jeopardy?
Could John Ballantyne’s chairmanship of the New Jersey Sports Exposition Authority be in jeopardy? It certainly…
Ignoring Kearny’s ‘odors,’ Attorney General sues private Newark company for its bad smells
Maybe it’s about our zipcodes? Or perhaps our residents are just flowing in too much cash?…
EDITORIAL: In the real world, Marturano would have been fired for comments made to WNBC
Last week, some members of the New York City media descended upon Kearny to offer the…
Kearny boys’ soccer hanging tough at 5-1
As the 2019 high school soccer season began, Kearny High School head boys’ soccer coach Bill…
Belleville boys’ soccer: Going strong at 6-0
The Belleville High School boys’ soccer team won only three games in all of 2018. That…
Belleville back Leigh brings Buccaneers to three straight wins
Before the 2019 high school football season began, Derek Leigh kept himself very busy in anticipation.…
CLOSER TO CLOSURE
State Sen. Nicholas Sacco (D-North Bergen), along with Sens. Brian Stack (D-Union City) and Sandra Cunningham…
Lyndhurst OEM ready for any possible disaster
September marks National Preparedness Month and the Township of Lyndhurst and its Office of Emergency Management…
EDITORIAL: Facing Sacco resolution, NJSEA again has opportunity to close landfill, but likely won’t
We haven’t been this close to cap-and-closure of the Keegan Landfill in a long time. Thanks…
Golden Bears’ soccer squad purely golden at 4-0
Pardon Denis Jelcic if he’s still in somewhat of a state of shock that his Lyndhurst…
Buccaneers off to a flying start at 2-0
Jermain Johnson couldn’t ask for a better start to the 2019 high school football season for…
Blue Tide boys’ soccer endures growing pains
Mike Rusek is now considered one of the premier high school soccer coaches in New Jersey.…
NJSEA cancels meeting scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 18, because of ‘threat of violence’
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(VIDEO) Lyndhurst’s 9/11 Remembrance
Click to watch video from the Sept. 11, 2001, Remembrance in Lyndhurst.
Images from the 2019 Kearny High School Sept. 11, 2001 remembrance
The annual Kearny High School 9/11 Remembrance took place Friday, Sept. 6, in the high school…
Blood to Murphy: Don’t mess with our students’ health — close Keegan for good
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to Gov. Phil Murphy by Kearny Superintendent of Schools…
Visions Dance Studio kicks off 23rd year
Starting its 23rd year, Visions Dance Studio, at 202 Midland Ave. (corner of Davis and Midland…
Red Bulls offer support for West Hudson’s fight to keep Keegan closed
The New York (New Jersey) Red Bulls have come out swinging in support of the Town…
Operation Short Storm nets $1 million in marijuana; 11 of 31 arrested live in The Observer’s readership area
NEWARK — Nearly a dozen people who live in The Observer’s readership area were among 31…
It’s time for the MTV VMAs: Avoid Downtown Newark Sunday night, Aug. 25, and all day Monday, Aug. 26, Newark PD says
If your commute involves Newark in any way, shape or form, you’ll want to pay attention…
FUN IN SUMMER SCHOOL?
The words “summer school” can often invoke fear in the hearts of schoolchildren across the country.…