Kearny schools to switch to distance-learning beginning Tuesday, March 17; snow day to be used Monday
In consultation with the Kearny Board of Health, town officials and the Hudson County Department of…
An update from Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso of Lyndhurst …
A community update from Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso and the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners / Lyndhurst…
N.A. man arrested for possessing, distributing 2,000+ child-porn images, BCPO says
A North Arlington man has been arrested on charges that he possessed and distributed images involving…
Arrest made in fatal Friday Kearny crash: HCPO
A fatal accident on Harrison Avenue Friday, March 13, has led to the arrest of the…
All 75 Bergen County School Districts to begin online classes next week; County Executive issues said order
Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco delivered the following remarks at an evening news conference concerning the…
Mass suspended this weekend, Catholic schools to close all next week
Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, announced today he has dispensed the faithful of the…
West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade postponed
The West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed. Kevin M. Quinn, the president of…
Belleville announces cancelations and procedures in wake of Coronavirus outbreak
Mayor Michael Melham has announced several measures to ensure the safety of Belleville residents in the…
Joseph E. Blood, husband of Kearny Superintendent of Schools Patricia Blood, dies aged 68
Joseph E. Blood of Howell, the husband of Kearny Superintendent of Schools Patricia Blood, died at…
ENGAGING YOUNG READERS
Newspapers are dead. It’s a phrase we hear often in modern times. And, in many instances,…
KPD: Lethal threat on Hickory Street
On March 1 at 10:50 p.m., Kearny Police Officer Jean-Paul Duran and several back-up officers were…
EDITORIAL: Kennedy snub at Belleville Council meeting was telling
Admittedly, The Observer hasn’t covered a Belleville council meeting in a while. However, thanks to technology,…
Obituaries for 11 March 2020
Helen A. Black Helen A. Black (nee Costello) died March 2, 2020, in Clara Maass Hospital,…
STATE CHAMP! Kearny’s Mullen achieves what buddy Cardenas did a year ago
A year ago, Jimmy Mullen was a spectator at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, watching intently…
2 from Kearny among 59 arrested in HCSO sweep
The Hudson County Jail in South Kearny got a lot more crowded last month thanks to…
Congressman Pascrell welcomes Lyndhurst’s Failace; U.S. Representative moved by grid kicker and his mother’s story
PATERSON — It all began so innocently, when Lyndhurst High School senior Michael Failace was nominated…
LENT BEGINS
Ash Wednesday marked the beginning of Christians’ annual 40-day journey to Easter with Masses and Liturgies…
We are fortunate to have so many great local women leaders
Welcome to Women’s History Month, celebrated each and every March. We are at a point in…
Op-Ed: Zautyk — Bravo on bag ban, Kearny
Just because someone writes for a certain newspaper doesn’t mean they necessarily agree with the editorial…
Obituaries for 4 March 2020
Mary Martin Mrs. Mary Martin (nee Kopacki), 95, died Feb. 20, 2020, in Piscataway. Born and…
Memorable night for Leone, Lyndhurst’s version of ‘Rudy’
A.J. Leone was a manager for the Lyndhurst High School state champion football team in 2019,…
Wild weekend of wrestling for locals;Lyndhurst’s Dylan Weaver; Kearny native Mullen win Region gold
Jimmy Mullen only heard stories about what it was like to wrestle at an NJSIAA Region…
Archdiocese announces major precautions to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus
The Archdiocese of Newark is taking seemingly unprecedented steps to help combat the spread of the…
BAGS BANNED
An ordinance that will ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags at most businesses in Kearny…
Kevin Kennedy, former Belleville councilman, dead aged 63
If there were a dictionary solely dedicated to the Township of Belleville, there’d be an entry…
EDITORIAL — Kearny Council blunders by banning plastic bags
We understand the need for environmental responsibility. In fact, this newspaper encourages it whenever possible. However,…
Obituaries for 26 Feb. 2020
James Gordon ‘Gordie’ Fowlie James Gordon Fowlie died Feb. 12, 2020. He was 88 and had…
Kearny trio wins District wrestling gold once again
The 2019-2020 high school wrestling season was still basically in its infant stages when the Kardinals…
Crowning moment for Buc wrestlers Guerra, Fennell
Hakim Fennell was introduced to the sport of wrestling a little more than two years ago,…
Lyndhurst’s Weavers: All in the family
It was all part of a master plan established almost a decade ago. When veteran wrestling…