Oval plans still up in the air
KEARNY – Twice around the Gunnell Oval. That’s where the spinning went last Wednesday night (May 17)…
Cardinal to celebrate Memorial Day Mass at cemetery
If you want to be part of history, you may want to consider heading to Holy…
KPD: Please pay $10,000, in real money
At 11 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, Sgt. Chris Levchak and Officers Michael Gontarczuk, Chris Medina and…
Merit pay bump for Kearny’s Blood
KEARNY — The Kearny Board of Education concluded that its chief educational administrator achieved three of the…
New leader for Harrison schools
HARRISON — Last October, Cynthia Baumgartner retired after a lengthy career as educator and administrator, spread between…
More funding, not cuts, needed for drug-addiction care
By Kevin Canessa Jr. At first, it cost the guy $100 per visit. Then, as the…
Obituaries for 24 May 2017
Elizabeth (Betty) M. Rodgers Miss Elizabeth (Betty) M. Rodgers, a long time North Arlington resident, died…
Kearny softball: Looking to repeat — Kardinals reach Hudson County tourney finals once again
When the high school softball season began in early April, the Kearny High School softball team…
Lyndhurst track team: Helping Eli’s cause
For years, the Lyndhurst High School track and field team has been raising money for an…
NA’s Zaros delivering in the clutch
The high school softball season is winding down to the last precious few games. It means…
No miracle this year for QPHS
NORTH ARLINGTON — Three days after officials from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark announced, via email,…
‘Lights … action … budget!’
KEARNY — No one from the public showed up to speak at last Thursday night’s hearing on…
Remembering the fallen
Like the rest of working America, they get up every day, kiss their loved ones good-bye and…
Absentees were key in contested Lyndhurst election
LYNDHURST — A lot of people didn’t go to the polls in last Tuesday’s municipal election in…
KPD: Girl charged in Kearny Ave. slashing
Police said it started with a friendly conversation at Dunkin’ Donuts, escalated to a robbery and ended…
New 9/11 memorial & more in Belleville police lobby
BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department headquarters, hidden in a first-floor wing at the Municipal Building, has…
Neighboring towns both claim general
KEARNY — Now that Kearny’s adopted general is, in spirit, anyway, keeping company with the likes of…
Bloomfield pol admits bribery, faces jail
BLOOMFIELD — Bloomfield Township Councilman Elias N. Chalet pleaded guilty last week to soliciting and accepting a…
Union City PD sergeant, a Lyndhurst resident, dies in Rt. 3 crash
A Union City police sergeant who lived in Lyndhurst died in a car crash on Rt.…
Of grammar, baseball & more
By Ron Leir Seems that virtually every talk show you happen to tune in to, somebody…
Obituaries for 17 May 2017
Matthew Wayne Carbone Matthew Wayne Carbone, of Kearny, died May 10. He was 38. Private arrangements…
The end of an era: Queen of Peace, 1930-2017 … School with rich sports tradition to close in June
Ed Abromaitis spent four decades of his life being associated with Queen of Peace High School.…
Whacky scheduling for local baseball, softball teams
The spring scholastic seasons are beginning to wind down, but for some reason, the NJSIAA wanted…
Kearny’s Fermaint becomes more than solid backstop
When Tatiana Fermaint was just beginning to give softball a try as a youngster, there was…
The Observer turns 130 …
KEARNY — Because not all editions of The Observer can be found in the library or…
CFO: No municipal tax uptick but …
HARRISON — The Harrison governing body voted May 2 to adopt its 2017 municipal budget of…
New BA takes office in Kearny
KEARNY — He’s an attorney, he’s held public office on three levels and he’s certainly got…
Decorated Marine promoted to fire captain
KEARNY – Five years before joining the Kearny Fire Department, its newest captain was in the…
West Hudson Park field slated for makeover
With a little help from Hudson County, kids in Harrison may soon be enjoying enhanced outdoor…
KPD: Cops were kept busy at Walmart
A Newark woman who tried to sneak two 40-inch TV sets past security at Walmart got herself…