Golden Griffin wrestlers enjoy golden weekend in AC

The Queen of Peace wrestling team’s sojourn to Atlantic City and the NJSIAA state championships began…

QP’s Farley-Clark playing like an All-American

When Raven Farley-Clark first transferred to Queen of Peace from the Patrick School in Elizabeth last…

On a mission for peace

BELLEVILLE – As a Stockton College undergrad, Carrie Borkowski studied hospitality and tourism management but now…

Push for funding to help curb opioid plague

KEARNY – The Town of Kearny will be one of 70 government agencies and NGOs competing…

Up in rank for bluecoats

HARRISON – It was a big day for the boys in blue in Harrison at the…

KPD: Drug charges, fake IDs & bail reform

A routine traffic stop last week led to the arrest of a man whose car allegedly held…

Town prodded on lease terms, bus shelters

KEARNY – The Kearny municipal governing body dealt with a complaint by a developer about a…

KPD promotes 2; chief aims for more cops

KEARNY – “Their reputation certainly precedes them.” That’s how Kearny Police Chief John Dowie introduced the…

Towns seek cash from NJSEA

KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – Two of The Observer communities that receive revenues from the Meadowlands Intermunicipal Tax…

Doffont to lead St. Paddy’s Day parade

The grand marshal of the United Irish of West Hudson’s 2017 St. Patrick’s Day parade is…

Police arrest suspected ‘diversion’ burglars

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent A joint investigation between the Nutley and Bloomfield police departments…

Surf & turf at Walmart

KEARNY – Three alleged members of what Walmart security termed a a shoplifting ring” ended up in…

It happens every spring …

By Ron Leir Well, it’s officially March which means we can start actively thinking about outdoor…

Obituaries for 1 March 2017

Bonnie B. Martone Bonnie B. Martone, 67, of West Milford, formerly of Kearny, died Feb. 19. Visiting…

Golden Griffins’ strong group headed to AC for state wrestling

It’s safe to say that the disappointment the Queen of Peace wrestling team experienced after a…

Lyndhurst wrestler Daub experiences mixed emotions

Talk about the highs and lows of high school wrestling. Lyndhurst/North Arlington junior Matt Daub had…

Kearny’s Vereen saving his best for last

The high school basketball season was winding down to the last precious few games, so it…

A Kearny son remembered

KEARNY – Joseph Peden Jr. was about four months shy of official manhood when he – like a lot…

Better for the Oval: Soccer or baseball?

KEARNY – The Battle of Gunnell Oval is over … for now … but the guns…

Target parks for changes

NUTLEY – A partial upgrade for one municipal park and a fix for a decades-old problem at another are being pursued by Nutley officials.…

Another diversion burglary hits Nutley

NUTLEY — Police here are warning of yet another diversion burglary. Police Director Alphonse Petracco and…

After car crashes, cops find driver shot

BELLEVILLE – An apparent car chase that started in Newark ended in Belleville with a crash…

Salute to parade’s deputy marshals

When the 44th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicks off in Harrison on Sunday, March 12, at 2…

Harrison man pinched on sex rap

A Harrison resident was among 10 men arrested in a prostitution ring in Newark last week, Newark…

Are we really ready for this?

By Karen Zautyk The thing in the photo, which resembles a lunchbox on wheels, is a…

Obituaries for 22 Feb. 2017

Florence G. Leonard  Florence G. Leonard (nee Ness) died Feb. 15.  She was 98.  Born in Newark, she lived…

Three Kearny track standouts advance to Group IV championships

It’s not every day that a Kearny High School track and field athlete advances to the…

QP wrestlers gain redemption with win at District 11

After losing by a single point in the NJSIAA Non-Public B North sectional finale to DePaul…

North Arlington’s Ricci has game to remember

When the high school basketball season began in earnest in late November, James Ricci didn’t really…

At World Trade Center, tragedy strikes beloved rower

By Jim Hague & Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Sports Writer & Observer Correspondent NEW YORK CITY…