Letter: Queen of Peace Grammar School is thriving

Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to parents of students at Queen of Peace Grammar…

Rt. 7 East closed overnights through Friday

KEARNY — NJDOT officials announced Rt. 7 eastbound will be closed overnight this week to allow for…

Black Maria Film Festival is Saturday at noon at KPL

KEARNY — The Black Maria Film Festival, travels to Kearny this Saturday at noon at the…

Jackson St. Bridge will remain closed for tomorrow’s rush

HARRISON — The Jackson St. Bridge, between Harrison and Newark, will remain closed through tomorrow morning’s…

Can QPHS raise $1M by June 30?

NORTH ARLINGTON — It’s going to take a miracle — and some strong long-term planning —…

‘Green’ education at Roosevelt School thanks to PVSC outreach

  By Celeste Regal Special to The Observer KEARNY — Multimedia coordinator Chris Brooks kept a…

HFD saves toddler’s life

HARRISON – A baby is still alive thanks to the efforts of members of the Harrison…

KPD: There’s no beer in the ‘can’

  A Kearny man, who might have walked away with just a town ordinance summons for drinking…

Belleville adopts affordable housing plan

  BELLEVILLE — Over the objections of several residents, the Township of Belleville took a first…

NPD: Another burglary while resident was home

For the second time in a week, a home here was burgled while the residents were…

Whitehead documents the Kearny FD

By Kevin Canessa Jr. When I was still living in Florida, perhaps two years ago, I…

Letter: Hey councilman, ‘Where’ve you been these past few years?’

To the Editor: As an avid reader of The Observer and a member of the Kearny…

Obituaries for the June 8, 2016 edition of The Observer

Helen ‘Lynn’ Caputo Helen Caputo, of Kewaunee, Wisc., died Monday, May 9, at home. She was…

Former Yankee, Met pitcher signs autographs for adoring fans

The temperature was rapidly approaching 90 degrees last Saturday morning and the line outside the Modell’s…

Kearny girls’ crew: Keeping a winning tradition

Veteran Kearny High School girls’ crew coach Dave Paszkiewicz knew that his lightweight four boat was…

Blue Tide enjoys NJIC Liberty baseball title

It had been a long time since Harrison High School enjoyed a baseball championship of any…

KPD: Arrest made in Friday-morning shooting

  KEARNY — Just 27 hours after a woman was shot and wounded near the intersection of…

KPD statement on Friday-morning shooting

The Kearny Police Department has released the following statement regarding the shooting that occurred Friday morning:…

Read the entire June 1 edition here

Want to read all stories in the June 1 edition of The Observer? Catch them all here…

Konopka: ‘That school’s (KHS) a disaster’

  KEARNY — Second Ward Councilman Richard Konopka was on a roll Tuesday night, May 24,…

Harrison Councilman Victor Villalta dead at 67

HARRISON — Victor B. Villalta, a Democrat who for the most part of the last decade…

KPD: A Click-It ticket & more 

A Belleville man got more than just a MV summons when he was stopped in Kearny for…

Delinquency in the animal world

Last week, The Observer published an article advising people not to try to "rescue" seemingly abandoned…

Obituaries (June 1, 2016)

Sophie Vaichas Sophie Vaichas (nee Wesolowski) died at home on May 26. She was 98. Born…

Lyndhurst enjoys sensational track season

At Lyndhurst High School, the track and field team has a simple motto that is plastered…

Bifulco leaves native Kearny for Millburn AD job

He’s spent more than 30 years of his life in the Kearny school system. “I went…

Lyndhurst finds a true ace in DiTommaso

The development of Nic DiTommaso as a top-flight pitcher actually began in earnest late last season.…

Memorial Day 2016

Street naming designation May 28 in Belleville

The Township of Belleville will host a street naming designation ceremony Saturday, May 28, at the…

Forgotten book yields surprise

KEARNY — This is a story about a book.  A very small book. With a very…