Middle School opens

KEARNY –  Most of Kearny’s public school seventh- and eighthgraders showed up for the first day (actually, it was…

Kearny girls poised for county, state title runs

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer  Make no bones about it. The Kearny High School girls’ soccer team will…

NA grid Vikings: Vow to improve in 2014

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The North Arlington High School football team posted a 2-8 record in 2013.…

Golden Griffins gridiron group move on without Momnohin

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer The Queen of Peace football team enjoyed a resurgent campaign in 2013, winning…

Collect pledges for Pathways

Get involved in a worthy charity cause and collect a free T-shirt. To encourage participation in next month’s Pathways to Independence Walk-A-Thon,…

Are your supplements working?

Dr. Richard Ekstein hosts a bio-photonic event Monday, Sept. 22, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at 312 Belleville Turnpike,…

Then & Now

  What you are looking at ‘Then’ is a photo taken at the 1921 Kearny High…

Final salute to veterans’ champion

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  BELLEVILLE –  Joseph T. Fornarotto, a lifelong resident of Belleville and a tireless advocate…

Upscale rentals enroute

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Two West Hudson communities will see their populations grow a bit thanks to a…

Gearing up for ‘antidote’ drug

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  NORTH ARLINGTON –  North Arlington is among the first communities in Bergen County…

DWI cited in 2 crashes

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – Two local men have been charged criminally with assault by auto following…

KPD blotter: Anybody seen a Glock?

An 18-year-old girl, with addresses in both Bayville and Newark, was arrested Aug. 22 in connection with the theft of a…

More turnover at BOE

      By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  BELLEVILLE – In the latest in a series…

6 locals among newest Troopers

TOMS RIVER –  Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and Col. Rick Fuentes, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police,…

A new home for W.H.A.T. at First Lutheran Church

West Hudson Arts and Theater Company (W.H.A.T.) announces it is moving from its location at the former St. Stephen’s School…

Thoughts & Views: A Labor Day perspective

On Sept. 1 the U.S. and Canada celebrated Labor Day as a tribute to the working men and women in…

See ‘On the Town’ on Broadway

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent  LYNDHURST — If you’re one of the many people who love…

EcuAmerica Car Service will get you where you need to go

By Kevin Canessa Jr.  Observer Correspondent  NEWARK – At one point or another in your life, you’ve probably…

Migraine headaches: a simple solution

Join the NJ Headache Relief Center, 312 Belleville Turnpike Suite 3B, North Arlington, for an informational seminar on…

Around Town

Belleville St. Peter’s Rosary Confraternity hosts its annual Communion Breakfast, Sunday, Oct. 5, after the 8:30 a.m. Mass, at the…

Lyndhurst turns grid hopes to alum Tuero

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  It’s been a few months since Rich Tuero officially took over as…

NA girls’ soccer: New coach Farinola leads the way

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer North Arlington High School has a new girls’ soccer coach in Dan Farinola,…

Blue Tide prepares for second season under coach Gallo

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  When Matt Gallo took over the head football coaching position at Harrison High School,…

Century 21 Semiao & Associates thanks its clients for highest satisfaction ranking

Century 21 Real Estate, the iconic brand with the world’s largest real estate franchise sales organization, announced that it has been…

Obituaries

Luciano Ferreira Jr.  Luciano Ferreira Jr. died Aug. 24 at Clara Maass Medical Center. He was 80. Born…

Then & Now

  Last time, ‘Then & Now’ featured the Old Soldiers Home on Belgrove Drive in Kearny.…

Nutley police arrest suspicious man who had warrants

During the past week, the Nutley Police Department responded to 120 calls for service, including 14…

Kearny man collared in Lyndhurst home invasion

LYNDHURST – A suspect in a home invasion incident in Lyndhurst has been placed under arrest,…

UPDATE: Missing Nutley woman found safely in Newark

Nutley Police have located Juilia Dellaguzzo, the 85-year-old missing woman who wandered off  yesterday. Police say…

Koppers developer picked

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  Hopes by Kearny to secure a developer for the old Koppers Coke…