Then & Now
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent What you’re looking at above is Omaha Beach on the coast of Normandy, France.…
Ferraro’s credentials questioned
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Is Frank Ferraro, the exiled on-leave Kearny superintendent of schools, properly certified…
Bar, eatery shut for ABC violations
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A local tavern has been ordered shut for 60 days,…
19 left homeless by fire
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Occupants of a three-story, multi-family residence on Fifth St. in Harrison escaped…
A flair for fashion – and history
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Holding center stage at the Kearny Museum is a display of…
Welcome Special Olympics USA
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – If you were on Kearny Ave. late last Friday morning,…
Cans aplenty to feed the hungry
HARRISON – A second West Hudson public school district has successfully taken on the challenge of collecting perishable foods for…
Thoughts & Views: In Normandy, ‘Longest Day’ lives on
That’s not a real paratrooper hanging from a church steeple. It’s a representation of one — and it’s a…
CLARIFICATION
Last week’s issue of The Observer contained a photo display of the new Portuguese monument slated…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘A MAYOR’S SON REMEMBERS’ To the Editor: Several friends e-mailed, called and sent the link to a story…
KPD blotter: What’s in a name?
A simple matter of a double-parked car led to the arrest last week of a 23-yearold Perth Amboy man…
‘Outstanding’ seniors of W. Hudson
A modest Monsignor John J. Gilchrist, of Kearny, a priest for more than half a century, was honored for…
Jack Bauer returns in new version of ‘24’
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent There’s no question that when “24” went off the air after eight…
At Bellavia, it’s all about the customer
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent Bellavia Chevrolet Buick has finished construction of its all-new facility, now open at…
Around Town
Bloomfield Job Haines Home, 250 Bloomfield Ave., will host these programs: • FreeArthritis Exercise Program starting on Wednesday, June 11,…
STATE CHAMPS!
Lyndhurst’s softball team captures first-ever state sectional title By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer …
NA boys’ track: Making strides toward respectability
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Two years ago, Danny Cordeiro was known strictly as a standout soccer…
Lyndhurst wins NJSIAA state sectional track and field title
First for Golden Bears since 2011 and second one in 53 years By Jim Hague…
Obituaries
Ruth Cucchiara Ruth Cucchiara, 91, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, May 20, at Alaris Healthcare, Kearny. Born in Newark,…
Another specialty accreditation for St. Michael’s
Every 39 seconds, an adult dies from a cardiovascular disease such as a heart attack or stroke,…
Nutley PD: Camaro owner says ‘white substance’ splattered all over car
May 17 The owner of a Camaro called police at 1:45 p.m. to report that a…
ALERT: Schuyler Avenue closed southbound at Park Avenue in NA for gas leak
NORTH ARLINGTON — Schuyler Avenue is closed southbound at Park Avenue in North Arlington because of…
Will state help cure deficit?
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The state Department of Education has assigned a monitor to oversee the Belleville…
Talk about a real ‘con’ game
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent In our April 4 edition, The Observer warned readers of a new phone…
They’re on call to help seniors
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – “Do you need anything?” “How can we help?” Or maybe just,…
Season ‘opener’ for garden crew
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – If you grow it, they will come. That’s how the…
Seek voters’ opinion on school shift
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – Borough residents will be asked to pay extra attention when…
Nabbed in 72G I.D. theft
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Thanks to diligent police work, “a very involved” case of identity theft,…
Thoughts & Views: The world according to Hagel
In an interview with Charlie Rose aired last week on PBS, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was explaining the…