Around Town

Bloomfield St. Valentine Church, 125 N. Spring St., offers a Spanish Mass on Sunday, April 6,…

Town Wide Yard Sale switches to spring

This year, Kearny residents have a great reason to get started on their spring cleaning as…

Lyndhurst hopes to give grand farewell to Servideo

Longtime baseball coach begins final season   By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After nearly 40…

North Arlington baseball: Focus on youth

  The North Arlington High School baseball team suffered through some tough times a year ago,…

Back from Florida scrimmages, Nutley softball squad looks strong

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer While other teams were struggling to get on any…

Obituaries

Vincent F. Carchidi Mr. Vincent F. Carchidi, of Kearny, died on Saturday, March 29. He was…

Expect new firefighters on duty by Independence Day

BELLEVILLE – Seven newly hired Belleville firefighters began training at the Essex County Fire Academy in…

Nutley girl missing since March 17; have you seen her?

A 16-year-old Nutley girl was reported missing on March 17, and Nutley police are still investigating…

Evidence registered with cops

Matthew James By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– From the Department of You Can’t Make This…

Tragic death of beloved waitress

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – It was her day off – Tuesday –and…

Meadows mulch ignites again

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– The pesky mulch pile in the meadows that kept the…

Zoners’ youth center OK nixed

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – It took nearly a year for St. Mary &…

IRS warns of massive scam

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Recent police blotters from various towns have included reports of people…

Japan was topic for this history lesson

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The “Land of the Rising Sun” got a rise…

Rick’s has weathered the storm

By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent In October 2012, when Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the…

Thoughts & Views: Today, it’s Crimea, tomorrow, who knows?

Students of world history and geopolitics are likely burning the midnight oil these days, following the…

KPD blotter: Two nabbed in mugging

At 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, Match 16, a 22-year-old Newark man was walking at Devon and…

Jazz vocalist Jane Stuart still going strong

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Home is where the heart is, especially for Jane…

Kearny realtor wins award

  Jan R. Kwapniewski, president of Coccia Realty, announces that Luis Pinto Jr., a full-time licensed…

Business Review: A century of taking care of people

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent The death of a loved one is never something…

Then & Now

      Here, on the left, is another one of those delightful local-scene postcards from…

Around Town

Bloomfield St. Valentine Church, 125 N. Spring St., offers a Spanish Mass on Sunday, April 6,…

Kardinals prepare for improved baseball campaign

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School baseball team suffered through a…

Locals lead St. Peter’s Prep to solid hockey season

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The St. Peter’s Prep hockey team experienced great success…

Maroon Raiders look to be one of best local baseball squads

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Ask veteran Nutley High School head baseball coach Bob…

Toddler ‘rescued’ by tenant

  HARRISON – A scantily dressed 4-year-old boy wandered out of his Kearny home into the…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

March 15 At 11:17 a.m., police responded to a Park Ave. location on a report of…

Obituaries

Robert Thomas Bubenas Robert Thomas Bubenas (“The Duke”) died suddenly on March 12 in Kearny. He…

Get Skyway-closure info Tuesday at St. Peter’s Uni.

The state Department of Transportation (NJDOT) will host a Public Information Center (PIC) to promote travel…

Room for ‘Blue’ in tight budget

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A municipal spending blueprint introduced by the Kearny governing…