Get a feel for feline fancy: ‘Cats’ at KHS

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny High School’s upcoming spring musical is certain…

Kearny Firefighters of the Year

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – At 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, fire…

He came to buy tickets, got robbed instead

    LYNDHURST – Two people have been arrested and a third suspect is being sought…

Thoughts & Views: Time is overdue for an accounting

  In July 2013 the Kearny Board of Education – spurred on by then-Superintendent of Schools…

Woman groped in park:NPD blotter

  Police are looking for a man who, they say, grabbed a woman in Nichols Park,…

KPD targets paintball perps

On the night of Feb. 18, Kearny police responded to several reports of paintballs being fired…

Tuning in to Cicada Radio

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent With alternative and indie rock roots, Kearny’s own Cicada…

Coccia Realty agents honored

  The New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR) has inducted nine Coccia Realty agents into its…

Business Review: They take care of toothaches & headaches

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Dr. Richard Ekstein, a North Arlington dentist and co-owner…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., offers these children’s programs: • Storytime…

Then & Now

      What makes this circa 1911 photo of Terrace Place at Midland Ave., Kearny,…

Kearny wrestling developing among younger ranks

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Tony Carratura Jr. vividly recalls the days when the…

Kearny Christian’s Bianoski enjoys breakout senior season

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The highest scoring average by any local boys’ high…

Nutley’s Ferinde takes home 8th place medal in AC

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When he was growing up, Joe Ferinde always looked…

Obituaries

Mark A. Maldonado Mark A. Maldonado, 37, entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 3, at…

New school security system just about ready to roll

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The elaborate $2 million security system cooked up…

Meadows redevelopment ratables at risk

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A proposal by NJ Transit to build a…

Fife is easy pick for mayor

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – James Fife, who taught history to a lot…

Schuyler Ave. fire victim dies

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– A man who was severely burned in a Feb. 12…

3-alarm blaze on Dukes St.

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Seven persons were displaced last week when a…

Intn’l carjacking ring is busted

  A10-month multi-agency investigation culminated Thursday in the arrests of 23 New Jersey men in connection…

New hires just a drop in the bucket

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Three more firefighters will be added to the rolls…

KPD: DWI nets robbery suspect

A Kearny man sought as the suspect in two strong-arm robberies last week — one in…

Thoughts & Views: Get the drift? I love snow!

  As I write this, the snow has begun to gently fall, once again blanketing streets…

5 years for Belleville hit-run death

A Nutley man who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in a 2011 hit-and-run death of a…

Lots of ‘Love’ from Bloomfield singer

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Using a lifetime of passion and love for performing…

Logged in the Lyndhurst Police blotter

Feb. 21 Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident, at 11:38 p.m., on…

Business Review: Mid-Realty looks to give back to Kearny

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent In 1997, Jarlynn Hyde took over Mid-Realty in Kearny…

Then & Now

For a change, the ‹Now’ photo shows a scene more bucolic than the ‹Then’ image. That’s…

Around Town

Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., announces: • A blood drive is being held March…