Up against ‘Blue Wall’
By Ron Leir NORTH ARLINGTON – Judging from the complaints he’s filed against the borough,…
Estate sues for Hood pay
By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE – A little more than a year after she died,…
Charter school back for 2nd year at Holy Cross
By Ron Leir HARRISON – The tenant occupying the former Holy Cross School on Frank…
Kearny resident wins prestigious nursing award
By Jeff Bahr Kearny resident Dr. Mary E. Norton, associate dean and professor of Global…
Pro Wrestling to stomp on Belleville
By Jeff Bahr Belleville will be treated to raucous larger-than-life physical theater (ouch!) when all-star…
‘The only thing we have to fear…’
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered the above words during his 1933 inaugural address, he was…
Grandmaster Marchetti: Pride of Kearny
By Karen Zautyk Well, whaddya know? The pen really is mightier than the sword. Or…
Around Town
Kearny • Kearny Public Library will be premiering two films new to DVD. Both films will…
Kearny’s Adamek gets another Prudential Center fight
Sept. 8 battle with Walker an afternoon production By Jim Hague NEWARK – Tomasz Adamek…
Schoener named Kearny boys’ hoops coach
By Jim Hague After spending the last four years as the boys’ head basketball…
Kearny resident Beltran set to compete in U.S. Ironman championship
By Jim Hague Danny Beltran is a native of Colombia who arrived in the United…
“Overexposure’ gets man ‘burned’
By Jeff Bahr While patrolling Belmont Ave. on July 31, Belleville Police officers were flagged down…
How to get 72 (t) relief
By Randy Neumann In these days of layoffs, downsizing, corporate packages and unemployment at historic…
Obituaries
George W. Mathers George W. Mathers of Kearny died on Aug. 4 at his home. He…
Back-seat occupant foils would-be car theft, Kearny cops say
A man tried to steal a vehicle left by the driver with the motor running but…
Schuyler Ave. crash triggers downed wires, road closure
A Kearny man was hurt shortly after 2 p.m. this past Friday when his car crashed…
Kearny mom left baby in car to shop, police say
Were it not for the active intervention of a good Samaritan, the life of a…
Trying to untangle tie-ups
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Question: How many times does a traffic light need…
One-stop health care prescribed for residents
By Ron Leir HARRISON – With or without Obamacare – the outcome in New Jersey…
Want to cheer lonely senior? Just call! Follow The Observer
By Jeff Bahr NUTLEY – A lot can be learned when a politician leaves the offi…
Long-vacant KMUA post soon to be filled
By Ron Leir KEARNY – After doing without someone at the helm for more than…
Bomb scare forces evacuation of postal complex in Kearny
U.S. postal inspectors are continuing to investigate who is responsible for a threat to blow up…
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CORRECTION:
Last week’s photo on Page 4, accompanying Grand Master Vincent Marchetti is Grand Master Joe Williams,…
One Tank Trips: Piermont, N.Y. – Too nice to be ignored
By Jeff Bahr REBIRTH ON THE HUDSON Commuters crossing the Hudson on the Tappan Zee…
Around Town
Bloomfield • Ronald McDonald will visit the Bloomfield Public Library Children’s Department on Wednesday, Aug. 8,…
Future sports voices get head start at Beck-Eagle Sportscasting Camp
By Jim Hague Ryan Miller is a 12-yearold Kearny resident and a big sports fan.…
Lyndhurst Post 139 moves on to state Legion tourney
By Jim Hague When Mike Voza took over the head coaching reins of the Lyndhurst…
A long-time basketball connection reunited at Kearny hoop camp
By Jim Hague When Bob MacDonnell was beginning his basketball coaching career some 30 years…
More thoughts on rethinking risk
By Randy Neumann A few weeks ago, I wrote a column, “The necessity of strategy,”…