Pascrell secures nearly $600K in federal funds for planting trees
The Town of Kearny will receive $548,280 in federal funding thanks to Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, U.S.…
Wittpenn Bridge will be closed tonight through much of Sunday
Beginning at 10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 15, until 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, Route 7 is…
Lyndhurst’s second-annual Car Show set for early next month
Lyndhurst’s second-annual Car Show, sponsored by Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso, the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners and…
Big upgrades coming to Riverside County Park (South) in NA & Lyndhurst
Bergen County recently received a matching $1 million grant from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection…
KPD: Woman with suspended license ignored school bus red lights & stop signs with children nearby
A woman whose suspended license didn’t have too much of an effect on her — and…
So what’s with these ‘terrorism’ signs on Jersey’s highways? We found out though it took some digging
If you’ve driven on any number of highways in North Jersey in the past week or…
Kearny UNICO chapter sponsors bus trip to Wind Creek in Pa.
Kearny UNICO sponsors its fall bus trip to the Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Sunday,…
LaClair: Rogers should check the mirror to find the root to America’s greatest problems
Yet again, Steven Rogers has taken us on a bizarre trip through the looking glass. We…
Kearny Rec, UEZ co-sponsoring movie night & festival
Kearny’s Recreation Department and Urban Enterprise Zone have teamed up to launch the first-ever Kearny Family…
Rogers: Only the Republican Party can save America from complete destruction cause by the liberal Democratic Party
It was President Abraham Lincoln who said “the dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to…
Obituaries for Sept. 13, 2023
Samuel J. Souza Samuel J. Souza died at home Aug. 30, 2023. He was 63. Born…
Kearny boys soccer begins season with new cast, same goals
It would be easy for Kearny boys soccer coach Bill Galka to lament all of the…
Kearny girls soccer isn’t ready to back down despite young lineup
For several members of the Kearny girls soccer team, this past Saturday’s opener against Westfield was…
AOTW: Bellenger’s fast start has Lyndhurst’s offense flying high
With so many new and unproven faces at wide receiver, Lyndhurst quarterback Shawn Bellenger entered the…
Auditions for ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ set for end of the month
The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co. hosts open auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”…
Elks soccer shoot set for next month for kids aged 5 to 13
The North Central District of the Elks host a soccer shoot for boys and girls, aged…
Belleville PD (and others from the town) will host Puerto Rican police officers in softball tournament
The Township of Belleville will kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with its annual softball tournament between…
NA Knights sponsoring 2 upcoming events
Knights hosting prayer service for Our Lady of Guadalupe The Queen of Peace Knights of Columbus…
Mayoral candidates invited to Observer-sponsored debate
The Observer newspaper has invited all three candidates for Mayor of Kearny — Peter P. Santana,…
NA girl, 13, speaks up at council meeting, gets bike racks installed around town
Periodically, North Arlington Mayor Daniel H. Pronti and I will get together, informally, for lunch, often…
Hadshinow recalls 9/11 monument he engraved 20 years ago
Val Hadshinow, a professional monument designer and engraver from North Arlington and a Belleville Historical Society…
St. Peter’s of Belleville’s Confraternity of the Holy Rosary hosting communion breakfast
St. Peter’s Church in Belleville’s Confraternity of the Holy Rosary hosts its annual Communion breakfast Sunday,…
KPD: Chaos on Belgrove last week caused by guys armed with guns holed up in apartment
On Aug. 31 at around 2 p.m., Lt. Brian Wisely, Sgt. Mike Farinola, Officer Damian Kolodziej…
ParkMobile, a pay-to-park app, may be coming to Kearny
Residents and visitors to Kearny may soon have reason to rejoice — or be completely baffled…
Belleville 9/11 remembrance set for next week
Mayor Michael Melham and the Belleville Township Council invite residents to join with the township’s first…
Dates for Kearny’s four ward meetings on parking set; 2 will coincide with Board of Education meetings
Kearny will host meetings in each of the town’s four wards for residents to offer input…
Kearny’s Grace United Methodist Church starting music ministry
Grace United Methodist Church, at 380 Kearny Ave., Kearny, is starting a music ministry 10 a.m.,…
Kearny state senate candidate Soto says Jersey schools are too liberal
To the Editor: They say the most important job you can have is to be your…
OP-ED — Doyle weighs in on Kearny’s parking problems
To the Editor: As the longest-serving member of the Kearny Town Council and a candidate for…