Registration underway for Kearny PAWRade
Registration is underway for Kearny’s annual Doggie Halloween PAWrade and Festival, which returns Saturday, Oct. 29,…
Knights hosting pasta benefit dinner
The Queen of Peace Knights of Columbus sponsor a benefit eat-in/or takeout pasta dinner Tuesday, Oct.…
Essex Sheriff offering $10K reward for information about East Orange teen’s slaying
The Essex County Sheriff’s Crime Stoppers Program is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to…
Obituaries for Oct. 5, 2022
Philip H. Thiele Philip H. Thiele, 90, our beloved “Cappy,” died suddenly but peacefully, the way…
After stunning opening match, Belleville boys’ soccer team on a roll
The Belleville boys soccer team was on the receiving end of a significant wakeup call when…
Rough weekend for county soccer play
County tournament play heated up for many of The Observer area teams this weekend, and unfortunately…
LHS sophomore Morinho: Captain, 5-touchdown game and now Athlete of the Week
Roddy Morinho may only be a sophomore at Lyndhurst High School, but he already has a…
HCCC program allows inmates in Hudson County Jail to get college degrees
Joseph Wise is a 48-year-old, lifelong Jersey City resident who is now in his third semester…
St. Anthony’s Belleville celebrating 120th anniversary
St. Anthony of Padua Church in Belleville celebrates the 120th anniversary of its founding Oct. 30.…
Belleville-Nutley Columbus Day Parade upcoming
The 40th-annual Nutley-Belleville Columbus Day Parade & Italian Heritage Month festivities commemorating Columbus’ historic voyage to…
Soccer statue unveiling set for Oct. 8 in Harrison
The Town of Harrison official unveils and dedicates the new Harrison Soccer Sculpture Monument Saturday, Oct.…
Coffee with Lyndhurst Cops set for Oct. 5
The Lyndhurst Police Department hosts its first of several planned Coffee With A Cop events Wednesday,…
Melham: NJAM — apologize and retract or prepare to face a defamation suit
Belleville Mayor Michael Melham, who is certainly no stranger to pushing back against rivals, is demanding an…
Police: Brother of woman arrested & noted in last week’s blotter is arrested himself this time, marking the 18th KPD visit to that home since Sept. 11
On Sept. 18 at 7:53 p.m., a 31-year-old Kearny woman, whose story was anonymously chronicled in…
Kearny man charged with manslaughter following death of Corey McFadden: Suarez
Additional charges have been filed against a 32-year-old man in connection with the fatal stabbing of…