Blue Tide rolls in season opener over Becton

  Harrison aims for better season in 2011; excited about Red Bull Arena appearance By Jim…

Kearny boys’ soccer: Shooting for it all

  By Jim Hague The Kearny High School boys’ soccer team, the defending Hudson County Tournament…

Lyndhurst’s Kesack learns quickly from Super Bowl MVP mentor Simms

  By Jim Hague How many local high school quarterbacks get the chance to have private…

To save or to shred?

  By Randy Neumann How long should you keep your financial statements? The answer is: It…

Meet author of WWII story at Bloomfield Library

The Bloomfield Public Library will host a book talk by John Lanza, author of “Shot Down…

Robert Taylor Jr. teaches at Visions Dance Studio

      By Anthony J. Machcinski Youthful, happy and charismatic are words that describe performer…

Golden Griffins vastly improved over a year ago

QP grid team aims for possible state playoff berth By Jim Hague The Queen of Peace…

Blue Tide girls’ soccer turns to new coach Sacco

Former Weehawken coach takes over Harrison program By Jim Hague The Harrison High School girls’ soccer…

In the wake of the storm

  By Karen Zautyk Driving through The Observer’s towns Sunday afternoon was like driving through a…

Matters of life and death

By Karen Zautyk In her wake, Hurricane Irene left behind uncounted stories. But there are two…

An ark would’ve helped

  By Ron Leir Hurricane Irene kept public servants jumping in Harrison, Lyndhurst and North Arlington…

Scenes from around the ‘swamp’

    By Karen Zautyk The banks of the Passaic River in Lyndhurst was the place…

Bloomfield Bravest mark promotions

      The third generation of the McCarthy clan is carrying on a noble tradition.…

Lyndhurst-rooted comedian takes West Coast by storm

By Anthony J. Machcinski Thirty-four years after Stephen Boehringer left Lyndhurst for California with his mother,…

Don’t eat the wild mushrooms!

By Karen Zautyk You can see them on the lawns and in the parks and just…

Golden Bears looking to build on late season success

Lyndhurst ready to make statement with veteran grid squad By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Scott…

How to help a charity

By Randy Neumann The recent economic turmoil has forced many of our favorite charities to cut…

Mansion hosts musicians

By Anthony J. Machcinski A warm sunshine filled the large windowed room at the Oakeside Bloomfield…

Kearny football looks to build on Llaneza’s first season

    By Jim Hague It’s the second year of the Pete Llaneza regime as head…

The bull in the East vs. the bear in the West

  By Randy Neumann Last October, I traveled to Newport Beach, Calif., (where, by the way,…

Kearny captures Hudson-Bergen girls’ softball championship

  By Jim Hague For the last six years, an All-Star team formed from the Kearny…

Purple prose and vile puns

The 2011 Bulwer-Lytton prizes have been announced! This is something to which I look forward every…

We’ve Got Mail

To the Publisher, As a Kearny resident since 1986, and avid Observer reader, I would like…

Hall of Fame coach Hurley speaks to Kearny campers

  By Jim Hague It didn’t take long for the youngsters attending the Kearny High School…

Long-time friends remain active in power lifting

Kearny residents Abromaitis, Jones ranked among the nation’s best   By Jim Hague What started out…

Sometimes hiring a tax preparer is best choice

  By Randy Neumann Is preparing your own taxes getting to be more and more of…

Advice about (and for) carjackers

In light of the report of two “bump and run” carjackings in Kearny within 24 hours…

Hall of Fame coach Hurley visits NA hoop camp

By Jim Hague It’s not every day when North Arlington gets a Hall of Famer to…

Obituaries

George Chaplauske Jr. George Chaplauske Jr., 54, of Kearny, passed away suddenly in Honesdale, Pa. He…

Stars in the skies

  Horoscope for July 2011. What will happen to you this month? Will you be meeting…