Arlington Tax & Bookkeeping Service celebrates its 3rd decade in business

KEARNY — If you’ve ever taken a ride along Kearny Ave., the sad reality is that what you see today…

Easing the way over

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – State officials are still pondering what to do about the century-old DeJessa…

A new ‘acquisition’

Tim Bixler, of The Bixler Group Real Estate and Insurance and his wife, Charissa Bixler, welcomed…

Thoughts & Views: Mars? Tempting but focus on Earth first

After listening to President Obama’s most recent State of the (Dis) Union speech last Tuesday night, I couldn’t help thinking, I’d…

Four Nutley wrestlers earn Essex tourney titles

Bellevillle’s Greene also earns county gold By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Nutley High School wrestling coach…

Buccaneers hope ECT win is a solid start

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The boys’ high school basketball season was not going according to plan for…

Kearny’s Fernandes emerges as dominant inside force

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  When Emilia Fernandes was in eighth grade, still in the fledgling stages…

4th year for CANstruction

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  Several years ago, Paul Rogers of Kearny visited a unique exhibit in…

$3.7M deficit confirmed

BELLEVILLE –  Well, now it’s official. An audit of the Belleville Board of Education for the 2013-2014 school year…

Murder-suicide & more: NPD blotter

Details remained sketchy in the wake of what law enforcement agencies characterized as a murder-suicide on Hillside Ave. in Nutley last…

Today’s vocabulary lesson

Ready for another column on the Great War? (I warned you I was fanatical about it.) This won’t deal with…

QP boys’ hoops: Getting better with time

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Queen of Peace boys’ basketball team continues to work its way through…

Ford’s long-range shooting boosts Vikings

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  The high school basketball season had yet to begin, but the North…

It only takes a cartoon

In the aftermath of the massacre at the satiric French publication Charlie Hebdo and, subsequently, the attack at a kosher…

Kearny coach Hill reflects on late father

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Growing up as a female athlete in a male-dominated world in highly competitive Harrison…

Kearny’s Baez comes of age in a hurry

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer Joe Baez knew that this was going to be a crucial…

Break-ins disrupt holiday week

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  HARRISON – In the 24 years that his family has operated Fulger’s Golden…

PBA, Red Bulls share holiday spirit

By Kevin Canessa Jr.  Observer correspondent  HARRISON –  Unfortunately, 2014 won’t go down as a banner year…

For Weaver, it’s better second time around at QP

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer  Scot Weaver thought he had built something special when he first was the…

Belleville girls’ hoops: Record misleading

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Belleville High School girls’ basketball team has posted a 1-4 record to…

NA’s Gainza enjoys scoring explosion in holiday tourney

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer When Rob Lado took over the North Arlington girls’ basketball program at the…

2014: The year in review

Compiled by Karen Zautyk & Ron Leir  Observer Correspondents    JANUARY The revolving door on the office of…

Catch basin repairs completed

NORTH ARLINGTON –  Eighteen crumbling storm water inlets around the borough have been rebuilt, Borough Council President Al Granell said.…

Foot issues? A podiatrist at your service

By Kevin Canessa Jr.  Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON –  When Dr. Paul Latora, a podiatrist, was 20, he’d…

Cardoso calls for anti-speeding remedy

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  A First Ward lawmaker is pressing for four-way stops as a…

Tax break for S. Kearny industrial park

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – Still operating in Sandyrecovery mode, South Kearny’s Industrial Park is looking to…

Young Harrison squad looks to learn, grow

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer  Noel Colon thought that he had the world on a string last…

Time for the Santa Hague bag of gifts

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s Christmas time in the city. So it means it’s time for…

Maroon Raiders feature deep, flexible roster

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Bob Harbison has been coaching the boys’ basketball team at Nutley High School…

Scammers out in force for holidays

NUTLEY –  It may be holiday time but gremlins are out to spoil the festivities of the season.…