Golden Griffins look to improve with veteran team

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer As the Lyndhurst recreation coordinator, Paul Passamano has been involved…

2014 forecast: ‘Trying to contain taxes’

  KEARNY – Sworn in for his 12th consecutive term as Kearny’s chief executive at the…

Thoughts & Views: Keys to my newspaper kingdom

  On New Year’s Eve, a typewriter repairman in Manhattan hung up his ribbons, so to…

Take a quick trip to Manhattan, and you’ll love ‘The Gong Show Live Off Broadway’

Leslie Gold ‘The Radiochick’ brings it to New York with all trimmings of old TV show…

Belleville girls’ basketball team has higher hopes

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Belleville High School girls’ basketball team won 10…

Harrison girls’ hoops squad doesn’t skip a beat

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s not an easy task when your girls’ high…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

Dec. 27 A Wilmington St. resident reported a fraud to police, saying that someone changed the…

Thoughts & Views: A full flagon of forecasts for 2014

  With 2014 just around the corner, it’s time to make New Year’s predictions for the…

Highlights from the Harrison Police blotter

Dec. 19 At 4:51 p.m., police were sent to Popeye’s Restaurant on Passaic Ave. on a…

Vikings off to flying start under new coach Corsetto

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Being the new head boys’ basketball coach at North…

Golden Griffin boys’ look to soar after tough year

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Queen of Peace boys’ basketball team struggled last…

Lyndhurst freshman Donohue simply perfect

Rolls perfect game in match against Wood-Ridge       By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer…

Then & Now

      Photo by Karen Zautyk Once upon a time, boys and girls, winters were…

Abated apartments approved

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny took steps this month to award its…

Mack to develop Belleville’s Roche site

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – A firm known to locals has been picked…

New public duties for ex-councilman

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Democrat Peter Norcia may have lost his…

Thoughts & Views: Making a list, checking it twice

  Now that the holiday shopping season is in full ferocity, we have been learning about…

Harrison soccer star Sowe named All- American

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Modou Sowe was 13 years old, his family…

Kearny boys’ hoops: A new direction

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Bob McDonnell now has the position he had coveted…

Golden Bears take cerebral approach with new coach Palek

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Paul Palek noticed one important trait about the Lyndhurst…

‘Mining’ North Arlington’s past

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON– Let’s begin with real estate: Back in 1668,…

Want to fight a fire? Hit the remote

  NORTH ARLINGTON– The alarm sounds: a house fire. The volunteers spring into action, arrive at…

Fish ‘swap’ proposed for Passaic anglers

NEWARK – The whole proposition sounds fishy to lots of people but the folks dropping the…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

Dec. 5 At 9:14 p.m., police were called to a Glendale St. location on a report…

Kardinals reshuffle the deck to remain competitive

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer A year ago, veteran Kearny High School girls’ basketball…

Lyndhurst girls’ hoops squad moves forward with new coach Cousins

    By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After several years toiling in the retail business,…

Finding the ‘joy’ of life

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – This Sunday, Dec. 8, at 9:30 a.m., Grace…

‘Locked in’ & liking it: lessons in kindness

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Fifty-seven Lyndhurst teens went into “lockdown’’ mode in…

Thoughts & Views: Remembering the eulogy to JFK

Our Nov. 20 issue of The Observer noted the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President…

Renewing Thanksgiving tradition with a cause

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Jason Luzzi and Bill Mbua are long-time friends who…