Kearny’s Aquino named Observer Female Athlete of Year

  Three-sport standout destined for greatness since young age By Jim Hague Being the middle child…

Aquino gets award, but other locals worthy

By Jim Hague Janitza Aquino of Kearny High School earned The Observer Female Athlete of the…

American Legion baseball returns to Kearny

Post 99 team christens Franklin School Field By Jim Hague For the last two summers, many…

Downsize house in retirement?

By Randy Neumann You’re near retirement. Your large home is nearly or fully paid off. The…

Obituaries

Frank X. Lawless Frank X. Lawless, 93, of Harrison, passed away on Friday, June 17. Arrangements…

Breaking news: Nutley PD: Car stolen with pet pup inside

  Nutley police are looking for a pet dog that was stolen along with a 2011…

Oh, Rhett! Oh, Scarlett! Oh, Kearny!

  By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – Next week marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of…

Keeping up appearances

By Karen Zautyk NORTH ARLINGTON – “Borough asks residents to maintain their property” read the headline…

Proposed lot sale irks neighbors

By Ron Leir HARRISON – Nudged by the state to shed any excess public properties, this…

The greening of a borough

By Ron Leir EAST NEWARK – This community has done some late spring planting. In less…

The art of being a good witness

    By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY — The John Walker Middle School on Franklin Ave. was…

‘Big Dog’ left lasting impression on all who knew him

  By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY – ‘The Big Dog is Closed” reads the sign on…

‘Summer Is Here’

By Lisa Pezzolla Tomorrow, summer is officially here. Looking back to my childhood, I remember that…

Must everything have a price tag?

This Sept. 11, one decade since the Twin Towers terror attack that killed 2,752 people, the…

We’ve Got Mail

To the Publisher: USDA’s new MyPlate dietary logo illustrates graphically the shrinking role of meat and…