Kearny’s Gogal back home playing with New Jersey Jackals

By Jim Hague It wasn’t exactly the homecoming that Jeff Gogal wanted. After all, the Kearny…

Lyndhurst’s Rono wins two M of C gold medals

By Jim Hague The weather last Thursday was beyond oppressive, just downright nasty. The local temperature…

Cricket tournament takes center stage in Harrison

Premier Cricket League hosts day-long event By Jim Hague Ever since the new Harrison High School…

Some news on medical expenses in retirement

By Randy Neumann A study done by Fidelity Investments found that a 65-year-old couple retiring this…

Obituaries

Jozefa Krysiak Jozefa Krysiak, (nee Drezek), 74, of Lyndhurst, formerly of Harrison and Poland, died on…

Reminder: KPD plans cycle Safety Fair for kids

Kearny Police Chief John Dowie has announced that on Saturday, June 11, from 1 p.m. until…

YMCA garage sale fundraiser

Meadowlands Area YMCA, 436 Ridge Road, North Arlington, is accepting donations of items for a garage…

A done deal: Digesere is leaving

By Ron Leir KEARNY – This township’s  public schools’ chief is going on a permanent vacation…

Lawsuit filed in NJMC tax dispute

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A battle over tax-sharing payments by communities in the New Jersey…

Driver hunted in fatal crash

    By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – An arrest warrant has been issued for the motorist…

What price firefighter training?

  By Ron Leir As this township struggles to nail down a spending plan for 2012,…

Here’s a club that never stops working

By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – It’s a safe bet that members of the Lyndhurst Women’s Club…

The KPD gets its man

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – In last week’s Observer, which went to press May 27 because…

‘Love Ya Babe’

By Lisa Pezzolla This column is dedicated to the memory of Anthony C. Tortoreti, who died…

News reports from around the globe

While local news stations were busy reporting on Anthony Weiner’s weiner (how can you NOT know…