Kearny’s Adamek gets another Prudential Center fight

Sept. 8 battle with Walker an afternoon production   By Jim Hague NEWARK – Tomasz Adamek…

Schoener named Kearny boys’ hoops coach

    By Jim Hague After spending the last four years as the boys’ head basketball…

Kearny resident Beltran set to compete in U.S. Ironman championship

  By Jim Hague Danny Beltran is a native of Colombia who arrived in the United…

“Overexposure’ gets man ‘burned’

By Jeff Bahr While patrolling Belmont Ave. on July 31, Belleville Police officers were flagged down…

How to get 72 (t) relief

  By Randy Neumann In these days of layoffs, downsizing, corporate packages and unemployment at historic…

Obituaries

George W. Mathers George W. Mathers of Kearny died on Aug. 4 at his home. He…

Back-seat occupant foils would-be car theft, Kearny cops say

A man tried to steal a vehicle left by the driver with the motor running but…

Schuyler Ave. crash triggers downed wires, road closure

A Kearny man was hurt shortly after 2 p.m. this past Friday when his car crashed…

Kearny mom left baby in car to shop, police say

  Were it not for the active intervention of a good Samaritan, the life of a…

Trying to untangle tie-ups

    By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Question: How many times does a traffic light need…

One-stop health care prescribed for residents

  By Ron Leir HARRISON – With or without Obamacare – the outcome in New Jersey…

Want to cheer lonely senior? Just call! Follow The Observer

By Jeff Bahr  NUTLEY – A lot can be learned when a politician leaves the offi…

Long-vacant KMUA post soon to be filled

  By Ron Leir  KEARNY – After doing without someone at the helm for more than…

Bomb scare forces evacuation of postal complex in Kearny

U.S. postal inspectors are continuing to investigate who is responsible for a threat to blow up…

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CORRECTION:

Last week’s photo on Page 4, accompanying Grand Master Vincent Marchetti is Grand Master Joe Williams,…

One Tank Trips: Piermont, N.Y. – Too nice to be ignored

  By Jeff Bahr REBIRTH ON THE HUDSON Commuters crossing the Hudson on the Tappan Zee…

Around Town

Bloomfield • Ronald McDonald will visit the Bloomfield Public Library Children’s Department on Wednesday, Aug. 8,…

Future sports voices get head start at Beck-Eagle Sportscasting Camp

  By Jim Hague Ryan Miller is a 12-yearold Kearny resident and a big sports fan.…

Lyndhurst Post 139 moves on to state Legion tourney

  By Jim Hague When Mike Voza took over the head coaching reins of the Lyndhurst…

A long-time basketball connection reunited at Kearny hoop camp

  By Jim Hague When Bob MacDonnell was beginning his basketball coaching career some 30 years…

More thoughts on rethinking risk

  By Randy Neumann A few weeks ago, I wrote a column, “The necessity of strategy,”…

Obituaries

Sophie F. Babinski Sophie F. “Shirley” (Stypulkowska) Babinski, age 92, of Point Pleasant Beach, died on…

Jersey City man sought in assault of three people arrested in Belleville

By Jeff Bahr Belleville Police collared a Jersey City man suspected of attacking two women and…