Kentucky Care campaign renewed

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Once again, The Observer is counting on the generosity of…

Roche’s pledges ease pain

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The township’s biggest taxpayer is trying to make…

Kearny High opened on time but it sure wasn’t easy

        By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It was touch and go…

Port Authority sets up new $66 million command center

    By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Somewhere in Jersey City — for security reasons, the…

Kearny man admits to bomb hoax

Last Thanksgiving Day – Nov. 24, 2011 – a man phoned the New Jersey Office of…

Katrina survivor calls Belleville home

  By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Contributor BELLEVILLE – Hurricane Katrina struck roughly seven years ago. Aside…

Testing the ‘waters’ of controversy at Nutley’s Liquid Church

  By Jeff Bahr Observer Correspondent Liquid Church, a Christian worship group that adheres strongly to…

Correction:

On The Observer’s issue of August 29, 2012, the Belleville Center landlord’s name was misspelled, his…

We need to call upon a real leader

What we need, ladies and gents, is a true world leader A gentle reminder: Tuesday, Nov.…

At long last, Coptic Church wins right to build dome

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – After many months and hundreds of pages worth…

‘80s dance at Kearny LCCC for scholarship fund for late Kardinal wrestler

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer In February of 2003, Kearny High School wrestler Dawayne…

Fighting foes by feeding bellies during ‘A Month of Hope’

  By Jeff Bahr Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – The Rev. Kenneth Reihl, senior pastor of…

Dancesation dazzles in Disney

  By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Contributor NUTLEY – Those who know dancers, are familiar with the…

Lyndhurst Police Blotter

Sept. 6 A fight brought police to the Kings Court on Riverside Avenue at 9:17 p.m.…

Around Town

Bloomfield The Bloomfield Art League is accepting new members. Sponsored by the Bloomfield Recreation Commission, the…

Kardinal grid squad looks to improve after tough loss

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It wasn’t exactly the season opener that the Kearny…

QP’s Golden Griffins: Rising from the ashes

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The 2012 high school football season was rapidly approaching…

Maroon Raiders start Basile era with solid win over rival

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After ascending into the head football coaching role at…

Kearny man was no Paul Bunyon

Police were called to Stewart Avenue and Morgan Place Sept. 1 at 9:30 p.m. on a…

Kearny realtor a success story

  Fernando Semiao and his family came to America in 1965. They originally moved into the…

Belleville burglar finds himself behind the ‘eight’ ball

On Sept. 5, officers arrested Travis Mackoy, 26, of Belleville, on Fairway Avenue when they found…

Obituaries

Robert Bajkowski Robert Bajkowski died Sept. 9 at home. He was 79. Born in Eynon, Pa.,…

Remember the Titanic @ the KPL

In remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy in 1912, the Kearny Public Library…

Works By Emerging Artists On Display at NJMC Flyway Gallery

Works in several mediums by new and emerging artists will be on display at the New…

Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation Presents Lifeline Challenge to Healthy Living

A Walk to FundSchool Programs to Fight Childhood Obesity On Sunday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m.,…