Then & Now

  Upper photo courtesy Kearny Museum; bottom photo by Karen Zautyk St. Cecilia Church in Kearny…

Longtime Lyndhurst bakery closed

LYNDHURST – A landmark bakery in Lyndhurst has been shuttered after the discovery of health code…

Iraq vet bravely soldiers on

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Every once in awhile, someone comes into your…

A rift in the ranks

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Only four months after the Lyndhurst First ticket…

Funding for Owens Park seems assured

NUTLEY – It was a close call for more than a year but the Nutley Township…

6,759 salutes to the fallen

    By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – If you have been were driving on…

BOE awards new contract for KHS work

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – After little activity since March, the Kearny High…

Town: No traffic flow change for Afton St.

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – With the winter – and sledding – season…

HUD, landlords settle bias allegation

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – The landlords of two North Arlington apartment buildings,…

Thoughts & Views: Alarming info for sleepyheads

Today’s column is prompted by a recurring event in my life: Oversleeping. I am a night…

We’ll feature home holiday stylings

Time seems to be flying by faster and faster each day. With October right around the…

5 firms vying for redevelopment counsel

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Five law firms are in the mix to become…

Forecast for bike fun: Fair in Kearny

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – From 1 to 4 p.m. this Saturday, Sept.…

The Angry Coffee Bean has so much based and local Thurs- goatbreakfast, ground, more than just coffee

  By Ryan Sloan Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – When you hear of a place that…

KPD blotter: 8 cans of tuna to go

Recent Kearny Police Department blotters have contained a number of shoplifting reports, usually involving something like…