‘Haunted by these numbers’ Editor’s note: Last Friday, March 29, marked 40 years since American combat…
Year: 2013
WE’VE GOT MAIL
From the desk of Mayor Massa To the Editor: Last week, the voters of North Arlington…
News from the Nutley police blotter
March 28 Police are investigating the theft of industrial pallets from the property of a Franklin…
Go fish! Starting Saturday, it’s trout & about
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY — The trout-fishing season starts in New Jersey…
Highlights from the Lyndhurst Police blotter
March 27 At 9:26 p.m., police pulled over a vehicle driven by Daniel Smolensky, 23, of…
Around Town
Kearny Trinity Episcopal Church, 575 Kearny Ave., Kearny, still has tables available at a cost of…
Positive strides for Blue Tide softball
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Although Harrison graduated five seniors from last year’s team…
Nutley baseball: Solid contenders again
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Veteran Nutley High School baseball coach Bob Harbison knows…
Kearny softball team up for the challenge
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School softball team lost some quality…
Obituaries
Catherine Bonome Catherine Bonome passed away on March 25 at University Hospital in Newark. She was…
Reports from the Kearny Police blotter
March 22 At 2 a.m., at the intersection of Hackensack Ave. and Routes 1 & 9…
Coming up in the April 3 edition of The Observer …
In this week’s edition of The Observer, our Ron Leir takes a look at how the…
The Observer’s March Poll: It’s Christie in a landslide
Here are the results of The Observer’s March poll. Please keep in mind this poll is…
BREAKING: North Arlington police say missing 16-year-old boy has returned home safely
The North Arlington Police Department says 16-year-old Anthony Coto has returned home safely. He’d gone missing Friday night.…
BOE boots KHS contractor
Photos by Ron Leir Construction in and out of Kearny High School has been a…
Feds charge BOE veep with fraud
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The vice president of the Kearny Board of…
Shop local, get tax break?
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny homeowners who are dedicated local shoppers may soon…
More cops, firefighters on horizon
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny can expect to see its public safety…
Gourmet dinner & show: a priceless treat
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY — What could be better than dinner and a show?…
Meadows site burns again; confab held
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY — That pesky mulch pile in the meadows that went…
Thoughts & Views
What’s cooking? In my kitchen, not much Elsewhere in this week’s issue of The Observer, you…
Correction
In last week’s issue, for Franklin School Honors, the names of two students were omitted: Jason…
KFD battles Schuyler, Brighton house fires
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY — Fire gutted a Schuyler Ave. home Sunday morning,…
King’s Court opening its doors on Saturdays in April for locals to use facility at no cost
LYNDHURST — It has stood, quietly nestled away from traffic, since 1980 at 525 Riverside…
Getting ‘Real’ about tress distress
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY — Fans of “The Real Housewives of New Jersey”…
He could run, but he couldn’t hide
KEARNY — A Jersey City drag-racer, who led Kearny cops on a round-about pursuit before they…
Around Town
Belleville Mark your calendars for International Night at 7 p.m. on April 3, at Belleville Middle…
Kearny’s Mullen wins state wrestling title
Wins second straight; solid all-around athlete at 8 By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Ask…
Lyndhurst softball: ready to repeat
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Elaine Catanese cannot downplay what her Lyndhurst High School…
Despite losses to graduation, Blue Tide baseball team keeps rolling along
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Harrison High School baseball team enjoyed another year…