Kardinals’ softball squad on a big-time roll

    By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Before the 2014 high school softball season began, Kearny head…

Ridiculous auction last sad chapter for Newark Bears

    By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It was a bright, sunny Saturday in April, the kind…

Lyndhurst’s Kelly emerges as Golden Bears’ ace hurler

    By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  After enjoying a bit of a breakthrough season last year…

Obituaries

Peter F. Blair   Peter F. Blair, 73, died on Wednesday, April 23. Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid…

State: Distracted-driving incidents total 1.4 million

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent The statistics are mind-boggling. From 2004 to 2013, 1.4 million motor…

Moving day is coming

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Even Steven Shalom, who has run Discount City in…

Going out in style with Blue Ribbon

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – You could say Ron Shields’ career as a Harrison…

For the sake of the Passaic

By Karen  Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– Plastic lawn chairs, propane tanks, wrought iron railings, pipes, dead…

Nothing stops her

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Harrison’s Blanca Alvarez was sick with the flu the morning of…

Unsung heroes in our midst

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The Harrison American Legion Post 282 salutes Joseph…

His swift response saved a life

  NUTLEY – An off-duty Nutley cop has been credited with coming to the aid of…

Habitat back in business in Kearny

  KEARNY – The long dormant Hudson County Habitat for Humanity International project site in Kearny…

Thoughts & Views: Driven to fatal distraction

  A few years ago, having picked up my brand new car at the dealership, I…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

THANKS FOR CARING To the Editor: To the dear friends of our beautiful mother, Barbara Gangi,…

CORRECTION

A story in the April 16 issue of The Observer incorrectly reported the amount of additional…