Then & Now

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent  What you’re looking at above is Omaha Beach on the coast of Normandy, France.…

Ferraro’s credentials questioned

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  Is Frank Ferraro, the exiled on-leave Kearny superintendent of schools, properly certified…

Bar, eatery shut for ABC violations

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY –  A local tavern has been ordered shut for 60 days,…

19 left homeless by fire

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  HARRISON – Occupants of a three-story, multi-family residence on Fifth St. in Harrison escaped…

A flair for fashion – and history

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – Holding center stage at the Kearny Museum is a display of…

Welcome Special Olympics USA

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – If you were on Kearny Ave. late last Friday morning,…

Cans aplenty to feed the hungry

HARRISON – A second West Hudson public school district has successfully taken on the challenge of collecting perishable foods for…

Thoughts & Views: In Normandy, ‘Longest Day’ lives on

  That’s not a real paratrooper hanging from a church steeple. It’s a representation of one — and it’s a…

CLARIFICATION

Last week’s issue of The Observer contained a photo display of the new Portuguese monument slated…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

‘A MAYOR’S SON REMEMBERS’ To the Editor:  Several friends e-mailed, called and sent the link to a story…

KPD blotter: What’s in a name?

A simple matter of a double-parked car led to the arrest last week of a 23-yearold Perth Amboy man…

‘Outstanding’ seniors of W. Hudson

A modest Monsignor John J. Gilchrist, of Kearny, a priest for more than half a century, was honored for…

Jack Bauer returns in new version of ‘24’

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent  There’s no question that when “24” went off the air after eight…

At Bellavia, it’s all about the customer

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent  Bellavia Chevrolet Buick has finished construction of its all-new facility, now open at…

Around Town

Bloomfield Job Haines Home, 250 Bloomfield Ave., will host these programs: • FreeArthritis Exercise Program starting on Wednesday, June 11,…