One win from six straight: Kearny girls’ soccer rolls to finals

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School girls’ soccer team is just one win away from…

Obituaries

Rose E. Lyons Rose E. Lyons (nee Power) died on Oct. 14 at home. She was 73. Born…

23-year-old Nutley man charged with sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl

A 23-year-old Nutley man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting and endangering the welfare…

Bloomfield’s Cunningham on watch in the Indo-Asia Pacific region

Quartermaster Seaman Fayden Cunningham, of Bloomfield, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89),…

NAPD: Don’t fall for phone scams

North Arlington residents have reported to police that they’ve received phone calls, mail and email from people…

2nd Harrison hotel

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide opened its 14th Element hotel in Harrison last Thursday with members of the development team pedal-powering…

A first for Kearny VFW Post

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  When Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1302 elected its new commander…

Latest snafu for troubled district

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  BELLEVILLE –  For the past few years, it has been nothing but…

‘Tried to usurp my powers’

Among the legal actions targeting Mayor Robert Giangeruso is a lawsuit filed by the Morristown law firm of Porzio, Bromberg…

Out as police director

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  LYNDHURST –  For the past nine years, in deference to his lengthy prior…

Open House at KFD headquarters

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  Do you know why last week, Oct. 5-11, was national Fire Prevention…

17 heists & 19 years

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NEWARK – A Newark man who committed 17 armed robberies, including heists in Kearny,…

One back to work, one exiting?

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  For a decade – until his firing — Brian Doran…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

‘SOBER HOUSE’ CONTROVERSY To the editor:  It was with a heavy heart that I read the Sept.…

Thoughts & Views: The day that saw hell on earth

Oct. 8, 1871, was a really bad day for the American Midwest. As we learned Sunday at the Kearny…