Around Town

Bloomfield  Bloomfield historian Rich Rockwell will present historic photos of houses from the 1880s to the 1920s Thursday, June 19,…

Kearny’s Koziel captures 6 medals at NJSIAA Meet of Champions

KHS junior shows his prowess competing in wheelchair division By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Born with…

Season to remember for Kardinals boys’ volleyball team

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School boys’ volleyball team just recently completed a phenomenal season, a…

Nutley’s Montgomery wins state javelin gold medal at NJSIAA Meet of Champs

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  After winning the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group III championship in the…

KPD: Sweet home-alone Alabama

In recent months, Walmart stores across the nation have been the targets of hoax bomb threats. It happened last…

ShopRite of Lyndhurst offers healthy eating events

ShopRite of Lyndhurst, an Inserra Supermarkets store, 540 New York Ave., offers the following wellness and healthy eating events led…

Obituaries

Rodolfo A. Gomez  Rodolfo A. Gomez, 68, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Monday, June…

Logged on the Lyndhurst police blotter

May 25  Dima Dibb, 27, of Paterson, was issued a summons for shoplifting after police said security personnel at the…

Nutley PD: Resident finds tree branch on parked car

May 24 • At 4:44 p.m., police were called to High and Prospect Sts. where they…

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,…

STATE CHAMPS!

Lyndhurst’s softball team captures first-ever state sectional title     By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer …

NA boys’ track: Making strides toward respectability

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Two years ago, Danny Cordeiro was known strictly as a standout soccer…

Lyndhurst wins NJSIAA state sectional track and field title

First for Golden Bears since 2011 and second one in 53 years   By Jim Hague…

Obituaries

Ruth Cucchiara Ruth Cucchiara, 91, entered into eternal rest Tuesday, May 20, at Alaris Healthcare, Kearny. Born in Newark,…

Another specialty accreditation for St. Michael’s

    Every 39 seconds, an adult dies from a cardiovascular disease such as a heart attack or stroke,…

Slideshow: May 28 Harrison Fire