Maroon Raiders look to be one of best local baseball squads

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Ask veteran Nutley High School head baseball coach Bob…

Toddler ‘rescued’ by tenant

  HARRISON – A scantily dressed 4-year-old boy wandered out of his Kearny home into the…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

March 15 At 11:17 a.m., police responded to a Park Ave. location on a report of…

Obituaries

Robert Thomas Bubenas Robert Thomas Bubenas (“The Duke”) died suddenly on March 12 in Kearny. He…

Get Skyway-closure info Tuesday at St. Peter’s Uni.

The state Department of Transportation (NJDOT) will host a Public Information Center (PIC) to promote travel…

Room for ‘Blue’ in tight budget

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A municipal spending blueprint introduced by the Kearny governing…

Parents alerted to virus

LYNDHURST – The Lyndhurst Board of Education has alerted parents to the recent appearance of a…

KPD focuses on security cameras

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Early last year, a malevolent vandal spray-painted graffiti up…

‘Street’ smart in language skills

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Check out the action in kindergarten and first grade…

Big tab for Oval makeover; survey next

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It will take an estimated $15.8 million to revamp…

Serial robber pleads guilty

A Newark man pleaded guilty last week to his role in 14 armed robberies — including…

Rt. 46 crash injures woman; 2 arrested

  A Lyndhurst woman was seriously injured last week when the car in which she was…

‘Green’ infusion for Community Garden

  The Kearny Community Garden is getting flush with green … cash, that is. On March…

Thoughts & View: ‘Hereby you are notified . . . .’

Uh-oh. I’m in deep trouble. The following letter popped up in my email the other day:…

CORRECTION!

A story in the March 12 issue of The Observer misidentified Joseph Longo as president of…