Harrison mourns the loss of beloved Morillo

Amy Nicosia Morillo vividly recalls the day that she met her husband- to-be, Jose, a little more than seven years ago.…

Nutley’s Merkle becomes school’s all-time rushing leader

Nutley High School’s Craig Merkle had a junior year to remember, collecting 1,229 yards rushing and scoring 19 touchdowns for the…

Obituaries

George Best George Best died Sept. 22. He was 84. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he moved to North Arlington…

Coccia Realty’s Alonso July Agent of the Month

Zoraida Alonso, who for the last 15 years has been helping clients at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate,…

Obituary: Lynn Kelly, wife of former Observer Art Director Duane Kelly, dies at 53

Lynn [Italiano] Kelly, of Brick, died suddenly on Sept. 22. She was 53. Lynn lived most…

Parade, street fair, nostalgia highlight town milestone

HARRISON –  The Town of Harrison’s 175th anniversary is now in the books. Harrison Fest, as the event was dubbed…

‘Hamburglar’ facing theft charges anew

KEARNY –  A Kearny man, nicknamed “The Hamburglar” by one of our sources, has been remanded to the Hudson…

New prosecutor pledges reforms

JERSEY CITY –  It didn’t take long for Hudson County’s newest chief law enforcement to set the agenda for…

‘Family Success’ is program’s goal

KEARNY – A single mother with two young children is managing to keep it together but is desperate to…

Meet & greet with cops over coffee

KEARNY – In 2011, police in the city of Hawthorne, Calif., were looking for new ways to communicate, informally,…

KPD blotter: Enough’s enough

At 3:30 a.m., Sept. 14, Officers Jay Ward and Dean Gasser responded to a report of a fight in progress…

Out for a special ‘constitutional’

NUTLEY –  In celebration of Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23, the Nutley Department of Public Affairs welcomed local residents to its…

Thoughts & Views: Yes, it’s good to be back home again

When I was a kid, spending summers up at Culver Lake, my family loved to play John Denver music. In…

Brooklyn suspects nabbed in bike thefts

KEARNY –  Is there a bicycle shortage in Brooklyn? We ask because three teenage residents of that borough were…

Kearny Bank hosts networking event

Kearny Bank’s Kathy Giunta, assistant vice president and branch manager, and her staff recently hosted a business networking event in…