Anthony Marck said that his oldest son, Zack, took a liking to football when he was just a toddler.…
Month: November 2015
Seton Hall’s Gordon lives with being openly gay
SOUTH ORANGE – Derrick Gordon took a huge gamble last year, while at UMass, when he became the first active college…
Lyndhurst girls’ volleyball enjoys best season ever
The Lyndhurst High School girls’ volleyball team enjoyed the best season in school’s history, winning 21 matches and advancing to the…
New periodontist joins Smile & Implant Center
Dr. Blair Schachtel announces that Dr. Anna Brunetti has joined his practice at the Smile and Implant Center, Kearny, as…
Nutley’s Tucci Jr. to chair PVSC board
NEWARK – Nutley resident Thomas Tucci Jr. has been elected chairman of the newly reorganized Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission board of…
Obituaries
Maria do Ceu Carinha Grilo Maria do Ceu Carinha Grilo passed away at home on Nov. 17. She…
The Observer’s office will close Thanksgiving Day, Friday after
The Observer's office will be closed Nov. 26 & 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.…
Lessons from Paris
NUTLEY – A couple of weeks after the 9/11 terror attacks, a Nutley woman contacted the local Police Department with…
Recipe for career in cooking
KEARNY – Pastry sous chefs Chase La- Corte and Gian Frank Narvaez were busy collaborating on creating mille mango…
4 suspects charged in kidnap plot
LYNDHURST – Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the alleged kidnapping of a Mahwah resident in Lyndhurst 10…
Honoring America’s veterans
KEARNY – Timothy Kelly is only 42 but he has spent nearly half his life in military service. Born…
Tavern hit with extended closure
KEARNY – The proprietor of a troubled Kearny tavern has agreed to “do the time,” and then some. Currently…
5-year build-out for Passaic Ave. project
KEARNY – The final product is still at least five years down the road but at least Kearny…
All systems go for dog park
It looks like, finally, Kearny canine worshippers will have plenty to yap about now that the town governing body has…
He was a beacon of light to the world
With all the talk coming out of the Presidential debates about controlling the rising tide of immigration – and with the…