WEST HUDSON — Organizing a peaceful march (or walk) often takes months to prepare. There’s the…
Month: June 2016
Capitti named Kearny ‘Veteran of the Year’
KEARNY — Every year, the communities in Hudson County each select a local resident as their Veteran of…
‘One can make a difference’
KEARNY – How many shopping carts would it take to fill in 44,203 cans of fruits…
Early exit for Nutley’s trash contractor
NUTLEY – Future Sanitation has no future in Nutley. In the aftermath of its private…
Facing deadline, QPHS gets 2 major gifts
NORTH ARLINGTON — Marking the largest-ever gift to the school, Queen of Peace High School received…
KPD: Armed robbery on Alpine
KPD: Armed robbery on Alpine Alpine Place off N. Midland Ave. is a quiet residential street that…
School bond passes; police policy pitched
LYNDHURST — Legal steps to finance a new junior high school were set in place and a…
Kearny Wells Fargo robbed
KEARNY – The perp was apparently unarmed, and the take was relatively small, but the time and…
BOE reshapes security, business office
HARRISON – A former Harrison police official will be entering a new round of public…
BJ’s donates $10K for Harvey Field
KEARNY – Kearny aims to light up the back end of its Harvey Field Complex…
In no one we trust
By Ron Leir A lot of people have been surprised by “the Donald” phenomenon and the…
QP Grammar School in no danger of closing
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to parents of students at Queen of Peace Grammar…
Obituaries for the June 29, 2016 edition of The Observer
John R. Oster John R. Oster of Kearny died on Monday, June 20, in Clara Maass…
Injury hampered Maroon Raider from playing in prestigious game
UNION — The look on Craig Merkle’s face last Saturday morning said it all. “This is…
Queen of Peace: A heaping slice of mess
It was almost a month ago, when Rev. Mike Donovan, Queen of Peace High School’s new…
Lyndhurst native Pacillo enjoys undefeated year at Seton Hall
Before the 2016 collegiate baseball season began, Anthony Pacillo was making a drastic change in his…
Skirmish erupts at Kearny council meeting
Last Tuesday’s meeting of the Kearny Town Council started out in good vibes with the…
Another Belleville resident pleads guilty to Oxy charges
BELLEVILLE — Another Belleville resident has pleaded guilty to having a role in a conspiracy to…
Sad but true: Scamsters feed on grief
NEWARK — With many New Jersey residents anxious to show support for the victims of last week’s…
No indictment of cops who shot man in library
LYNDHURST — A Bergen County grand jury has declined to indict two Lyndhurst police officers involved in…
Fatal accident in Walmart lot
KEARNY — A 35-year-old East Orange man was fatally injured Sunday night when he was struck by…
Bridge St. Bridge closed today from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Bridge St. Bridge will be closed for repairs today from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
For QPHS, $250K donation is largest-ever single gift
Marking the largest-ever gift to the school, Queen of Peace High School received a $250,000 commitment…
Secaucus man rescues woman from car she drove into Passaic River in Nutley
NUTLEY — A 30-year-old Secaucus man is being lauded as a hero after he jumped into…
Kearny school system’s computers attacked
KEARNY – Someone attacked the Kearny public school district’s computer system last week, threatening to hold…
Orlando massacre hits way too close to home
By Kevin Canessa Jr. It was around 1 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, when I got…
Letter: ‘Landy: Your English is good but your logic … not so much’
To the Editor: Councilman Mike Landy’s rebuttal to my letter of June 8 was beautifully written…
Obituaries for the 22 June 2016 edition of The Observer
Dennis J. Smith Dennis J. Smith died June 4. He was 71. Dennis lived most of…