Mary A. Tortoreti, Observer owner, 1942-2016

Mary A. Tortoreti, who for the last four decades was the matriarch of The Observer and…

The news stories that made headlines in 2016

Compiled by Ron Leir & Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondents It was another banner year for…

This way madness lies … unless …

By Ron Leir As we’re just days away from 2017, what better way to greet the…

Obituary: Doreen Ballantyne

Doreen Ballantyne Doreen Ballantyne (nee McLean) died Dec. 19. She was 70. Born in Glasgow, Scotland,…

The Top 10 sports stories of 2016

Compiled by Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The calendar year of 2016 produced its share of…

B&C picked to build new Harrison school

HARRISON – A contractor that ended up in arbitration with the Kearny Board of Education on…

Trooper lists online safety tips

BELLEVILLE – On the heels of the arrest of a Belleville man earlier this month for…

5-year deal to reassess local properties

NORTH ARLINGTON – Nobody told the borough to do it – there was no order from…

KPD: Here’s a door — to the county jail

  At 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, after KPD headquarters received a report of two individuals…

Undercovers nab accused package thieves

NUTLEY – Two grinches who thought they were going to steal Christmas from an unsuspecting Nutley…

Korean delegation visits Lincoln Middle School

KEARNY – A delegation of 21 representatives from the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS)…

Not so sweet a season for alleged thief

  A Newark man who, police say, may have had thoughts about swiping an unsecured package…

Mall patrol pays off

  KEARNY —   As it does each year, the KPD has been assigning extra officers…

Every year at Christmas, I remember mom

By Kevin Canessa Jr. I guess as one grows older, the meaning of Christmas changes. When…

Obituaries: 21 Dec. 2016

Obituaries Gloria G. Broant Gloria G. Broant (nee Spinello), of Pompton Plains, formerly of Kearny, died…

Who’s been naughty and who’s been nice? Santa Hague knows

Well, believe it or not, it’s that time of year. It’s time for the jingling of…

Millar gains induction in NJSIAA Hall of Fame

EDISON — He’s spent nearly the last 50 years in some capacity helping the kids of…

Veteran coach Mullins rolls with Blue Tide

HARRISON – There’s a new head boys’ basketball coach at Harrison High School, but he’s not…

Our next governor?

MORRISTOWN – Nutley Commissioner Steven L. Rogers is running for Governor of New Jersey – and…

Killer of Kearny jeweler up for sentencing

JERSEY CITY – More than seven years after he killed a Kearny jeweler during a robbery,…

Apartments at industrial park?

KEARNY – As bulldozers keep moving mounds of dirt on the site of the former Jeryl…

Firehouse fix expected to start soon: chief

KEARNY – Public safety infrastructure and personnel were among the focal points at the Dec. 6…

PHA smokers beware! Ban is coming

HARRISON – The Harrison Housing Authority is in the final stages of upgrading its closed-circuit TV…

KPD Bloody mess-up at Walmart

The report came in at 10:57 p.m. on Dec. 1: Large fight at Walmart. Turned out it…

Charged in bank robbery spree

KEARNY – The suspect in the Nov. 29 robbery of the Provident Bank in Kearny, arrested in…

Going home, going home …

By Karen Zautyk The other day, zipping through the TV channels in search of anything other…

Obituaries for 14 Dec. 2016

Ann Lawless Ann Lawless (nee Berry) of Harrison died at home surrounded by her loving family…

New coach, new spirit with North Arlington girls’ hoops

Karissa DePena is only 25 years old. She’s only a few years removed from being a…

NA boys’ basketball: Totally new blue crew

When veteran basketball coach Rich Corsetto arrived at his first day of practice with his North…

‘Family atmosphere’ carries Lyndhurst girls’ basketball squad

It’s John Cousins’ fourth year as the head coach of the Lyndhurst High School girls’ basketball…