KEARNY – As any journalist can tell you, the most difficult part of a story to write is…
Year: 2017
Familiar faces on Primary ballot
KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – In the upcoming June 6 Primary municipal elections, Kearny’s sitting Democrats face no opposition…
25 years of cleaning up 150-year-old Kearny
KEARNY – For the creator, Jane Mackesy, it’s hard to believe it’s been a quarter century since…
New apartments, R&D, OK’d
KEARNY – The Kearny Planning Board voted last week to greenlight two new developments, one residential and…
Fire rips through Seeley Ave. home
KEARNY – A Kearny family of four has been displaced from their home following a fire,…
Deja vu all over again
By Karen Zautyk A couple of weeks ago, for the first time in decades, I went…
Obituaries for 19 April 2017
Martin ‘Marty’ O’Malley Martin “Marty” O’Malley of Kearny died peacefully April 5, surrounded by his family.…
Young Nutley softball team endures rough spots
After graduating seven seniors, six of whom were starters, from her team of a year ago,…
Young Kearny track team making noise
The Kearny High School track and field rosters _ both for the boys’ team and the…
Lyndhurst’s Carnevale on a hitting tear for Golden Bears
As he entered his senior year at Lyndhurst High School, Nick Carnevale knew that he had…
Around Town – April 19, 2017
Belleville AARP Chapter 2051 sponsors a trip to Newport, R.I., Monday, May 22, to Thursday, May…
Scouts hike to World Trade Center
Though most of the Scouts of Unit 305 in Kearny were born after 2001, they remember…
Santos, fed up with Walmart potholes, gets results
KEARNY – Coming or going, there’s a commuter special available on potholes waiting for you at…
Kearny defending 2 lawsuits
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is defending against two lawsuits, one protesting a proposed police-enforcement…
Waxing nostalgic at Hamilton School
HARRISON – Attired as an early American Colonial, Jayden Crespo stood at the ready with his…
Harrison cop, firefighter of year, announced
HARRISON – The Harrison American Legion presented its annual Police Officer and Firefighter of the Year…
KPD: Stolen car squealed on suspects
At 2:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 2, Officer Jonathan Dowie was patrol, driving west on Bergen Ave.,…
Don’t risk auto break-ins — or ID theft
More than once, The Observer has carried warnings from law enforcement authorities in our coverage area regarding…
Reilly named Jersey ‘Super Lawyer’
KEARNY – Kathleen M. Reilly, partner at the Kearny law firm of Brady, Brady & Reilly,…
Fighting a lethal threat on our roads
TRENTON – Responding to an 8% spike in New Jersey traffic fatalities in 2016, largely attributable to…
New anti-drug group has meeting planned
KEARNY – A local civic-minded group concerned about the spread of opioid abuse among all ages…
More than just basketball lost with the closing of St. Anthony’s
By Kevin Canessa Jr. JERSEY CITY – I will never forget the first time I met…
Obituaries for 12 April 2017
Thomas E. Miller Former Kearny resident Thomas E. Miller, a beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother,…
Blue Tide hope to remain with state’s elite volleyball teams
Over the last three years, the Harrison High School boys’ volleyball team has enjoyed incredible success.…
NA softball: Keeping the winning tradition alive
The North Arlington High School softball team won 15 games a year ago, maintaining a tradition…
North Arlington’s McKenna has memorable first week with Viking varsity
Despite having never played varsity baseball before last week, North Arlington High School sophomore Eric McKenna…
Homicide victim identified as Luisa Cristina Reyna-Tello, 46
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez released the following information about last night’s Kearny homicide: On April…
Tread carefully in these ‘Woods’
HARRISON – Get set for a fairy tale that will knock you off your feet. It’s…
Church robbed twice in 3 months
LYNDHURST – For the second time this year, the same house of worship in Lyndhurst has…
HASCS eyeing St. Cecilia’s schools
KEARNY – An expansion plan by the lone charter school in Kearny will cause fiscal pressures…