Kearny trio headed to RBI Softball World Series

Just when you thought that the Kearny High School softball season ended in May. Three members…

Kids having their kicks in Nutley

Joseph Figa might be only seven years old, but he knows what he wants to do.…

FROM PANAMA TO KEARNY

KEARNY — A bridge deck too far? Well, not quite.​ The newfangled orthotropic deck for the…

iPads go far to make day brighter

EAST NEWARK — When youngsters showed up for the first day of East Newark summer school…

2 Kearny cops facing discipline: chief

KEARNY — Two veteran Kearny cops are in for trouble ahead. Police Chief John Dowie has…

Lyndhurst prepares for 100th anniversary

LYNDHURST — Attention Lyndhurst residents and former residents: Get ready to party! The township is celebrating…

Cats & gosling peacefully coexist …

On June 6, Len Twist of Kearny’s TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) program for feral felines, found a…

After car crashes, pole catches fire

BELLEVILLE — Firefighters faced an unusually dangerous incident Thursday, July 13, as a utility pole caught…

New comes the hard work: training

KEARNY — Once again, Kearny’s public safety rosters have been bolstered with last week’s appointment of…

Next step awaited for Belmont Ave.

BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Planning Board voted last Thursday, July 13, to recommend that a tract…

Carjacking, birthday ‘celebrant’: HPD

A resident of one of Harrison’s new developments was the victim of a carjacking on Tuesday,…

Revised aid benefits local districts

AREA — Boards of Education in The Observer’s coverage area all gained additional state aid under…

On Game 6 of ’86 & more

By Kevin Canessa Every so often, you sit down, whether it’s at home at the dining…

Obituaries for 19 July 2017

Mary C. Paiva Mary C. Paiva (nee Kolakowski) died July 7. She was 74. Born in…

Girls only at Kearny Girls’ Basketball Camp

Natalie Osorio is a 12-year-old Kearny resident who attends Lincoln School. Young Natalie also loves the…