Harrison mourns the loss of softball coach Ronga

They only had him for a little more than two years, but the Harrison High School…

Once again, it’s Rick’s

There have been two phrases synonymous with success when it comes to Kearny Little League baseball.…

SENIORS SAVOR PICNIC PLEASURE

If the 27th annual Kearny senior citizens’ picnic had been a day earlier, the mercury, which had…

DiLascio out as counsel to BOE, commissioners

LYNDHURST — He wasn’t running for office this time but, with a newly aligned township administration…

Council: No camp just yet …

BELLEVILLE — A local resident’s pitch to conduct a sports-related children’s camp at the Belleville Little…

KPD:  Son of a ditch!

KEARNY— A Newark man was arrested last week after he managed to navigate his car into a…

Still on the fence about Oval redesign

KEARNY — A visit to a neighboring recreation facility with portable fencing has led a key…

Early dropoff/late pickup for Kearny kids

KEARNY – With the spring semester winding down, Kearny public school officials are hoping that local…

NPD: Nab 2 in deli robbery

BELLEVILLE — Two suspects tied to last month’s robbery of a Belleville deli are in police…

Bail reform: Get the point?

KEARNY —   Kearny police reported the arrest last week of a burglary suspect, whom they tracked…

Exotic fish, turtle, stolen from pond

NUTLEY — A Bloomfield Ave. resident reported the theft of nearly 30 Koi fish and a…

Nutley fire truck overturns near HQ

Nutley’s Truck 1 flipped not too far from headquarters Saturday night, June 17. Reports say three…

June 14 — A day better to forget

By Kevin Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com For whatever reason, I woke up at 4 a.m., on Wednesday,…

Obituaries for 21 June 2017

Eleanor McGarril Eleanor McGarril (nee Reagan), formerly of North Arlington, died in Alexandria, Va., on June…

Durning named Observer Female Athlete of the Year; Becomes sixth Kardinal recipient of year-end award

Lily Durning had a bit of a head start in playing soccer. The long-time Kearny resident…