KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – Two of The Observer communities that receive revenues from the Meadowlands Intermunicipal Tax…
Year: 2017
Doffont to lead St. Paddy’s Day parade
The grand marshal of the United Irish of West Hudson’s 2017 St. Patrick’s Day parade is…
Police arrest suspected ‘diversion’ burglars
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent A joint investigation between the Nutley and Bloomfield police departments…
Surf & turf at Walmart
KEARNY – Three alleged members of what Walmart security termed a a shoplifting ring” ended up in…
It happens every spring …
By Ron Leir Well, it’s officially March which means we can start actively thinking about outdoor…
Obituaries for 1 March 2017
Bonnie B. Martone Bonnie B. Martone, 67, of West Milford, formerly of Kearny, died Feb. 19. Visiting…
Golden Griffins’ strong group headed to AC for state wrestling
It’s safe to say that the disappointment the Queen of Peace wrestling team experienced after a…
Lyndhurst wrestler Daub experiences mixed emotions
Talk about the highs and lows of high school wrestling. Lyndhurst/North Arlington junior Matt Daub had…
Kearny’s Vereen saving his best for last
The high school basketball season was winding down to the last precious few games, so it…
A Kearny son remembered
KEARNY – Joseph Peden Jr. was about four months shy of official manhood when he – like a lot…
Better for the Oval: Soccer or baseball?
KEARNY – The Battle of Gunnell Oval is over … for now … but the guns…
Target parks for changes
NUTLEY – A partial upgrade for one municipal park and a fix for a decades-old problem at another are being pursued by Nutley officials.…
Another diversion burglary hits Nutley
NUTLEY — Police here are warning of yet another diversion burglary. Police Director Alphonse Petracco and…
After car crashes, cops find driver shot
BELLEVILLE – An apparent car chase that started in Newark ended in Belleville with a crash…
Salute to parade’s deputy marshals
When the 44th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade kicks off in Harrison on Sunday, March 12, at 2…