By Kevin Canessa Jr. I was reminded by a press release over the weekend that Jan. 19 marked…
Year: 2017
Obituaries for 1 Feb. 2017
Bill Kay Bill Kay died Jan. 24. He was 79. Born in Fair Lawn, Bill lived…
Corsetto resigns as NA head basketball coach
He had been the veteran of the coaching wars for more than 40 years, the last…
Lyndhurst girls’ hoops: Making strides toward respectability
Over the last few years, the Lyndhurst High School girls’ basketball program has endured some tough…
QP’s Watkins enjoys breakout game against Shabazz
Jamira Watkins was a dutiful member of the Queen of Peace girls’ basketball team ever since…
Correction
A front-page story in the Feb. 1 edition of The Observer misidentified a Kearny police official being…
Justly deserved honor for patriot Phil Kearny
KEARNY – Standing orders have arrived per digital dispatch: U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny, commander…
Scary drug facts to go with your coffee
BELLEVILLE – It was billed as “Coffee with a Cop,” but there was a lot more…
BOE pitching $66M referendum
NUTLEY – If Nutley property owners want to support a plan to relieve overcrowding in the…
No replacement yet for the late Jon Giordano
KEARNY – As of last week, no candidate has yet surfaced to fill the Second Ward…
KPD blotter: N.J. bail reform at work
At 1 p.m. last Wednesday, Jan. 18, Officer Luis Moran responded to Bergen Ave. and Elm St.…
Small raises for 2 employee groups
KEARNY – Some Kearny municipal employees are now members of the 1%. No, they’re not part…
A trifecta for Kearny cops
KEARNY – Interesting day for the Kearny PD on Thursday, Jan. 12. Officers recorded three separate arrests…
4 years for ‘stolen’ car scam
HARRISON – A 27-year-old Harrison man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role…
WiFi hotspots available from LPL
LYNDHURST – Township residents who don’t have Internet access at home just got a great gift…