Recalling anniversaries of 2 awful dormitory fires

By Kevin Canessa Jr. I was reminded by a press release over the weekend that Jan. 19 marked…

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…