LYNDHURST — Fact: 1 in 4 Americans will be, at one point in their lives, diagnosed…
Year: 2018
There’s plenty of help out there for those afflicted by mental illness
By Kevin Canessa For this week’s edition of The Observer, I was fortunate to be able…
Obituaries for March 7, 2018
Frank Suppa Jr. Frank Suppa Jr., 53, of Kearny, died Feb. 25, 2018. Visiting was at…
Red Bulls unfurl new Argentine superstar Kaku
HARRISON — His given birth name is Alejandro Romero Gamarra. But in international soccer circles, he…
Kearny gets another state wrestling champion in Cardenas
It didn’t take long for Kearny’s last state wrestling champion to recognize the talents of the…
Kearny basketball: The highs and lows
The Kearny High School girls’ basketball team’s season ended last week with a 62-50 setback to…
Teen arrested in ‘joke’ KHS threat
A 15-year-old Kearny High School student has been arrested and charged with third-degree creating a false-public…
FORGOTTEN HERO
If you drive past the intersection of Stephens and Academy streets, you will notice that a third…
New security protocol for visitors implemented in Kearny schools; Measures follow horrific shooting that took 17 lives in Stoneman Douglas HS in Parkland, Fla.
By Kevin Canessa The Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.,…
Obituaries — Feb. 28, 2018
John Tillberg John Tillberg, formerly of Kearny, passed away on Feb. 15, 2018, in Pigeon Forge,…
NA’s DeGrace finishes with a flurry, gets to 1,000
EDITOR’S NOTE: It’s very rare for a boys’ high school basketball player to reach the 1,000-point…
Harrison’s Danielian overcomes obstacle to reach 1,000-point milestone
It was a blow to the face that sent shockwaves throughout the town of Harrison. Harrison…
Nutley’s DeMaio punches wrestling ticket to Atlantic City
When he finished third last week in the NJSIAA District 10 championships, Nutley High School senior…
Nutley’s Schettino reaches 1,000-point milestone
Matt Schettino never envisioned himself as becoming a basketball star. In fact, the Nutley High School…
REMAKING THE MEADOWLANDS
The man who has represented parts of West Hudson in the State Assembly for the last…
‘Threat’ shuts down Nutley schools Feb. 16, just 2 days after Florida massacre
NUTLEY — Students in Nutley Public Schools got an extra day tacked onto their winter break…
Obituaries for 21 Feb. 2018
Clara Rio Clara Rio passed away on Feb. 13, 2018. She was 86. Born in Newark,…
Give the Devil a sporting chance
By Karen Zautyk I had an unexpected house guest this weekend — my good friend the…
Proud day for Nutley athletics: Eight students sign letters to head to college sports
NUTLEY — Before he competed in the NJSIAA District 10 wrestling tournament Saturday _ a tournament…
Kearny’s Fadeski becomes school’s first District wrestling champ since 2012
As his team was preparing to participate in the NJSIAA District 11 wrestling championships last week,…
Proud day at Harrison as Huseinovic, Chamba sign letters
Deydiry Chamba had his mind set on attending a major college to play soccer, like St.…
Lyndhurst’s Rodriguez breaks school scoring record with 51; McClelland returns for Kearny; wrestlers advance
It was one of the wildest scenes in local high school basketball history. Lyndhurst sophomore John…
BE SCAM SMART
Residents beware — when people take to social media after a tragedy looking for help, you…
Kearny cop is cleared in ’16 shooting
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Following a lengthy and comprehensive investigation into a Kearny police officer’s shooting…
On Starbucks, Santana & more …
This is one of those weeks where I get to do a column for the second…
Obituaries for 14 Feb. 2018
John A. Wiggins John A. Wiggins died Feb. 5, 2018. He was 58. Born and raised in Kearny,…
Kearny track standouts Calcano, Laverde crowned Hudson County champions
A year ago, Daniris Calcano was an unsure junior on the Kearny High School track and…
Add the NJSIAA state sectional title to NA’s bowling champs
Before the high school bowling season began in earnest in December, North Arlington High School head…
NA’s DeGrace proves that hard work does pay off
The losses simply kept piling up for the North Arlington High School boys’ basketball team. Five…
Kearny’s Bixler: ‘A gentle man who was a gentleman’
“Across the years, I will walk with you In deep great forests, on shores of sand…