Betty J. Christie Betty J. Christie (nee Winder) died June 15, 2018. She was 86. Born…
Year: 2018
Kearny hurdle relay team goes to New Balance Nationals; places ninth
A year ago, the Kearny High School 110-meter shuttle hurdles relay team just missed qualifying for…
Nutley’s Abreu gets one last chance to shine on gridiron
EAST ORANGE – Before he heads off to Montclair State to play football in the fall,…
Lyndhurst quartet of grid standouts highlight Bergen All-Star Classic
Jordan DeAbreu knew that he was never going to get the opportunity to play organized football…
Hudson County Corrections Officer, resident of Kearny, arrested after allegedly smuggling contraband into jail
A Hudson County Corrections Officer, who is also a resident of Kearny, has been arrested and…
KPD Chief King: No charges for JC Mayor Fulop
Charges will not be filed against Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop following an incident where the…
Apologize to the Kearny cop you shoved, Santos says to JC Mayor Fulop
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop owes the rookie Kearny police officer he shoved last night an…
Best friends, WWI veterans, get new headstones
BELLEVILLE — At 9 a.m. on Memorial Day, the bells of St. Peter’s Church on William Street…
Kearny professor pleads guilty to fraud
NEW YORK CITY — Mamdouh Abdel-Sayed, a tenured lecturer at the City University of New York’s…
What are your summer baseball memories? Let us know for a chance to win Jackals’ tix
With the summer just around the corner, it’s really time, now, for baseball fans to begin…
Obituaries for June 6, 2018
Joan Ellen Gassert Joan Ellen Gassert, 63, of Toms River, died May 22, 2018, at Community…
Local athletes honored for their sportsmanship; NA’s Hutchinson, Lyndhurst’s Radigan named ADs of the Year
WEEHAWKEN – Every year, the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference holds a very unique luncheon honoring the…
Nutley’s Anderson earns Division III All-America softball at Rowan
Carly Anderson was participating in the NCAA Division III Softball World Series with her Rowan University…
Nutley’s Quinn wins state sectional title; first Maroon Raider boy since Klatsky in 2004
The 3,200-meter run at the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group III championships was down to…
WRITER’S RAVE REVIEWS
HARRISON — First-grader Michael’s fascination with children’s author Jay Isip’s “Dynomike” series stems from the fact…
Friends, family raising funds for the late Vitorino Cirne
By Kevin Canessa More than two weeks after the death of Vitorino Cirne, 51, the Lyndhurst…
Have summer plans? Here are a few ideas …
By Ron Leir My colleague Kevin Canessa recently covered an exhibition in Nutley of old-time Base…
Nutley’s baseball team advances to NJSIAA North 2, Group III semis
There’s an old baseball saying that big players come up big in big games. It’s definitely…
Kearny state champ wrestler Cardenas honored by hometown leaders
Jacob Cardenas never dreamed that he would enjoy a day like the one he endured last…
Lyndhurst’s Olunlade emerges as all-around track sensation
After Teslim Olunlade came to the United States from his native Nigeria when he was seven…
KHS art show dazzles
KEARNY — A wing of the South Building at Kearny High School filled with objets d’art on…
‘If ye break faith with us …’
To say that World War I devastated the countryside of France and Belgium would be an…
Obituaries for 23 May 2018
Nan Spanton Nan Spanton (nee Radford), of Kearny, died May 19, 2018. She was 86. Visiting will…
Harrison volleyball coach Landy wins 200th game
When Nick Landy took over the head coaching responsibilities of the boys’ volleyball program at Harrison…
NA’s Modhagala driven to be school’s best ever
It was the closing lines of an article written about North Arlington’s great two-sport athlete Danny…
Kearny’s Melenciano overcomes obstacles to become softball standout
When Nayely Melenciano came to the United States from her native Dominican Republic, she was all…
Former Kearny BOE payroll clerk faces new charges, HCPO says
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information: On Monday, May 21, 2018, Gina…
10 new cops on Kearny streets
By Ron Leir rleir@theobserver.com KEARNY — For Matthew Knighton, the choice of law enforcement as a…
Body pulled from Passaic River is missing postal worker Cirne
KEARNY — The body of a 51-year-old Lyndhurst man, a letter carrier with the Kearny Post…