After residents’ hairs were raised about bothersome smells they trace to an active landfill run by…
Month: January 2019
KPD: Strange case from A to Zzzz
By Karen Zautyk On Jan. 16 at 5:15 p.m., numerous Kearny police officers responded to a Windsor…
Following pedestrian death, Belleville installs crosswalk signal on Franklin Ave.
Just two days before New Year’s 2018, a pedestrian was struck as he crossed Franklin Avenue…
Lyndhurst hockey co-op enjoying an amazing season
Eight years ago, a group of interested hockey players from Lyndhurst got together and wondered whether…
Nutley girls’ basketball team honors Wilde on 1,000th point
The 2018-19 girls’ high school basketball season didn’t exactly tip off the way that Nutley head…
Kearny wrestler Silva an undefeated man of many talents
It’s one thing that Steven Silva is an undefeated 113-pounder on the Kearny High School wrestling…
Snow squall hitting Kearny — whiteout conditions
In case you missed it, here’s what the snow squall looked like at Seeley and Kearny…
A SOLEMN OATH — Del Russo replaces Pronti on N.A. Council
When Daniel Pronti became North Arlington’s mayor in November, having succeeded the late Mayor Joseph Bianchi,…
Authorities: Wig wearing woman leads cops on high-speed chase
A high-speed police chase involving a wig-wearing woman, that started in Clifton, ended in Kearny when…
Remembering the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Our nation just paused to remember the life and times of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…
Obituaries for 23 Jan. 2019
Anna Teresa Pringle Anna Teresa (Blazas) Pringle, 89, died peacefully at her home in Kearny on…
Harrison girls’ basketball team hits tough patch
The Harrison High School girls’ basketball team had been enjoying a solid season, winning five of…
The legend of NA’s McKenna grows with county bowling title
Dan Farinola jokingly placed a text message to a local sportswriter to tell the writer about…
Belleville’s Guerra wins Essex County wrestling crown
Since the time he was about five years old, David Guerra was involved in karate. But…
KPD: Have gun, will travel — by taxi
By Karen Zautyk On Jan. 15 at 10:14 p.m., near Brighton and Bergen avenues, Kearny Dets.…
Essex prosecutor: Retired Newark police lieutenant shoots, kills self at Bloomfield PD quarters
The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a reported suicide of a retired Newark cop at…
Rogers announces shutdown-assistance program
Nutley commissioner is asking residents to donate gift cards for groceries, other incidentals to help local…
MICHIGAN TO THE MLS: Kearny’s Borges gets selected by Colorado Rapids
When Marcello Borges was just a student at Franklin School in Kearny, he would join his…
What the smell is that odor in Kearny?
Kearny’s elected officials are looking to their state counterparts to raise a stink about noxious odors…
Obituaries for 16 Jan. 2019
TAJ ANTHONY ROBERTS Taj Anthony Roberts of Kearny died Jan. 9, 2019. He was 37. Visiting…
Lyndhurst’s Pezzolla signs letter with Monmouth
LYNDHURST – When Giulia Pezzolla was growing up, she always thought she would eventually become a…
Harrison’s Sowe named Section 2 Player of Year
EDISON – He just received the New Jersey Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association’s North Jersey Section 2…
IMMIGRATION EXCLUSIVE
Nutley Commissioner Steven L. Rogers is doing a lot more these days than just representing the…
EDITORIAL: In thanks for our first responders
IT WAS JUST AROUND A YEAR AGO THIS week that the Kearny Fire Department fought a…
Obituaries for 9 Jan. 2019
PETER T. NOLAN Mr. Peter T. Nolan (retired KFD) of Kearny and Point Pleasant died Saturday,…
Kearny wrestlers rely on powerful lightweight brigade
A full year has passed since Tony Carratura Jr. took over the coaching reins of the…
Weaver comes home again to lead Lyndhurst wrestling
There was a famous writer named Thomas Wolfe who once wrote a book entitled, “You Can’t…
Kearny’s Myers becomes a shot blocking machine
A year ago, Robert Myers was devastated by the news that he was declared academically ineligible…
The Top 10 stories of 2018 on theobserver.com
While The Observer continues to be one of the most read printed weekly newspapers in New…