There’s little doubt that Stefanee Pace was the best girls’ soccer player to ever come out…
Year: 2019
Kearny’s Laverde gains redemption
BAYONNE – Two years ago as an unknown freshman, Kearny’s Maria Laverde shocked the local cross…
Davie fields questions at law school event for alma mater Duquesne
Ken Davie of Kearny, a partner in the law firm Cifelli and Davie, Esqs., in Harrison,…
Norman Rutan is Kearny’s Veteran of the Year
When Norman Rutan walks into a room, the people in it can’t help but stop. Maybe…
It’s Eleventh heaven for Kearny girls’ soccer
When the Kearny High School girls’ soccer team won their seventh, then their eighth, then ninth…
It’s 6 in a row for Lyndhurst girls’ soccer squad
Winning a league championship has become a habit for the Lyndhurst High School girls’ soccer team.…
Lyndhurst’s Rodriguez now making his mark in football
It was February of 2018 when John Rodriguez first made a name for himself. At the…
Kardinals win Battle of West Hudson
Matthew Escobar vividly remembered the last time that Kearny High School’s boys’ soccer team faced neighboring…
Nutley honors DiGregorio on ‘Coach D Day’
Steve DiGregorio is proud to be a native son of Nutley. “My parents were the most…
Lyndhurst’s Partyla looking to break all records
When Piotr Partyla was in eighth grade, he was a member of the Lyndhurst Recreation travel…
Second suspect sought in brazen daytime armed robbery: KPD
Anyone with tips is asked to contact Det. Neil Nelson, of the Kearny Police Department, at…
SATURDAY TO REMEMBER
The weather was perfect Saturday. And Kearny was ablaze with activity. First it was a special…
GUEST COMMENTARY: Bail reform’s working
By James Calautti Special to The Observer As a regular reader of The Observer, I have…
Lyndhurst’s Failace displays true ‘Heart of a Giant’
Michael Failace had no choice but to become a man very fast, quicker than most teenagers…
Names and faces change, but results don’t for dominant Blue Tide
Before the high school soccer season began in earnest back in late August/early September, veteran Harrison…
North Arlington advances to NJIC boys’ soccer semis
For all intents and purposes, it was a trying season for North Arlington head boys’ soccer…
Rejoice (for now)! The Keegan Landfill has been permanently closed
West Hudson residents have good reason to celebrate. For now. Judge Jeff Jablonski’s preliminary injunction to…
Marturano: There’s no health crisis caused by the Keegan
The New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority’s Director of Solid Waste says the illness you might…
At all Belleville schools, the water is safe, Melham says
Acting solely with an abundance of caution, and with the new school year approaching, Mayor Michael Melham…
Could Ballantyne’s NJSEA chairmanship be in jeopardy?
Could John Ballantyne’s chairmanship of the New Jersey Sports Exposition Authority be in jeopardy? It certainly…
Ignoring Kearny’s ‘odors,’ Attorney General sues private Newark company for its bad smells
Maybe it’s about our zipcodes? Or perhaps our residents are just flowing in too much cash?…
EDITORIAL: In the real world, Marturano would have been fired for comments made to WNBC
Last week, some members of the New York City media descended upon Kearny to offer the…
Kearny boys’ soccer hanging tough at 5-1
As the 2019 high school soccer season began, Kearny High School head boys’ soccer coach Bill…
Belleville boys’ soccer: Going strong at 6-0
The Belleville High School boys’ soccer team won only three games in all of 2018. That…
Belleville back Leigh brings Buccaneers to three straight wins
Before the 2019 high school football season began, Derek Leigh kept himself very busy in anticipation.…
CLOSER TO CLOSURE
State Sen. Nicholas Sacco (D-North Bergen), along with Sens. Brian Stack (D-Union City) and Sandra Cunningham…
Lyndhurst OEM ready for any possible disaster
September marks National Preparedness Month and the Township of Lyndhurst and its Office of Emergency Management…
EDITORIAL: Facing Sacco resolution, NJSEA again has opportunity to close landfill, but likely won’t
We haven’t been this close to cap-and-closure of the Keegan Landfill in a long time. Thanks…
Golden Bears’ soccer squad purely golden at 4-0
Pardon Denis Jelcic if he’s still in somewhat of a state of shock that his Lyndhurst…
Buccaneers off to a flying start at 2-0
Jermain Johnson couldn’t ask for a better start to the 2019 high school football season for…