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Year: 2019
Obituaries for 13 Feb. 2019
Mary Catherine Dunn Mary Catherine Dunn, a North Arlington resident since 1963, died Tuesday, Feb. 5,…
It’s a repeat state sectional title for NA’s bowling team
Although the North Arlington High School boys’ bowling team had captured the NJSIAA state sectional championship…
NA’s Manzo-Lewis part of new pro football league
When Anthony Manzo-Lewis was released by the San Diego Chargers after training camp ended last September,…
The unlikely hero: NA’s Lynch reaches 1,000 point milestone
Talk about your lofty aspirations and incredible goals. When Matt Lynch was an eighth grade student…
X.Ray Burns (Ken Green) dead at 57
Kenneth Green -- you may know him as X.Ray Burns from the Glen Jones Program Featuring…
Man who robbed Kearny CVS quickly nabbed in Newark: KPD
Thirty-seven minutes, from the crime in Kearny to the arrest in Newark. Thirty-seven minutes. That, thanks…
THE ROAD TO SAFETY
Kearny High School sophomores preparing for their learner’s permit test were exposed to a very special…
Obituaries for Feb. 6, 2019
Doris Gross Doris Gross (nee MacBride), 87, of Seminole, Florida, formerly of Kearny, died surrounded by…
A trio of county champs for Kearny track — Waters, Castillo and Reyes bring home gold
It may be the indoor track season, but to get ready for the big championship meets,…
Belleville’s Castro: The Buccaneers’ silent assassin
A little over a year ago, Hector Castro’s mother, Francine Torres, thought it was a wise…
Correction & clarification: Drug drop off box at Kearny PD HQ may not be used to discard illegal drugs
A story in this week’s edition of The Observer about a new prescription-medication drop box at…
Dramatic video of Feb. 4 fire at 576 Devon St., Kearny
Here's some rather dramatic video from Skyler J. Whitehead of last night's multiple-alarm fire at 576…
ILLEGAL DUMPING?
After residents’ hairs were raised about bothersome smells they trace to an active landfill run by…
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…