An update from Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso of Lyndhurst …

A community update from Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso and the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners / Lyndhurst…

N.A. man arrested for possessing, distributing 2,000+ child-porn images, BCPO says

A North Arlington man has been arrested on charges that he possessed and distributed images involving…

Arrest made in fatal Friday Kearny crash: HCPO

A fatal accident on Harrison Avenue Friday, March 13, has led to the arrest of the…

All 75 Bergen County School Districts to begin online classes next week; County Executive issues said order

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco delivered the following remarks at an evening news conference concerning the…

Mass suspended this weekend, Catholic schools to close all next week 

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, archbishop of Newark, announced today he has dispensed the faithful of the…

West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade postponed

The West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been postponed. Kevin M. Quinn, the president of…

Belleville announces cancelations and procedures in wake of Coronavirus outbreak

Mayor Michael Melham has announced several measures to ensure the safety of Belleville residents in the…

Joseph E. Blood, husband of Kearny Superintendent of Schools Patricia Blood, dies aged 68

Joseph E. Blood of Howell, the husband of Kearny Superintendent of Schools Patricia Blood, died at…

ENGAGING YOUNG READERS

Newspapers are dead. It’s a phrase we hear often in modern times. And, in many instances,…

KPD: Lethal threat on Hickory Street

On March 1 at 10:50 p.m., Kearny Police Officer Jean-Paul Duran and several back-up officers were…

EDITORIAL: Kennedy snub at Belleville Council meeting was telling

Admittedly, The Observer hasn’t covered a Belleville council meeting in a while. However, thanks to technology,…

Obituaries for 11 March 2020

Helen A. Black Helen A. Black (nee Costello) died March 2, 2020, in Clara Maass Hospital,…

STATE CHAMP! Kearny’s Mullen achieves what buddy Cardenas did a year ago

A year ago, Jimmy Mullen was a spectator at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, watching intently…

2 from Kearny among 59 arrested in HCSO sweep

The Hudson County Jail in South Kearny got a lot more crowded last month thanks to…

Congressman Pascrell welcomes Lyndhurst’s Failace; U.S. Representative moved by grid kicker and his mother’s story

PATERSON —  It all began so innocently, when Lyndhurst High School senior Michael Failace was nominated…