THANK HEAVEN!

They came from near and far. Their ethnicity didn’t matter one bit. No one asked about…

OPINION — Being witness to a Kearny cop’s epic act of human compassion …

On June 18, 2020, I witnessed something I wish I had recorded. I wish everyone in…

Obituaries for 24 June 2020

Michael P. Cicchino Michael P. Cicchino died at home June 16, 2020. He was 75. Originally…

Nutley’s Harbison working with QB guru to improve his skills

Matt Harbison doesn’t need to be a fortune teller, a few tea leaves. a tarot card…

Harrison’s Hicks posts great recruiting numbers as AIC assistant grid coach

When Danny Hicks left Harrison High School last year for a chance to be an assistant…

Kearny youth minister at Protestant church charged with sexual assault on minor, HCPO says

A 21-year-old Kearny man who works as a youth minister at the Good Shepherd Church, Kearny,…

ONE ‘2’0 REMEMBER

If there is any doubt whether the Class of 2020 got shortchanged because the COVID-19 pandemic…

After 35 years on the job, 13 as chief, Dyl prepares to hang up his hose

Back in the late 1970s, Steven M. Dyl, the chief of the Kearny Fire Department, was…

On the road to outdoor dining, NA gets it, Kearny doesn’t

Restaurant owners have suffered dearly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some have closed, likely never to reopen.…

Obituaries for 17 June 2020

Leonard Greene Leonard Greene died June 7, 2020. He was 73. Born in Newark, he lived…

Basketball is all in the family and all on the net for NA’s Stone family

Matt Stone, the director of athletics at St. Mary’s High School in Rutherford and the president…

Belleville’s Cuzzi set to return to call MLB games, but ready for what?

By all accounts, Phil Cuzzi had the best year of his career as an umpire in…

PEACEFUL NOISE

They came from all over. The message, brutality against the black community, which led to the…

EDITORIAL — In solidarity with the police who serve our local communities

This is a tough time for law enforcement. Just a few weeks ago, people throughout the…

Obituaries for June 10, 2020

Russell Murray Russell Murray died May 7, 2020. He was 87. Born in Jersey City, he…

Former Observer AOYs Higgins, McKenna reflect on lost college seasons

A year ago, for the first time in the nearly 20-year history of awarding the top…

Former Observer Athlete of the Year Pezzolla reflects on year at Monmouth

It was shaping up to be the best year of Giulia Pezzolla’s young life. Honored last…

Passaic County man, wanted for alleged attempted homicide, taken into custody by Lyndhurst PD: Auteri

A Passaic County man wanted by authorities in Smyth County, Virginia, for an alleged attempted homicide…

Off-duty firefighter, also a police lieutenant, saves woman, cat, from blaze

The quick thinking of an off-duty volunteer Lyndhurst firefighter, who also happens to be a police…

Free COVID testing available for Belleville residents June 8

BELLEVILLE — Township residents may get free COVID-19 testing Monday, June 8, at Belleville High School,…

ADDICTION IN A PANDEMIC — HELP IS STILL OUT THERE

By Sean McDonald Special to The Observer “My name is Sean and I am an alcoholic.”…

KHS plans for safe in-car graduation

For the high school Class of 2020 around the county, absolutely nothing was ordinary. And that…

EDITORIAL: Putting the cart before the horse with street sweeping

Several communities in The Observer’s readership area have made the irrational decision to restart the enforcement…

Obituaries for 3 June 2020

John Trovato John Trovato, 71, of North Arlington died May 7, 2020. Funeral services were private…

Harrison’s Desosa signs letter to play sprint football at Caldwell

As the 2019 high school football season drew to a close in November, Mateo Desosa was…

‘Last Dance’ baseball tourney gives locals hope of playing

Could it be actually possible? Could we see some semblance of high school baseball beginning in…