The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co., announces the return of live theater to West Hudson…
Year: 2020
DID WE FORGET?
When authorities in New York City announced they would cancel their remembrance ceremony marking the 19th…
55 YEARS AGO, 3 KHS BOYS KILLED BY TRAIN AT ELM ST. DEPOT
There’s now a full generation of Kearny residents who never knew our town once had train…
SIDEBAR NOT IN PRINT — (From 1965) — 3 Kearny High students killed on way to school; 2 juniors, sophomore struck by train at Elm Street grade crossing
Editor’s note — the following is excerpted from a 1965 edition of The Observer Thursday, SEPT.…
We could use a rekindling of the spirit that followed the 9/11 terror attacks
Sept. 11, 2001 — in two days, it will have been 19 years in the past.…
Obituaries for Sept. 9, 2020
Anna Reis Cruz Anna Reis Cruz of Harrison died peacefully Monday, Aug. 31, 2020. She was…
Nutley grid squads, girls’ soccer team aid food drive
Nutley High School head football coach Steve DiGregorio is getting ready to lead the Maroon Raiders…
Seaver’s passing brings back hundreds of memories
There are very few people that can transcend a man’s life from childhood through adolescence and…
LONG OVERDUE: State wrestling champ Mullen honored by hometown of Kearny;
It was May of 2019 when the council chambers in Kearny’s Town Hall featured a standing-room…
High-speed chase from NA to Lyndhurst ends in crash: LPD
A high-speed chase that began with the North Arlington Police Department following a vehicle at nearly…
EDITORIAL — Gov. Murphy reopens restaurants with little notice — why?
While we are certainly grateful that Gov. Philip D. Murphy has finally allowed inside dining to…
Obituaries for Sept. 2, 2020
Carol H. Whitehead Carol H. Whitehead (nee Kluge), 81, a lifelong resident of Kearny, died peacefully…
Jackson named new Harrison football coach
Brian Capriola was brought in last year to become the new head football coach at Harrison…
A SPECIAL CENTENNIAL
The ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution became official on Aug. 26,…
EDITORIAL: Century after the 19th Amendment, we still have a long way to go
It’s hard to believe that 100 years ago at this time, no woman had ever cast…
Obituary — John Navickas
John Navickas John Navickas, 78, of Berwick, Pennsylvania, formerly of Harrison, died Aug. 15, 2020. The…
Pandemic pushes grid season back for Harrison’s Huseinovic, Pace University
Everything was in place for the 2020 college football season to be a spectacular campaign for…
Coronavirus forces NJSIAA to move volleyball season
While the plan remains to have the fall high school athletic season to move forward as…
YOU’VE GOT MAIL? So you’re the lucky one …
It doesn’t take much, lately, to realize the United States Postal Service is in a major…
Former Harrisonian JoAnn Barton making it big with radio show
JoAnn Barton is a Harrison girl at heart, even though she no longer lives here. From…
EDITORIAL — Having a bad USPS does not equate to same of carriers
We’ve seen it on TV. We hear it on the radio. It’s made its way to…
Obituary for Aug. 19, 2020
Christopher F. Deraval Christopher F. Deraval, 70, died Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. Born in New York…
North Arlington Recreation softball team enjoys competitive summer
In his heyday as an athlete, Mike “Whitey” Krawczyk was about as good of a baseball…
Nutley’s Steck uncertain about future in soccer
It’s almost astounding to think that Zoe Steck is about to enter her senior year at…
Hundreds wait on line in heat & humidity for food
Every time there is an emergency-food event locally, it begs a question — could it get…