W.H.A.T. hosting auditions Sept. 16 & 17 for ‘radio play’

The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co., announces the return of live theater to West Hudson…

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…

e-Newspaper for Sept. 9, 2020

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…

e-Newspaper for Sept. 2, 2020