The West Hudson Arts & Theater Company has announced founding President Jerry Ficeto will assume the…
Month: January 2022
Belleville raises flag to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Councilman Thomas Graziano, Mayor Michael Melham, Rev. Dwayne McCain of the Little Zion Church, Darryl Jeffries…
In gratitude to Robert Osborn as his Kearny firefighting career comes to a well-earned end
If there were a Wikipedia page for the Kearny Fire Department, it would have to include,…
Obituaries for Jan. 19, 2022
Robert Anthony Scheerer Robert Anthony Scheerer, 69, died Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at University Hospital, Newark,…
Kearny native Mullen signs NIL deal with ‘EatCleanBro’
The idea that college athletes are capitalizing on the new NIL (Name Image and Likeness) deals…
Harrison girls survive COVID-19 shutdown
Jenn Caliendo had high hopes for the 2021-2022 girls’ high school basketball season. Things just had…
OBSERVER ATHLETE OF THE WEEK — Nutley’s Schroeder starts senior year as sizzling scorer
Nick Schroeder waited patiently for four seasons to finally get his moment in the sun. “It’s…
4 Chaplains-Fr. Washington Mass is noon, Feb. 6, at St. Stephen’s
St. Stephen’s Church, Kearny, will celebrate the 79th anniversary of the sacrifice of the Immortal Four…
Let the NA Knights cook for you Jan. 25
The Queen of Peace Knights of Columbus sponsor a take-away Tuesday pasta dinner Tuesday, Jan. 25,…
Local departments offer aid at Passaic fire
Lyndhurst Fire Department photo By now you know about the epic fire at a chemical plant…
KPD: Fraudsters tried to bilk Washington Avenue woman of $15K for daughter’s ‘bail’
On Jan. 13 at 1:57 p.m., Officer John Fearon responded to a Washington Avenue home where…
Been overcharged for a COVID test kit? AG wants to hear from you
With demand for COVID-19 testing skyrocketing from the Omicron variant, Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck announced…
Kearny’s Jablonski named to Holy Cross Dean’s List
Nathaniel Jablonski of Kearny, a graduate of St. Peter’s Prep, was named to the College of…
State grant will fund silent security systems for East Newark & Nutley schools
A bill that will benefit the Nutley and East Newark school districts by awarding grants to…