The Township of Nutley will once again host a blood drive to honor the memory of…
Month: May 2023
NY Waterway service at Port Liberte may soon return
A resolution awarding a contract for services out of the Port Liberte Ferry Terminal to NY…
Nutley EMS Night set for next week
The Nutley Fire Department and Commissioner Alfonse Petracco invite all township residents the department’s second-annual EMS…
New program will help parishioners who are addicts get much-needed care
Addiction knows no boundaries and affects every walk of life. And now, parishioners of churches within…
Honor roll announced at Kearny’s Franklin School
Yvonne Cali, principal of Kearny’s Franklin School, presents the school’s third marking period honor students: 6th…
Belleville girl wins Essex Fishing Derby
Sofia Guevara of Belleville caught the most fish in the girls’ ages 6-10 category at the…
NA sees increase in annual state Green grant
North Arlington has been awarded a $31,177 Clean Communities grant from the state Department of Environmental…
Lyndhurst PD SROs host ‘Sticker Shock’ campaign … but just what is it?
Lyndhurst Police Department School Resource Officer Sgt. Steve Passamano, Officer Joseph White, Lyndhurst High School guidance…
COMMENTARY — Penalties for those who SWAT police need to be swift & severe, regardless of perp’s age
Last week, someone — it’s not clear who it is, yet, but it will be soon—…
‘Arrive Alive Tour’ makes it way to Lyndhurst HS
The Arrive Alive Tour Safe Driving Campaign visited Lyndhurst High School on April 20. Students were…
Rock Hunger VI set for next month in Nutley
Nutley Family Service Bureau’s live music festival — Rock Hunger VI — returns to Old Canal…
Lyndhurst PD: Man with possible cold arrested on shoplifting charges
A man who may — or perhaps he didn’t — have a cold got more than…
BCPO: Man who shot off flamethrower pleads guilty to aggravated arson, assault charges
The Lyndhurst man who authorities said shot off a flamethrower last year during a hostage standoff…
St. Vincent Academy hosts ‘Ecology Earth Day Fair’
St. Vincent Academy hosted its Ecology Club’s Ecology Earth Day Fair Tuesday, May 16, on its…
Obituaries for May 17, 2023
Catherine Caprio Catherine Caprio (nee Watters), of Point Pleasant, 89, died peacefully at her home surrounded…
Kearny baseball makes surprising Hudson County Tournament run
After a trying regular season that included a 1-13 record in the HCIAL American Division, it…
Lyndhurst softball eyes a brighter future ahead with young roster
On first glance, it may be jarring to see Lyndhurst’s softball team with a record below…
Athlete of the Week- Harrison’s De La Cruz joins elite company with 1,000th assist
In the moments following his 1,000th career assist on May 9, Jose De La Cruz was…
Nutley Relay for Life set for later this week
The 17th annual Relay For Life of Nutley United in Hope to benefit American Cancer Society…
Cardinal will ordain 4 new priests, 2 with local connection
Four men — including two with local connections — will be ordained priests of the Archdioceses…
Those oldies but goodies … music history at its best
The Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood not only took me back in time on May…
May 14 marks beginning of National Police Week — we remember all who lost their lives in the line of duty
Sunday, May 14, marks the beginning of National Police Week. We at The Observer take this…
Update to May 11 Argyle Place fire in Kearny
A fire in the early-morning hours of Thursday, May 11, caused serious damage to a home…
Melham, Belleville accept nearly $70K grant for continued Green initiatives
The Township of Belleville was awarded $68,947 in Clean Communities grants from the state Department of…
NAPL hosting talk on the Potato Famine
The North Arlington Public Library hosts a talk called “The Famine Irish: Living on the Street…
Kearny’s Mikael Fernandez, son of Michael and Josie Fernandez, heading to USNA
Kearny’s Mikael J. Fernandez, a graduate of High Tech High School in Secaucus, and the son…
West Hudson man, 60, arrested by HCPO and feds on cocaine-related charges, Suarez says
A Harrison man finds himself on the wrong side of the law after a joint Hudson…
For Pronti and NA, it’s all about smart redevelopment
When he sought re-election last year, North Arlington Mayor Daniel H. Pronti consistently said redevelopment would…
KPD: Shoplifter also had drug paraphernalia on him
On April 28 at 3:38 p.m., Officers Alvaro Goncalves, Travis Witt and Sgt. Phil Finch responded…