When preseason practices began for the Harrison boys soccer team in August August, there was a…
Month: September 2023
Belleville girls soccer builds off strong finish, starts season with four straight wins
It was a finish that largely went unnoticed, but despite not qualifying for the state tournament…
Co-Athletes of the Week McGeehan, Rodriguez produce big numbers, earn first wins at QB
To say that Sean McGeehan and Luis Rodriguez (top photo) entered the preseason without much experience…
Nystrom brings experiences from Ground Zero in 2001 to Wisconsin’s official 9/11 memorial
If you’ve known Martin “Marty” Nystrom, of Kearny, for a while, there are several givens most…
Haggerty: Fire at Lyndhurst’s Washington School contained to just one classroom could have been much worse
Firefighters were met with intense heat and zero visibility when they arrived at a classroom fire…
KPD PBA President Mina Ekladious visits Israel 9/11 Memorial, learns advance Israeli police techniques
Earlier this month, Kearny PBA No. 21 President Mina Ekladious went on a mission to Israel…
Kearny PD officers ride in 2023 Tour de Force
The Tour de Force’s mission is to honor the victims of 9/11 by keeping their memory…
Pascrell secures nearly $600K in federal funds for planting trees
The Town of Kearny will receive $548,280 in federal funding thanks to Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, U.S.…
Wittpenn Bridge will be closed tonight through much of Sunday
Beginning at 10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 15, until 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, Route 7 is…
Lyndhurst’s second-annual Car Show set for early next month
Lyndhurst’s second-annual Car Show, sponsored by Mayor Robert B. Giangeruso, the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners and…
Big upgrades coming to Riverside County Park (South) in NA & Lyndhurst
Bergen County recently received a matching $1 million grant from the NJ Department of Environmental Protection…
KPD: Woman with suspended license ignored school bus red lights & stop signs with children nearby
A woman whose suspended license didn’t have too much of an effect on her — and…
So what’s with these ‘terrorism’ signs on Jersey’s highways? We found out though it took some digging
If you’ve driven on any number of highways in North Jersey in the past week or…
Kearny UNICO chapter sponsors bus trip to Wind Creek in Pa.
Kearny UNICO sponsors its fall bus trip to the Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Sunday,…
LaClair: Rogers should check the mirror to find the root to America’s greatest problems
Yet again, Steven Rogers has taken us on a bizarre trip through the looking glass. We…
Kearny Rec, UEZ co-sponsoring movie night & festival
Kearny’s Recreation Department and Urban Enterprise Zone have teamed up to launch the first-ever Kearny Family…
Rogers: Only the Republican Party can save America from complete destruction cause by the liberal Democratic Party
It was President Abraham Lincoln who said “the dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to…
Obituaries for Sept. 13, 2023
Samuel J. Souza Samuel J. Souza died at home Aug. 30, 2023. He was 63. Born…
Kearny boys soccer begins season with new cast, same goals
It would be easy for Kearny boys soccer coach Bill Galka to lament all of the…
Kearny girls soccer isn’t ready to back down despite young lineup
For several members of the Kearny girls soccer team, this past Saturday’s opener against Westfield was…
AOTW: Bellenger’s fast start has Lyndhurst’s offense flying high
With so many new and unproven faces at wide receiver, Lyndhurst quarterback Shawn Bellenger entered the…
Auditions for ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ set for end of the month
The West Hudson Arts & Theater Co. hosts open auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”…
Elks soccer shoot set for next month for kids aged 5 to 13
The North Central District of the Elks host a soccer shoot for boys and girls, aged…
Belleville PD (and others from the town) will host Puerto Rican police officers in softball tournament
The Township of Belleville will kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with its annual softball tournament between…
NA Knights sponsoring 2 upcoming events
Knights hosting prayer service for Our Lady of Guadalupe The Queen of Peace Knights of Columbus…
Mayoral candidates invited to Observer-sponsored debate
The Observer newspaper has invited all three candidates for Mayor of Kearny — Peter P. Santana,…
NA girl, 13, speaks up at council meeting, gets bike racks installed around town
Periodically, North Arlington Mayor Daniel H. Pronti and I will get together, informally, for lunch, often…
Hadshinow recalls 9/11 monument he engraved 20 years ago
Val Hadshinow, a professional monument designer and engraver from North Arlington and a Belleville Historical Society…
St. Peter’s of Belleville’s Confraternity of the Holy Rosary hosting communion breakfast
St. Peter’s Church in Belleville’s Confraternity of the Holy Rosary hosts its annual Communion breakfast Sunday,…