Obituaries for Aug. 1, 2018

Sally P. O’Hare Sally P. O’Hare, (nee Connolly), 84, died Saturday, July 28, 2018, at her…

Taxes drop in Kearny for first time in 17 years

KEARNY — Property owners in Kearny got some startling news with their third quarter tax bills…

Obituaries for July 25, 2018

Matthew A. Mastrofilippo Matthew A. Mastrofilippo, 84, died July 20, 2018 at home. Visiting was at…

There’s so much more to college than partying

About 11 months ago I was an 18-year-old kid about to take a huge step into…

The strange death of an N.Y.C. mayor

In the June 13 edition of The Observer, I wrote a feature story about the misadventures…

Obituaries for July 18, 2018

Edward M. Doran Jr. Retired Harrison Fire Chief Edward M. Doran Jr. died peacefully on Monday,…

After only 2 years being open, BJ’s shopping center is sold

Editor's note: Because of a production error, this story did not appear in its entirety in…

Will former Kearny schools bookkeeper do time behind bars?

In a plea agreement concluded July 10 with the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Gina Neri, 50,…

New Jr. High Ready to Go

LYNDHURST — Looks like all systems are go for Lyndhurst’s new junior high school. The township…

NJ DOE says Title 1 money misspent

HARRISON — The N.J. Department of Education wants the Harrison Board of Education to pay back…

Letter to the Editor July 11, 2018

To the Editor: I have so many fond memories of the (Pulaski) Skyway and am so…

Obituary for July 11, 2018

Angela Marie Rubbone (Amorosi)   Angela Marie Rubbone (nee Amorosi), 66, of Towaco, died with her…

One man just couldn’t do it on his own …

The Portuguese national team suffered a somewhat surprising first round exit in the knockout stage of…

KPD: How shellfish can you get?

Editor's note: Because of space considerations, all police blotters are appearing online only this week.

We need to start talking about mental illness

Robin Williams. Amy Winehouse. Anthony Bourdain. Those are names everyone knows when it comes to depression,…