Louis Donald Sylvester, of Harrison, died peacefully Monday, June 18, 2018. He was 81. A memorial…
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Rain dampens no one’s spirit at annual senior citizens’ picnic
The 28th annual Senior Citizens Picnic went off without a hitch, despite menacing skies and a…
Obituaries for June 20, 2018
Betty J. Christie Betty J. Christie (nee Winder) died June 15, 2018. She was 86. Born…
Best friends, WWI veterans, get new headstones
BELLEVILLE — At 9 a.m. on Memorial Day, the bells of St. Peter’s Church on William Street…
Obituaries for June 6, 2018
Joan Ellen Gassert Joan Ellen Gassert, 63, of Toms River, died May 22, 2018, at Community…
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HARRISON — First-grader Michael’s fascination with children’s author Jay Isip’s “Dynomike” series stems from the fact…
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By Ron Leir My colleague Kevin Canessa recently covered an exhibition in Nutley of old-time Base…
KHS art show dazzles
KEARNY — A wing of the South Building at Kearny High School filled with objets d’art on…
‘If ye break faith with us …’
To say that World War I devastated the countryside of France and Belgium would be an…
Obituaries for 23 May 2018
Nan Spanton Nan Spanton (nee Radford), of Kearny, died May 19, 2018. She was 86. Visiting will…
10 new cops on Kearny streets
By Ron Leir rleir@theobserver.com KEARNY — For Matthew Knighton, the choice of law enforcement as a…
Obituaries for May 16, 2018
Dennis Paul Bastek Sr. Dennis Paul Bastek Sr., 70, of Newton, died Friday, May 4, 2018,…
Street Feast moved from Marina indoors on John Miller Way
Because of predicted inclement weather, the Kearny Street Feast scheduled for this Saturday, May 19 (known…
Let’s shame the scofflaws & make ‘em pay what they owe
By Ron Leir Have you heard the commercials pleading with New York City drivers to be…
Obituaries for 9 May 2016
Jesus Gonzalez Jesus Gonzalez, of Kearny, died April 27, 2018. He was 84. Visiting was at…