By Ron Leir rleir@theobserver.com LYNDHURST — No matter last week’s nor’easter, March 20 marked the first…
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Obituaries for March 28, 2018
Catherine Dalton Meder Catherine Dalton Meder, 75, of Guilford, Conn., succumbed to her long brave battle…
DeGise announces termination of medical-services provider contract in response to yet another inmate suicide at Hudson jail
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise made the following statement after more than three hours of meetings…
KPD: Drug deal could have been lethal
At 12:52 a.m. on Sunday, March 11, Kearny patrol officers responded to a report of gunfire at…
GETTING HIS DUE … FINALLY
BELLEVILLE — At the intersection of Belleville and Franklin avenues stands the imposing building that was once the…
A bit of forgotten baseball history
By Karen Zautyk Did you know that Cleveland once had a pro-baseball team called the Spiders?…
Obituaries for March 14, 2018
Manuel Vila Manuel Vila, 79, of Harrison, died March 9, 2018, at home. Visiting was at…
Obituaries for March 7, 2018
Frank Suppa Jr. Frank Suppa Jr., 53, of Kearny, died Feb. 25, 2018. Visiting was at…
Teen arrested in ‘joke’ KHS threat
A 15-year-old Kearny High School student has been arrested and charged with third-degree creating a false-public…
FORGOTTEN HERO
If you drive past the intersection of Stephens and Academy streets, you will notice that a third…
Obituaries — Feb. 28, 2018
John Tillberg John Tillberg, formerly of Kearny, passed away on Feb. 15, 2018, in Pigeon Forge,…
Obituaries for 21 Feb. 2018
Clara Rio Clara Rio passed away on Feb. 13, 2018. She was 86. Born in Newark,…
Give the Devil a sporting chance
By Karen Zautyk I had an unexpected house guest this weekend — my good friend the…
Kearny cop is cleared in ’16 shooting
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Following a lengthy and comprehensive investigation into a Kearny police officer’s shooting…
Obituaries for 14 Feb. 2018
John A. Wiggins John A. Wiggins died Feb. 5, 2018. He was 58. Born and raised in Kearny,…