Exotic fish, turtle, stolen from pond

NUTLEY — A Bloomfield Ave. resident reported the theft of nearly 30 Koi fish and a…

Nutley fire truck overturns near HQ

Nutley’s Truck 1 flipped not too far from headquarters Saturday night, June 17. Reports say three…

June 14 — A day better to forget

By Kevin Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com For whatever reason, I woke up at 4 a.m., on Wednesday,…

Numerous locals graduate from the Prep

JERSEY CITY — St. Peter’s Prep celebrated its 139th Commencement at St. Peter’s University on Saturday,…

HCPO: Harrison cop pulls car over, gets hit, then fires at fleeing driver

HARRISON — The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a service-related gun discharge after a police…

Water main break causes road collapse, shuts down part of River Road in N.A.

A major water main break this morning that has caused part of River Road to collapse,…

Annual Kearny senior citizens’ picnic is June 14

All Kearny senior citizens are invited to attend the annual Senior Picnic, sponsored by the Mayor,…

Archdiocese ordains 7 new priests

Seven men were  ordained to the priesthood for service to the Archdiocese of Newark on Saturday,…

Manchester: Another senseless horror

By Kevin Canessa Jr. It was Monday, May 21. We had just finished production of last…

That (Confederate) flag’s not still there …

Well, it only took about 24 hours, but the Confederate Flag in North Arlington we told…

Cardinal to celebrate Memorial Day Mass at cemetery

If you want to be part of history, you may want to consider heading to Holy…

More funding, not cuts, needed for drug-addiction care

By Kevin Canessa Jr. At first, it cost the guy $100 per visit. Then, as the…

No miracle this year for QPHS

NORTH ARLINGTON — Three days after officials from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark announced, via email,…

Union City PD sergeant, a Lyndhurst resident, dies in Rt. 3 crash

A Union City police sergeant who lived in Lyndhurst died in a car crash on Rt.…

The Observer turns 130 …

KEARNY — Because not all editions of The Observer can be found in the library or…