The Lyndhurst Police Department is actively conducting a missing-person investigation. Vitorino Cirne, seen in the photo…
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Generics v. Brands
If you take any kind of medication — for whatever the reason — chances are you’ve…
Approaching a corner with an SUV parked at it? Hold on for your life!
By Kevin Canessa The other day, a good friend of mine and I were driving along…
Doomed NYC helicopter took off from South Kearny: reports
A helicopter that crashed into New York City’s East River Sunday, March 11, killing all five…
LYNDHURST GOES ‘STIGMA FREE’
LYNDHURST — Fact: 1 in 4 Americans will be, at one point in their lives, diagnosed…
There’s plenty of help out there for those afflicted by mental illness
By Kevin Canessa For this week’s edition of The Observer, I was fortunate to be able…
New security protocol for visitors implemented in Kearny schools; Measures follow horrific shooting that took 17 lives in Stoneman Douglas HS in Parkland, Fla.
By Kevin Canessa The Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.,…
REMAKING THE MEADOWLANDS
The man who has represented parts of West Hudson in the State Assembly for the last…
‘Threat’ shuts down Nutley schools Feb. 16, just 2 days after Florida massacre
NUTLEY — Students in Nutley Public Schools got an extra day tacked onto their winter break…
BE SCAM SMART
Residents beware — when people take to social media after a tragedy looking for help, you…
On Starbucks, Santana & more …
This is one of those weeks where I get to do a column for the second…
A life full of giving
It took a matter of 10 minutes for Phil Stafford’s life to turn upside down. It…
Wittpenn bridge to close most of this weekend
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To all who helped at Maple St. fire, we say ‘Thank You!’
By Kevin Canessa I woke up at 5:15 a.m. on Jan. 5. As usual, I made…
Top 5 most-read stories on theobserver.com in ‘17
Two cops facing disciplinary charges, bail reform in New Jersey, the death of a 14-year-old Kearny…