Kearny grapplers move on after losing their mentor

It was the first week of December and the Kearny High School wrestling team was just…

Kearny Second Ward Councilman Giordano dead at 50

KEARNY – Kearny Second Ward Councilman Jonathan Giordano died Saturday, Jan. 7. He was 50. Giordano,…

Cardinal Tobin takes throne as Archbishop of Newark

NEWARK – Amid great pomp and circumstance and musical fanfare, Cardinal Joseph William Tobin was installed…

There’s no excuse for bullying in schools in 2017

By Kevin Canessa Jr. I’ll never forget one day in my classroom during my teaching days…

Obituaries: 1-11-17

Marie A. Coules Marie A. Coules (nee DeGonge), formerly Marie Paolino, died at home Jan. 1.…

Attack victim, 25, succumbs to injuries

The 25-year-old Kearny woman who was brutally attacked by an East Rutherford man Dec. 17 has…

Mary A. Tortoreti, Observer owner, 1942-2016

Mary A. Tortoreti, who for the last four decades was the matriarch of The Observer and…

The news stories that made headlines in 2016

Compiled by Ron Leir & Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondents It was another banner year for…

Obituary: Doreen Ballantyne

Doreen Ballantyne Doreen Ballantyne (nee McLean) died Dec. 19. She was 70. Born in Glasgow, Scotland,…

Undercovers nab accused package thieves

NUTLEY – Two grinches who thought they were going to steal Christmas from an unsuspecting Nutley…

Korean delegation visits Lincoln Middle School

KEARNY – A delegation of 21 representatives from the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS)…

Every year at Christmas, I remember mom

By Kevin Canessa Jr. I guess as one grows older, the meaning of Christmas changes. When…

Our next governor?

MORRISTOWN – Nutley Commissioner Steven L. Rogers is running for Governor of New Jersey – and…

Obituaries for 14 Dec. 2016

Ann Lawless Ann Lawless (nee Berry) of Harrison died at home surrounded by her loving family…

BCPO: 4 Belleville cops arrested in North Arlington

Four Belleville police officers were among five men arrested Monday, Dec. 5, in the aftermath of…