NUTLEY – Police here continue to advise township residents of diversion burglaries occurring in the township.…
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NPD: Help us find two armed robbers
NUTLEY – Police here continue to search for two men they say allegedly robbed a Dunkin’…
NAHS partners with Sandy Hook Promise
North Arlington High School, in partnership with Sandy Hook Promise, a national, non-profit organization led by…
Recalling anniversaries of 2 awful dormitory fires
By Kevin Canessa Jr. I was reminded by a press release over the weekend that Jan. 19 marked…
WiFi hotspots available from LPL
LYNDHURST – Township residents who don’t have Internet access at home just got a great gift…
PSE&G prepared for Monday storm
PSE&G is preparing for the approaching storm system that could bring heavy rain and gale-force winds.…
2 motorcycles stolen from 1 township man: NPD
NUTLEY – Two motorcycles parked in their assigned parking spaces at a River Road apartment complex…
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…