Lady Kards capture soccer championship

HARRISON–  It’s getting to the point, now, where the Hudson County Girls’ Soccer Tournament might just need to be renamed the…

Handgun recovered after disturbance on NJ Transit bus in Nutley

A disturbance on an NJ Transit bus on Washington Ave. led to the arrest of a Newark man on an…

Mets’ season has been a wonderful ride

The last post-season baseball game I got to see in person was Monday night, Oct. 27, 1986. Before that, it…

Video shows tanker truck that exploded yesterday trying to avoid mattress on NJ Turnpike

A stunning video taken by Kevin Hauer shows the tanker truck that exploded yesterday on the…

Returns to car, finds someone inside: NPD

A motorist got more than he bargained for on Sept. 28 after he went to his car on Whitford…

Hudson County household hazardous waste fall collection dates announced

Hudson County household hazardous waste fall collection dates have been announced. Click on the headline, then…

Nutley PD arrest suspected laptop thief

A 48-year-old Clifton man has been arrested and charged with the theft of a laptop from a local liquor store,…

Obituary: Lynn Kelly, wife of former Observer Art Director Duane Kelly, dies at 53

Lynn [Italiano] Kelly, of Brick, died suddenly on Sept. 22. She was 53. Lynn lived most…

Thoughts & Views: Yes, it’s good to be back home again

When I was a kid, spending summers up at Culver Lake, my family loved to play John Denver music. In…

3-alarm fire tears through home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny [Video]

A 3-alarm fire tore through a home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny, early Tuesday morning. No…

Ripped awnings, cars damaged & more: NPD

  Three incidents involving property damage were reported by owners in different areas of Nutley during…

Part of Franklin Ave., Belleville, to be closed Wednesday for ‘Just a Party’

Franklin Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 3 p.m. to midnight from Joralemon St.…

Suspected car burglars nabbed: NPD

NUTLEY –  Nutley police have arrested and charged two — a 22-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy — after catching…

Correction

A story about the fish exchange program in The Observer’s Aug. 26 issue contained two errors.…

A Heaven ¢entopportunity

KEARNY –  Many have been in a situation like this one — especially since 2009 when the Great Recession…