Lip syncing for art raises $1,200-plus

Students and teachers engaged in friendly competition at Belleville High School’s Connie Francis Theatre on Nov. 10 in the school’s…

Holiday fest Thursday in Town Hall Park

It’s time to kick off the season and celebrate at the annual Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ) Holiday Tree…

‘Promedy’ promises lots of laughs

KEARNY –  What happens when a student government leader, theater geek, science whiz nerd, cheerleader, newspaper hound and football jocks, among…

‘Old Time Radio’ classics presented by W.H.A.T.

W.H.A.T. (West Hudson Arts & Theater Co.) kicks off its fifth season with the second annual “A Tribute to…

Kearny actor featured in NYC production

If you’ve been a long-time reader of this newspaper, you’ve no doubt, at one point or another, read a…

Ripped returning for Woodstock Festival

LYNDHURST – Get ready for Woodstock redux. Well, that’s actually the second annual Woodstock Festival, co-sponsored by the Lyndhurst Youth Performing…

Sinatra tribute concert is July 28 in Riverside Park

Gerard Esposito will perform a musical celebration of the music of “The Chairman of the Board,”…

Youth arts association concert is Thursday night in Lyndhurst’s Town Hall Park

The Lyndhurst Youth Performing Arts Association sponsors its second summer event with a free concert Thursday,…

Fast cars, first loves, ‘50s music in ‘Grease’

Start the summer off right with the West Hudson Arts and Theater Company (W.H.A.T.) production of America’s favorite musical, “Grease.” The…

Belleville’s hidden gem: Me and Tommy’s Restaurant

BELLEVILLE –  Because of its remote location, people told Ernesto Sicari back in October 2011 that his new restaurant,…

Semiao & Abbott aim for TV hunt show

By Kevin Canessa Jr.  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  When Fernando Semiao was a younger boy growing up…

Ready to define ‘normal’ for you

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  HARRISON –  Those delightfully ghoulish characters created by Charles Addams will be making their…

Prepping for Edinburgh this summer

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  A Kearny bonnie lass is looking forward to a very special…

Kearny’s Tom Schnauz back on small screen
with ‘Better Call Saul’

By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent Had an email exchange the other day with Kearny native…

‘Sleeping Beauty’at W.H.A.T.

The West Hudson Arts Theater Company (W.H.A.T.), 65 Oakwood Ave., Kearny, continues its run of family theater stage performances with Disney’s “Sleeping…