A SOLEMN OATH — Del Russo replaces Pronti on N.A. Council

When Daniel Pronti became North Arlington’s mayor in November, having succeeded the late Mayor Joseph Bianchi,…

The legend of NA’s McKenna grows with county bowling title

Dan Farinola jokingly placed a text message to a local sportswriter to tell the writer about…

The Top 10 stories of 2018 on theobserver.com

While The Observer continues to be one of the most read printed weekly newspapers in New…

Cardenas wins state and national wrestling titles, Kearny-Harrison soccer battles top Observer Top 10 Sports Stories for 2018

There were a ton of newsworthy stories that captured the attention of The Observer readers for…

Social-media threat to NAHS ended quickly by NAPD, superintendent says

UPDATED Dec. 3 at 6:50 p.m., with a statement from NAPD Chief Scott Hedenberg. A threat…

Proud day in NA, as Smith & McKenna sign college letters

When Eric McKenna and Savannah Smith were growing up in North Arlington, they dreamed together of…

Pronti, GOP sweep in N.A.; Eckel cruises in Kearny

Councilman Dan Pronti is North Arlington’s Mayor-Elect. The sitting Republican councilman beat sitting Democrat Councilman Mark…

Joseph Bianchi, the mayor of North Arlington, dead at 77

North Arlington Mayor Joseph Bianchi, who spent the last four years as the leader of this…

North Arlington scores $500K in money it was owed for years by NJSEA

North Arlington has finally gotten its long-promised fair share from the Meadowlands District. In a three-year…

AN INSPIRATION TO EVERYONE

March 24, 2014 was a day just like any other for 7-year-old North Arlington native Josh…

Teens head to camp this week and will bring positive message back to peers

By Kevin Canessa This week, a group of Kearny teenagers head out to a camp in…

Leave fireworks to the professionals, KPD Chief says

Six months before he left office, former Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill that…

THE (VERY) OLD BALL GAME

If you were anywhere near Boys’ Park at Yanticaw Park in Nutley Saturday afternoon, May 5,…

Amid fanfare, FedEx opens its new North Arlington location

There was pomp and circumstance in North Arlington last week as FedEx Freight officially opened its…

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Grant will allow for 8 new firefighters HARRISON — She neither lives nor works in Harrison,…

Fedex project in NA moves forward

It looks like all the pieces are rapidly coming together for the FedEx Freight distribution center…

Water main break causes road collapse, shuts down part of River Road in N.A.

A major water main break this morning that has caused part of River Road to collapse,…

That (Confederate) flag’s not still there …

Well, it only took about 24 hours, but the Confederate Flag in North Arlington we told…

‘I don’t want to discuss this’

If you’ve taken a ride along River Road in North Arlington near the Belleville Turnpike recently,…

No miracle this year for QPHS

NORTH ARLINGTON — Three days after officials from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark announced, via email,…

The end of an era: Queen of Peace, 1930-2017 … School with rich sports tradition to close in June

Ed Abromaitis spent four decades of his life being associated with Queen of Peace High School.…

QPHS closing for good June 30

The following press release was sent by the Archdiocese of Newark to announce the closing of…

Familiar faces on Primary ballot

KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – In the upcoming June 6 Primary municipal elections, Kearny’s sitting Democrats face no opposition…

NAHS partners with Sandy Hook Promise

North Arlington High School, in partnership with Sandy Hook Promise, a national, non-profit organization led by…

5-year deal to reassess local properties

NORTH ARLINGTON – Nobody told the borough to do it – there was no order from…

BCPO: 4 Belleville cops arrested in North Arlington

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

Schuyler Co. 2 carries long family legacy

NORTH ARLINGTON — This is the story of a volunteer fire company that is celebrating its centennial…

New effort to redevelop Porete Ave.

  NORTH ARLINGTON – More than a decade after several south Bergen communities were battered by…

QPHS gets anonymous $500K donation

NORTH ARLINGTON — First, Queen of Peace High School met the challenge of raising a million dollars…

Official OK granted to keep QPHS open

Queen of Peace High School, which had been slated to close at the end of June…