Local fall seasons end with NA boys’ soccer loss

Vikings lose to Brearley in sectional title game; all three grid playoff teams fall The local…

GOP sweep in N.A.

NORTH ARLINGTON – Republicans will have a 7-0 majority on the North Arlington governing body by New Year’s, now…

Six local soccer teams move on in NJSIAA tourney

NA girls get to semis; top seeds Kearny, Harrison boys and Lyndhurst girls advance Six local…

Mazzolla’s sudden death stuns entire NA sports community

The news filtered throughout North Arlington last Wednesday morning and suddenly cast a dark pall on the entire community. Nick Mazzolla,…

Vikings headed to playoffs Friday

Sometimes, it pays being a math teacher as well as a football coach. Despite having a 2-5 record at the…

North Arlington’s Neves a goal-scoring force

Two years ago, Cristiano Neves was a defender on the Newark East Side High School soccer team. But Neves…

New apartments coming to Ridge Road?

NORTH ARLINGTON – A commercial eyesore on North Arlington’s main drag will be removed and replaced with a functioning ratable…

Water issue ‘not an emergency’

NORTH ARLINGTON –  North Arlington’s water supplier recently notified property owners that it found coliform bacteria in the borough water…

N.A. man charged in hit-run

NORTH ARLINGTON –  For nearly a week, law enforcement was hunting the hit-run driver who allegedly struck a 22-year-old woman…

A bridge too old gets new life

KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – Two infrastructure projects are moving forward in the West Hudson/South Bergen meadowlands area, one involving motorists using Rt.…

It’s Chief Hearn from now on

NORTH ARLINGTON –  A veteran of the North Arlington Police Department, John Hearn was sworn in Friday as the department’s…

NA girls’ soccer: Winning easier with superstar Seca

Before the 2015 girls’ high school soccer season kicked off last month, North Arlington head coach Dan Farinola found his team…

NA boys’ soccer: Heading to Bergen tourney

Jesse Dembowski has been the head boys’ soccer coach at North Arlington High School for seven years now. He’s been able…

Man hurt trying to stop alleged shoplifter

NORTH ARLINGTON – A gallant customer tried to prevent a shoplifting at the Dollar General store on River Road…

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…

NA’s Manzo-Lewis recovers from knee injury to lead Vikings

Before the 2014 high school football season began, North Arlington High School head football coach Anthony Marck consistently raved about his…

See WTC beam during NA 9/11 observance

NORTH ARLINGTON –  A steel beam recovered from the WTC, donated to the North Arlington Volunteer Fire Department by the…

Vikings hope to stay healthy, more competitive this season

The 2014 high school football season was rolling along for the Vikings of North Arlington. They had just won their…

Amid turmoil, QP’s grid team trudges on

It has not been an easy offseason for the Queen of Peace football program. First, former head coach Bob Kearns,…

2 area towns getting Fire Dept. assist grants

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D- 9th), chairman of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, announced that the U.S. Dept. of…

NA schools update start-of-year procedures

The following updated press release came to us after the last edition of The Observer was…

FedEx Freight pitched for Porete Ave.

NORTH ARLINGTON – The long vacant Bethlehem Steel site on Porete Ave. is targeted for development as a FedEx Freight…

Boyce back at QP as boys’ hoops coach

Christian Boyce has pretty much spent his entire life at Queen of Peace, first as a student and standout athlete,…

N.A. public schools re-open Sept. 9

The first day of classes for North Arlington Public Schools for the 2015-2016 school year will be Wednesday, Sept. 9.…

QP grad Pettigrew heads to Drew as head of his class

It’s very rare when a student/athlete graduates at the top of his or her graduating class. Usually, the role…

Inclement weather cancels tonight’s concert in NA

Tonight's concert at Riverside County Park has been canceled because of inclement weather. It will instead…

LL parking? Tough call

NORTH ARLINGTON – With help from the borough and state, the Joseph Mellino Memorial North Arlington Little League field on…

Hearing-impaired teen wins scholarship

NORTH ARLINGTON –  A North Arlington teenager who overcame profound hearing loss to graduate high school as an honor roll…

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,”…

Consultant defends his work

NORTH ARLINGTON –  Robert Ceberio, retained earlier this year by North Arlington as its redevelopment consultant, duked it out –…