KEARNY — The body of a 51-year-old Lyndhurst man, a letter carrier with the Kearny Post…
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Street Feast moved from Marina indoors on John Miller Way
Because of predicted inclement weather, the Kearny Street Feast scheduled for this Saturday, May 19 (known…
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…
KFD purchases thermal-imaging cameras with FEMA grant
By Kevin Canessa Here’s a scenario we’ve all probably faced at one point or another. You…
‘BRAVEST MAN I KNEW’
By Karen Zautyk Earlier this month, historian/writer Timothy Daudelin, a former Belleville resident who is a…
Pavers offered for entrance to KHS
KEARNY — Wanna buy a brick? As the Kearny Board of Education prepares to tackle the…
Remembering the Rev. Msgr. John J. Gilchrist
By Kevin Canessa The Rev. Msgr. John J. Gilchrist, who spent much of his priestly life…
KPD searching for missing man, Rogelio ‘Rollie’ Mendez, 40
The Kearny Police Department seeks the public’s help in locating Rogelio “Rollie” Mendez, a 40-year-old man…
CLIMBING THE LADDER
KEARNY Four Kearny Fire Department promotions took effect on April Fool’s Day but you’d be a…
East Newark school chief resigns
EAST NEWARK — For Patrick Martin, it was always about the kids. That’s what brought him…
DEVELOPING NEWS: Lyndhurst cops searching for missing 51-year-old man
The Lyndhurst Police Department is actively conducting a missing-person investigation. Vitorino Cirne, seen in the photo…
Generics v. Brands
If you take any kind of medication — for whatever the reason — chances are you’ve…
Kearny crime rate continues to drop
KEARNY — The Kearny Police Department has released its Uniform Crime Report Index for 2017, and the…
Kearny hoops awards dinner brings former Net O’Koren to speak
For all intents and purposes, it was not a season to remember for the Kearny High…
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Swimming fees lowered by Lyndhurst commissioners
By Ron Leir rleir@theobserver.com LYNDHURST — No matter last week’s nor’easter, March 20 marked the first…
DeGise announces termination of medical-services provider contract in response to yet another inmate suicide at Hudson jail
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise made the following statement after more than three hours of meetings…
KPD: Drug deal could have been lethal
At 12:52 a.m. on Sunday, March 11, Kearny patrol officers responded to a report of gunfire at…
GETTING HIS DUE … FINALLY
BELLEVILLE — At the intersection of Belleville and Franklin avenues stands the imposing building that was once the…
Doomed NYC helicopter took off from South Kearny: reports
A helicopter that crashed into New York City’s East River Sunday, March 11, killing all five…
Obituaries for March 14, 2018
Manuel Vila Manuel Vila, 79, of Harrison, died March 9, 2018, at home. Visiting was at…
Belleville names Johnson as new football coach
Belleville High School hasn’t enjoyed a winning season over 20 years. The last season that had…
LYNDHURST GOES ‘STIGMA FREE’
LYNDHURST — Fact: 1 in 4 Americans will be, at one point in their lives, diagnosed…
Red Bulls unfurl new Argentine superstar Kaku
HARRISON — His given birth name is Alejandro Romero Gamarra. But in international soccer circles, he…
Kearny gets another state wrestling champion in Cardenas
It didn’t take long for Kearny’s last state wrestling champion to recognize the talents of the…
Kearny basketball: The highs and lows
The Kearny High School girls’ basketball team’s season ended last week with a 62-50 setback to…