Cardinal to celebrate Memorial Day Mass at cemetery

If you want to be part of history, you may want to consider heading to Holy…

KPD: Please pay $10,000, in real money

At 11 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, Sgt. Chris Levchak and Officers Michael Gontarczuk, Chris Medina and…

Merit pay bump for Kearny’s Blood

KEARNY — The Kearny Board of Education concluded that its chief educational administrator achieved three of the…

New leader for Harrison schools

HARRISON — Last October, Cynthia Baumgartner retired after a lengthy career as educator and administrator, spread between…

Obituaries for 24 May 2017

Elizabeth (Betty) M. Rodgers Miss Elizabeth (Betty) M. Rodgers, a long time North Arlington resident, died…

No miracle this year for QPHS

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

‘Lights … action … budget!’

KEARNY — No one from the public showed up to speak at last Thursday night’s hearing on…

Remembering the fallen

Like the rest of working America, they get up every day, kiss their loved ones good-bye and…

Absentees were key in contested Lyndhurst election

LYNDHURST — A lot of people didn’t go to the polls in last Tuesday’s municipal election in…

KPD: Girl charged in Kearny Ave. slashing

Police said it started with a friendly conversation at Dunkin’ Donuts, escalated to a robbery and ended…

New 9/11 memorial & more in Belleville police lobby

BELLEVILLE — The Belleville Police Department headquarters, hidden in a first-floor wing at the Municipal Building, has…

Neighboring towns both claim general

KEARNY — Now that Kearny’s adopted general is, in spirit, anyway, keeping company with the likes of…

Bloomfield pol admits bribery, faces jail 

BLOOMFIELD — Bloomfield Township Councilman Elias N. Chalet pleaded guilty last week  to soliciting and accepting a…

Union City PD sergeant, a Lyndhurst resident, dies in Rt. 3 crash

A Union City police sergeant who lived in Lyndhurst died in a car crash on Rt.…

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.…

The Observer turns 130 …

KEARNY — Because not all editions of The Observer can be found in the library or…

CFO: No municipal tax uptick but …

HARRISON — The Harrison governing body voted May 2 to adopt its 2017 municipal budget of…

New BA takes office in Kearny

KEARNY — He’s an attorney, he’s held public office on three levels and he’s certainly got…

Decorated Marine promoted to fire captain

KEARNY – Five years before joining the Kearny Fire Department, its newest captain was in the…

West Hudson Park field slated for makeover

With a little help from Hudson County, kids in Harrison may soon be enjoying enhanced outdoor…

KPD: Cops were kept busy at Walmart

A Newark woman who tried to sneak two 40-inch TV sets past security at Walmart got herself…

Chemical plant to build office bldg., warehouse

KEARNY – A South Kearny industry will be widening its operations now that the Kearny Planning…

20 years for Belleville strip club homicide

NEWARK — Under a plea agreement, an Elizabeth man has been sentenced to 20 years in state…

LPD narco cops commended by peers

LYNDHURST — A dedicated dozen members of the Lyndhurst Police Department were singled out for recognition…

QPHS closing for good June 30

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

3 lauded for public service

KEARNY – An elder statesman/military veteran, an advocate for those afflicted with lupus and a musician/educator…

Tax break OK’d for Passaic Ave. project

KEARNY – After a prolonged discussion in private session on Tuesday, April 25, the Kearny municipal body…

Kearny kicks off 150th anniversary celebration

KEARNY – Colette Koeppel came to see her 6-year-old granddaughter Ava sing “My Country ‘tis of Thee”…

Charter school fees impact school budget

KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education budget is in and the news is bad. That’s because…

Discard unused meds at NPD HQ

The Nutley Police Department has created a permanent medicine drop box on the second floor of…