The mysteries of the universe

By Karen Zautyk Okay, I don’t know if this is fake news or not, but while…

Tracing Kearny statue’s history …

With statues of U.S. historical figures representative of the Civil War prominently in the news these…

How now, brown cow?

By Karen Zautyk Last weekend, we took a ride up to Sussex County, one of the…

Senior jitney ride … a true lesson in history

By Kevin Canessa Jr. As you may have read already, elsewhere in this newspaper, on Tuesday,…

On Game 6 of ’86 & more

By Kevin Canessa Every so often, you sit down, whether it’s at home at the dining…

Think our laws are strict?

By Kevin Canessa Sometimes, we Americans take for granted the laws established in this country. Shockingly,…

The world’s a mess, but there’s baseball!

Well, well, well: the world is in its usual mixed-up muddle of a mess but now,…

We don’t know what we don’t know

By Karen Zautyk Of late, I have come across a bunch of TV shows and news…

June 14 — A day better to forget

By Kevin Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com For whatever reason, I woke up at 4 a.m., on Wednesday,…

Letter: You’ve got a gem in Karen Zautyk

To the Editor: RE: Karen Zautyk … I have recently begun reading your articles, and the Kearny Police…

Here’s how to get America back in the black

By Ron Leir Have you ever seen the National Debt Clock? It’s an electronic recounting, to…

Manchester: Another senseless horror

By Kevin Canessa Jr. It was Monday, May 21. We had just finished production of last…

More funding, not cuts, needed for drug-addiction care

By Kevin Canessa Jr. At first, it cost the guy $100 per visit. Then, as the…

Of grammar, baseball & more

By Ron Leir Seems that virtually every talk show you happen to tune in to, somebody…

‘Heaven, Hell or Hoboken’

By Karen Zautyk Last month in this space, we commemorated the 100th anniversary of the United States’…