Town aims to curtail fowl deeds
KEARNY — The chickens have come home to roost. Spurred on by the clucking of henpecked…
Dowie set to retire Dec. 1 as KPD chief
KEARNY — After 19 years as chief of the Kearny Police Department, John Dowie will retire…
The sad end to one brave life
By Karen Zautyk (Note: Last week’s lead story in The Observer dealt with the recent Civil…
Obituaries for 15 Nov. 2017
Jan Kozdra and Luis H. Araujo
Kardinals win second straight NJSIAA Group IV sectional soccer crown; goalie Noristz comes up big in win against Montclair in penalty kicks
Kearny High School boys’ soccer head coach Bill Galka knew that last Friday’s NJSIAA North Jersey…
Kearny native and R-N soccer player Farias helps homeless in Newark
Timothy Farias is more than just a member of the men’s soccer team at Rutgers-Newark. The…
Lyndhurst’s Guerriero makes mark as Monmouth grid star
When Petey Guerriero left Lyndhurst High School for Monmouth University in 2016, he was destined to…
LIVING HISTORY
KEARNY — On the western side of Belgrove Drive, between Bergen Ave. and Afton St., Veterans Memorial…
Intruder shot & killed by Belleville resident
BELLEVILLE/NUTLEY – The calm of a residential neighborhood on the Belleville/Nutley border was shattered Halloween night,…
In praise of parks, in fear of frats
By Ron Leir This past Sunday, I attended a memorial event for a buddy of mine…
Obituaries for 8 Nov. 2017
This week's obituaries include those for Alfred E. Beck, Emmy Y. Duverge-Martinez, Anna Marie Crefeld, Robert…
Blue Tide rolls along in state playoffs
HARRISON – Sometimes in high school soccer, things just don’t go according to plan, especially when…
North Arlington’s Kearns running wild for Stonehill College
Brian Kearns Jr. was a standout running back at St. Joseph’s of Montvale during his high…
TIPPING THE SCALES: Lyndhurst cops bust 2 who ‘hid’ 70 lbs. of marijuana in car
It appeared that a pair of Essex County residents stopped by police had a lot of…
That squad is on fire
KEARNY — Leonor Nasert is a very lucky mom. A year-and-a-half ago, her daughter, a sixth-grader…
2 new rec programs forthcoming in Kearny
KEARNY — Two new sports will be introduced by the Kearny Recreation Department for the upcoming…
News in brief …
Grant will allow for 8 new firefighters HARRISON — She neither lives nor works in Harrison,…
NPD responds to overturned vehicle
NUTLEY — The Nutley Police and Fire departments responded to Woodland Ave. on Oct. 27 after…
PARCC results inching up in Kearny
KEARNY – For Kearny public school students who took the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness…
Addicts using pets to get narcotics
The New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) is a centralized database for prescribers and pharmacists in New…
KFD performs 2 water rescues
KEARNY – Two water rescues were successfully performed by Kearny Fire Department crews this past weekend…
Someone across the Passaic dropped the ball
Having had the honor of sitting down with Kearny police Capts. Scott Macfie and Tim Wagner…
Obituaries for 1 Nov. 2017
Emily Gladwell Emily Gladwell (nee Mills) died at University Hospital, Newark, on Thursday, Oct. 26. She…
Belleville boys’ soccer team captures SEC Colonial title
When Daniel Pinedo joined the boys’ soccer team at Belleville High School a little more than…
Laverde: Kearny’s new running sensation
When Maria Laverde was growing up in Queens, N.Y., she always fancied herself as being a…
Lyndhurst’s DiTonto finishing with a flourish
When Vincent DiTonto was an incoming freshman at Lyndhurst High School a little more than three…
BOCCE BOYS
If you’ve ever taken a drive in Belleville’s Branch Brook Park, around the cherry blossom trees,…
Portal North Bridge project underway in South Kearny
Construction of a new, more reliable Portal North Bridge in South Kearny is underway, as the…
Billboards finally yielding ca$h
KEARNY — It took five years, a lawsuit and perseverance but it was worth the wait.…
Free flu shots ready for Kearny, EN residents
KEARNY — The Kearny Health Department (KHD) has received its supply of flu vaccine. Flu shots…