Maroon Raider baseball team looks strong once again
The Nutley High School baseball team won 16 games last season, a fine total considering that…
Belleville man charged in fatal Verona crash
NEWARK – A 25-year-old Belleville man has been charged with first-degree death by auto in connection with…
Guaranteed to give you a lift …
KEARNY – Kearny High School thespians are getting ready to “Bring It On.” What they’re bringing…
Planners focus on Russo project traffic flow
KEARNY – Further review of traffic flow strategies is – for now – delaying preliminary approvals…
Residents laud paraders, decry project
BELLEVILLE – Last Tuesday’s Belleville Township Council meeting started out with lots of bonhomie as congratulations…
This couple’s still got plenty in Reserve
LYNDHURST – Wayne and Donna Alexander have spent 30 of their 44 years of married life…
2 guns off the streets, 1 ‘at large’
KEARNY – Offering yet more proof that no arrest, or traffic stop, is necessarily “routine,” Kearny police…
KPD: Bluetooth, toothbrushes & bullets
A Walmart shoplifting suspect ended up in the Hudson County Jail after he was found to be…
Hit twice crossing street, she survives
BELLEVILLE – An elderly out-of-town woman was struck – twice – while crossing a Belleville street…
Riverwalk becomes car launch
HARRISON – An out-of-town motorist ended up in the drink in the wee hours this past…
This is one very special cardinal
By Kevin Canessa Jr. I haven’t met him yet (though I hope to do so soon),…
Obituaries for 8 March 2017
Susan Joan DiScerni Susan Joan DiScerni (nee Kirby), of North Arlington, formerly of Kearny, died March 1.…
New Nutley grid coach is an old one: DiGregorio
When Steve DiGregorio stepped down as the head football coach at Nutley High School five years…
Golden Griffin wrestlers enjoy golden weekend in AC
The Queen of Peace wrestling team’s sojourn to Atlantic City and the NJSIAA state championships began…
QP’s Farley-Clark playing like an All-American
When Raven Farley-Clark first transferred to Queen of Peace from the Patrick School in Elizabeth last…
On a mission for peace
BELLEVILLE – As a Stockton College undergrad, Carrie Borkowski studied hospitality and tourism management but now…
Push for funding to help curb opioid plague
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny will be one of 70 government agencies and NGOs competing…
KPD: Drug charges, fake IDs & bail reform
A routine traffic stop last week led to the arrest of a man whose car allegedly held…
Town prodded on lease terms, bus shelters
KEARNY – The Kearny municipal governing body dealt with a complaint by a developer about a…
KPD promotes 2; chief aims for more cops
KEARNY – “Their reputation certainly precedes them.” That’s how Kearny Police Chief John Dowie introduced the…
Towns seek cash from NJSEA
KEARNY/NORTH ARLINGTON – Two of The Observer communities that receive revenues from the Meadowlands Intermunicipal Tax…
Doffont to lead St. Paddy’s Day parade
The grand marshal of the United Irish of West Hudson’s 2017 St. Patrick’s Day parade is…
Police arrest suspected ‘diversion’ burglars
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent A joint investigation between the Nutley and Bloomfield police departments…
Surf & turf at Walmart
KEARNY – Three alleged members of what Walmart security termed a a shoplifting ring” ended up in…
It happens every spring …
By Ron Leir Well, it’s officially March which means we can start actively thinking about outdoor…
Obituaries for 1 March 2017
Bonnie B. Martone Bonnie B. Martone, 67, of West Milford, formerly of Kearny, died Feb. 19. Visiting…
Golden Griffins’ strong group headed to AC for state wrestling
It’s safe to say that the disappointment the Queen of Peace wrestling team experienced after a…
Lyndhurst wrestler Daub experiences mixed emotions
Talk about the highs and lows of high school wrestling. Lyndhurst/North Arlington junior Matt Daub had…
Kearny’s Vereen saving his best for last
The high school basketball season was winding down to the last precious few games, so it…