Panel: Keegan’s worth $7.88 million
KEARNY – Here’s a holiday fable that’s guaranteed to knock you for a loop. Remember the…
Passaic River park projected
HARRISON – There may be another municipal park in Harrison’s future. The “Cape May St.…
Tips on keeping cars from being vandalized
LYNDHURST/NORTH ARLINGTON – Even in the wintertime, Riverside County Park – stretching along the banks of the…
And no partridge in a pear tree, either
KEARNY – A 26-year-old Kearny man spent Christmas in the Hudson County Jail, and unless Santa showed…
Ciampaglia completes monster year with Coccia
LYNDHURST – If you were to judge Ray Ciampaglia on his accomplishments in real estate, you’d probably…
Shot by police, he now faces charges
BELLEVILLE – A Belleville man is in police custody in connection with a shooting incident that…
For the umpteenth time … !
By Karen Zautyk The other day, having parked my car in an out-of-town supermarket lot, I noticed…
Obituaries for 4 Jan. 2017
Edna Hemsley Edna Hemsley (nee Rainey), 84 of Greentown, Pa., passed away on December 27, 2016.…
It’s a Buccaneer bonanza: Belleville’s girls off to best start in ages
Veteran Belleville High School girls’ basketball coach Liz Ramirez knew that she had the makings of…
Nutley girls truly miss star Watson
It’s taken the first few weeks of the high school basketball season for Nutley head girls’…
Kearny’s Jackson coming of age at right time
After spending a few years at Church Farm School, a private all-boys institution in Pennsylvania, Javon…
Mary A. Tortoreti, Observer owner, 1942-2016
Mary A. Tortoreti, who for the last four decades was the matriarch of The Observer and…
The news stories that made headlines in 2016
Compiled by Ron Leir & Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondents It was another banner year for…
This way madness lies … unless …
By Ron Leir As we’re just days away from 2017, what better way to greet the…
Obituary: Doreen Ballantyne
Doreen Ballantyne Doreen Ballantyne (nee McLean) died Dec. 19. She was 70. Born in Glasgow, Scotland,…
The Top 10 sports stories of 2016
Compiled by Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The calendar year of 2016 produced its share of…
B&C picked to build new Harrison school
HARRISON – A contractor that ended up in arbitration with the Kearny Board of Education on…
Trooper lists online safety tips
BELLEVILLE – On the heels of the arrest of a Belleville man earlier this month for…
5-year deal to reassess local properties
NORTH ARLINGTON – Nobody told the borough to do it – there was no order from…
KPD: Here’s a door — to the county jail
At 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, after KPD headquarters received a report of two individuals…
Undercovers nab accused package thieves
NUTLEY – Two grinches who thought they were going to steal Christmas from an unsuspecting Nutley…
Korean delegation visits Lincoln Middle School
KEARNY – A delegation of 21 representatives from the Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS)…
Not so sweet a season for alleged thief
A Newark man who, police say, may have had thoughts about swiping an unsecured package…
Mall patrol pays off
KEARNY — As it does each year, the KPD has been assigning extra officers…
Every year at Christmas, I remember mom
By Kevin Canessa Jr. I guess as one grows older, the meaning of Christmas changes. When…
Obituaries: 21 Dec. 2016
Obituaries Gloria G. Broant Gloria G. Broant (nee Spinello), of Pompton Plains, formerly of Kearny, died…
Who’s been naughty and who’s been nice? Santa Hague knows
Well, believe it or not, it’s that time of year. It’s time for the jingling of…
Millar gains induction in NJSIAA Hall of Fame
EDISON — He’s spent nearly the last 50 years in some capacity helping the kids of…
Veteran coach Mullins rolls with Blue Tide
HARRISON – There’s a new head boys’ basketball coach at Harrison High School, but he’s not…
Our next governor?
MORRISTOWN – Nutley Commissioner Steven L. Rogers is running for Governor of New Jersey – and…