Lyndhurst’s Pezzolla signs letter with Monmouth

LYNDHURST – When Giulia Pezzolla was growing up, she always thought she would eventually become a…

Harrison’s Sowe named Section 2 Player of Year

EDISON – He just received the New Jersey Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association’s North Jersey Section 2…

IMMIGRATION EXCLUSIVE

Nutley Commissioner Steven L. Rogers is doing a lot more these days than just representing the…

EDITORIAL: In thanks for our first responders

IT WAS JUST AROUND A YEAR AGO THIS week that the Kearny Fire Department fought a…

Obituaries for 9 Jan. 2019

PETER T. NOLAN Mr. Peter T. Nolan (retired KFD) of Kearny and Point Pleasant died Saturday,…

Kearny wrestlers rely on powerful lightweight brigade

A full year has passed since Tony Carratura Jr. took over the coaching reins of the…

Weaver comes home again to lead Lyndhurst wrestling

There was a famous writer named Thomas Wolfe who once wrote a book entitled, “You Can’t…

Kearny’s Myers becomes a shot blocking machine

A year ago, Robert Myers was devastated by the news that he was declared academically ineligible…

The Top 10 stories of 2018 on theobserver.com

While The Observer continues to be one of the most read printed weekly newspapers in New…

Lyndhurst leads the way with new OEM app

This week, we received word the Township of Lyndhurst was scrapping Nixle alerts in favor of…

Obituaries for 2 Jan. 2019

Bill G. Comer Bill G. Comer, 85, of Kearny, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, while surrounded…

Belleville girls get off to solid early start

The Belleville High School girls’ basketball team won 12 games last season in Chris Cantarella’s first…

Nutley’s Higgins reaches 1,000-point plateau

Nutley High School senior Marty Higgins has gained his reputation as a phenomenal baseball player. After…

Lyndhurst’s Downey enjoys early season explosion

Angela Downey always dreamed of the day when she would become the main scoring cog on…

West Hudson mourns loss of Msgr. Francis R. Seymour

The Rev. Msgr. Francis R. Seymour, in residence at St. Cecilia Church, Kearny, for the last…