KPD: Speedster blew past officers on Kearny Avenue into oncoming traffic, then crawled into back seat upon being pulled over
Move over, Bubba Wallace — y’all got some company in Kearny. On Dec. 31 at 3:44…
NA Knights hosting Italian dinner night
The Queen of Peace Knights of Columbus sponsor an Italian dinner night Tuesday, Jan. 23 at 5:30…
Newark Imam shot this morning, is in critical condition: ECPO
A Newark Imam was shot this morning and is in critical condition in a Newark Hospital,…
Obituaries for Jan. 3, 2024
Panagioula Golematis Vlachos Panagioula Golematis Vlachos, 88, died peacefully on Dec. 30, 2023, with her loving…
Nutley’s Toranzo continues comeback with Sam Cali wrestling title
Nutley’s Brandon Toranzo knew that the Sam Cali Battle for the Belt Tournament provided an opportunity…
Kearny boys, North Arlington girls repeat as holiday tournament champions
The holiday tournament week has been a successful one for The Observer Area basketball teams as…
Benkert’s offensive outburst sparks Nutley-Bloomfield-Columbia hockey
Alex Benkert has never been afraid to be creative on the ice in an effort to…
Get ready for potential long-term traffic nightmare on Newark-JC Turnpike
One lane of CR 508/Newark-Jersey City Turnpike eastbound between I-280 and U.S. Post Office Drive is…
Doyle in, Zapata out, as clerk to Hudson commissioners
Kearny Mayor Carol Jean Doyle has a new position to add to her resume and it…
More than 1/3 of Christmas tree fires happen in January
More than one-third (34%) of U.S. home fires involving Christmas trees occur in January. With this…
Belleville’s Three Kings celebration upcoming
Children of all ages are invited to look up to the night sky to follow the…
Fab 5 (now Static 6) strike yet again, this time rejecting raises for several longtime town employees, including fire chief, while also refusing to pay mayor’s aid
The Fab 5 — recently renamed the Static Six since they have a new addition and…
NA’s annual reorganization meeting set for next week
North Arlington Mayor Daniel H. Pronti and the Borough Council invite residents to attend the government’s…
BCPO: Nutley man awaiting trial for vehicular homicide now facing charges he sexually assaulted minor
A Nutley man who was charged with reckless vehicular homicide in the 2019 death of an…
Obituaries for Dec. 27, 2023
Thomas F. McFadden Thomas F. McFadden died Dec. 19, 2023. He was 77. Born in Bayonne,…
The Top 10 Sports stories of 2023
It’s safe to say that 2023 was a memorable year for local sports. These last 12…
Street sweeping suspended in Kearny Dec. 25 to Jan. 1
Street sweeping will be suspended throughout Kearny from Dec. 25 and will resume Tuesday, Jan. 2,…
da Silva: The Observer should report facts over sensationalism
To the Editor: I would like to express my gratitude for featuring a photo of mine…
Obituaries for Dec. 20, 2023
Florence Giordano Florence Giordano, (nee Vicere), 89, died peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023, at Alaris…
OVER THE HILL — Jody wins 400th game as KHS coach
Throughout her now 28 years as the girls basketball head coach at Kearny, Jody Hill has…
Summer work paying off for North Arlington boys basketball
The North Arlington boys basketball team had its own version of summer school this past June,…
Red Bulls announce new head coach, acquire Forsberg from RB Leipzig
The New York Red Bulls offseason overhaul continued this past week with two major transactions sure…
At Pickles, Olives, Etc., everything old is new again
When we first heard about the new business on Valley Brook Avenue in Lyndhurst called Pickles,…
KPD: Good Samaritan helping woman in distress has car rammed 3 times by drunken driver just outside HQ
No good deed goes unpunished and one Kearny Good Samaritan learned that the hard way this…
Man, 37, shot dead in Belleville; 4-year-old also shot in same incident: ECPO
A 37-year-old man was shot and killed in the afternoon of Dec. 16 on Mill Street…
Kearny Giving Tree Network does it again
Each holiday season, the Kearny Giving Tree Network provides countless Kearny children and teenagers with presents…
Police arrest recent habitual offender, this time for shooting airgun: LPD
A Lyndhurst man with a checkered recent history finds himself on the wrong side of the…