Then & Now

  The lovely red brick building with the white Doric columns has stood on Kearny Ave.…

North Arlington golf team heads to NJSIAA state sectionals

    By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Dan Farinola knew that when he took over as head…

Versatility a key for NJCU local trio

    By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer While most of their baseball comrades in the New Jersey…

Kearny’s ‘No-Hit Kid’

Sawyer fires third no-hitter of season in county tourney opener By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer …

Burger Bound arrives in Kearny

    One of the latest trends in the new American restaurant landscape is the stylish winebar- burger-joint-milkshake restaurant. What…

Obituaries

Jaime Arevalo Jaime Arevalo died suddenly at home on May 6. He was 89. Born in Argentina,…

ShopRite of Lyndhurst marks grand reopening

    ShopRite of Lyndhurst, an Inserra Supermarkets store, hosted a grand re-opening to mark completion of its comprehensive…

Accreditation for SMMC’s MBC surgery unit

    The Metabolic and Bariatric Center at St. Michaels’s Medical Center (SMMC) earned national accreditation from the Metabolic Bariatric Surgery…

News from the Nutley police blotter

May 4  Police responded to a McKinley St. location at 7:20 p.m. on a report of a large branch…

The Observer welcomes advertiser Chilltown Pet Spa

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Ups & downs of Kearny industry

  By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  A South Kearny business sent reeling by super-storm Sandy has rebounded…

Protecting yourself from ID theft

  By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  NUTLEY –  Last week, we reported on a recent Neighborhood Watch meeting…

Municipal campaign gets ugly

BELLEVILLE –  Belleville Raymond Kimble, who is seeking re-election in the May 13 municipal election, and his political allies have…

Growing a greener town

    By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – Trees and scouts: perfect together. So it would…

New delay for KHS renovation job

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – The slow-moving project to soundproof and remodel Kearny High School has been…