Japan was topic for this history lesson
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The “Land of the Rising Sun” got a rise…
Rick’s has weathered the storm
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent In October 2012, when Hurricane Sandy devastated much of the…
Thoughts & Views: Today, it’s Crimea, tomorrow, who knows?
Students of world history and geopolitics are likely burning the midnight oil these days, following the…
KPD blotter: Two nabbed in mugging
At 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, Match 16, a 22-year-old Newark man was walking at Devon and…
Jazz vocalist Jane Stuart still going strong
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Home is where the heart is, especially for Jane…
Kearny realtor wins award
Jan R. Kwapniewski, president of Coccia Realty, announces that Luis Pinto Jr., a full-time licensed…
Business Review: A century of taking care of people
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent The death of a loved one is never something…
Then & Now
Here, on the left, is another one of those delightful local-scene postcards from…
Around Town
Bloomfield St. Valentine Church, 125 N. Spring St., offers a Spanish Mass on Sunday, April 6,…
Kardinals prepare for improved baseball campaign
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School baseball team suffered through a…
Locals lead St. Peter’s Prep to solid hockey season
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The St. Peter’s Prep hockey team experienced great success…
Maroon Raiders look to be one of best local baseball squads
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Ask veteran Nutley High School head baseball coach Bob…
Toddler ‘rescued’ by tenant
HARRISON – A scantily dressed 4-year-old boy wandered out of his Kearny home into the…
News from the Nutley Police blotter
March 15 At 11:17 a.m., police responded to a Park Ave. location on a report of…
Obituaries
Robert Thomas Bubenas Robert Thomas Bubenas (“The Duke”) died suddenly on March 12 in Kearny. He…