April 12 At 7:43 a.m., a burglary to a motor vehicle was reported on Howard Place. Police said the owner told them they’d locked the car when parking it but when they returned, found the center console and glove compartment open. The only item reported missing was the vehicle owner’s manual, police said. April 11 [...]
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Area fire chiefs press HFD to hire more
April 10th, 2013 
admin By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – It may appear that surrounding communities are ganging up against Harrison but Jersey City Fire Chief Darren Rivers says Mayor Ray McDonough shouldn’t take it personally. It’s simply a matter of protecting lives and property, says Rivers, who serves as head of the Hudson County Fire Chiefs [...]
Feds dent credit scam, ID theft ring
April 10th, 2013 admin JERSEY CITY – It began early last autumn, when the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office started fielding calls from across the country from people reporting that credit cards issued in their names had been used to make fraudulent purchases in Hudson County. It culminated last Wednesday, April 3 — after a seven month investigation — [...]
Elderly woman dies in Harrison fire
April 10th, 2013 admin By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Fire struck again in Harrison this week, this time taking a life. Harrison Fire Director Harold Stahl said a call came into the dispatch center Monday, April 8, at about 12:30 p.m. reporting a fire in the rear of 209 N. Second St., a two-story residential structure.
A Belleville role model for the ages
April 10th, 2013 admin By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – What began as a Belleville ninth-grader’s homework assignment ended up as a validation for someone born during the Woodrow Wilson presidency who never graduated from high school. Earlier this year, Belleville High School reading teacher Patricia Mooney asked her class to interview someone in their family who [...]
KFD confines Chestnut St. fire to private garage; no car inside
April 10th, 2013 admin KEARNY – A private garage on Chestnut St. erupted in flames last Thursday night, but luckily, fire officials said, there was no car in the structure at the time. The garage, behind a home at 766 Chestnut, was completely engulfed, and “the whole thing was in danger of collapse,” Kearny Fire Chief Steve Dyl said. [...]
Highlights from the Nutley police blotter
April 10th, 2013 admin April 3 Neighbors told police they saw two Latino males removing $2,600 worth of HVAC supplies from a Grant Ave. driveway and driving away in an older model silver minivan at 1:45 p.m. Detectives are investigating. At 2 p.m,, police responded to Nichols Park on a report of graffiti sprayed on the walls by the [...]
Hawaii, Florida images at Nutley Library
April 10th, 2013 admin Everyone is welcome to stop by The Nutley Public Library, 93 Booth Dr., this month to view the photography exhibit of local artists Scott Bergenfeld, Rosemarie Linfante, and Marta Russoniello, all from Nutley. The display will feature a unique collection of vivid photographs taken at Maui, Hawaii, and Orlando, Fla. Bergenfeld recently ventured to [...]
Neighbors irked about proposed 2-family
April 10th, 2013 admin By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – For many years, the small dental office at 612 Belgrove Drive, between Midland and New Lawn Aves., in Kearny – set back from the street by a row of neat green hedges – was a welcome part of the landscape for neighbors. But now the location – which [...]
Around Town
April 10th, 2013 admin Harrison Family Music Studio, located at Our Lady of Czestochowa 115 S. 3rd St., Harrison, fourth floor, is offering Suzuki Early Childhood Education classes for ages up to 3. The classes are every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Please call Lillian Bielinski, 913-645-9511, or e-mail: lillianbielinski@ gmail.com, for more information. Zumba Fitness Classes with Lisa [...]
