Concetta T. Arnone Concetta T. Arnone died May 3 at home. She was 85. Born in Kearny, she was a lifelong resident prior to moving to Georgia five years ago. Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove Dr., Kearny. A funeral Mass was held in St. Cecilia’s Church, Kearny, followed by [...]
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Groceries, fresh produce now at expanded Walmart
May 15th, 2013 
admin Eighty new jobs have been created by an expanded Walmart, 150 Harrison Ave., Kearny, which held a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 8. The enlarged store, which adds about 40,000 square feet to the existing store, will provide Kearny residents with one-stop shopping convenience for their grocery and general merchandise needs, and is open 24 hours [...]
Discarded cigarette suspected cause of fire
May 15th, 2013 admin HARRISON – An alert police officer is being credited with getting a quick jump on a fire that broke out at 610 Frank E. Rodgers Blvd. North this past Monday, May 13. Tour Commander Fire Capt. Robert Gillen said that an alarm of fire came in at about 2:45 p.m. Gillen said the fire [...]
Highlights from the Nutley Police blotter
May 15th, 2013 admin May 10 A motor vehicle stop, at 1:07 a.m., on River Road resulted in the arrest of Rolando Diaz, 37, of Wallington, on charges of possession of drugs and two tickets charging him with failure to observe a traffic control device and failure to exhibit registration. May 8 At 7:10 a.m., police were called to [...]
Meet the ‘Ghost Army’
May 8th, 2013 admin By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – In June 1944, not long after the Allied forces’ D-Day landings on the beaches of Normandy, another 1,100 American soldiers crossed the Channel from England to France. Their task: “To create a traveling road show of deception.” From ‘44 until the end of the war in Europe [...]
Kearny immigrant fighting deportation
May 8th, 2013 admin By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A Kearny man accused of entering the U.S. illegally now faces deportation but his supporters have circulated an online petition calling on the federal government to stop the proceedings. The alleged undocumented resident has been identified by his Jersey City immigration attorney Rudy Rodas as Leandro [...]
Belgrove 2-family rejected
May 8th, 2013 admin By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – You could say the deck was stacked against them before they got to the table. First, the new owners of 612 Belgrove Drive were mistakenly told by the town construction office that their newly acquired property was in an R-2 zone, and that it could accommodate a 2-family [...]
Windows on a world of shopping
May 8th, 2013 admin By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Blossoms are blooming all over town these days, and it’s all thanks to the Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone (KUEZ) and some artistically talented students from Kearny High School. Not to mention a bunch of cooperative buinesses that have allowed their windows to be transformed from plate [...]
2 rescued in Belleville house fire
May 8th, 2013 admin Two civilians were rescued from a Belleville fire last Wednesday, May 1. Belleville Fire Capt. Scott Wentworth said the Fire Department received a 911 emergency call at 11:37 p.m. about people trapped in a singlefamily wood frame house at 16 Hickory St., off Chestnut St., near the Nutley border. Wentworth said the fire originated on [...]
Keep smiling
May 8th, 2013 admin Smile Design Specialists had a great day meeting many new people from the area during their first Free Dentistry Day. Dr. Richard Ekstein and his staff devoted their Saturday to help the unemployed community and were glad that they did. The event ran smoothly, as all patients arrived promptly for their scheduled appointments. Ekstein [...]
