By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent A Lyndhurst man was among three suspects arrested in New York City in connection with the abduction of a Queens businessman, who reportedly was held captive and brutalized for 32 days while his kidnappers demanded a $3 million ransom from his family in Ecuador, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and [...]
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PVSC answers distress call
May 29th, 2013 
admin A Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission River Restoration crew came to the rescue of Belleville residents threatened with potential flooding from the Third River last week. Two downed trees – believed to have been toppled by Superstorm Sandy last October – were stretched 25 feet across the width of the river, where branches and debris [...]
Contractor: ‘Don’t blame us for KHS delays’
May 29th, 2013 admin By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The general contractor hired to do a $37 million retrofit of Kearny High School says it’s not his fault that the job is mired in seemingly unending delays. Michael Dassati, head of the Totowa construction firm Brockwell & Carrington, said: “Right from the first months on the job, [...]
News from the Kearny Police blotter
May 29th, 2013 admin A response to a report of a car hitting a curb near the Wittpenn Bridge last week ended in the arrest of a suspect in an auto theft, thanks to three Newarkers who claimed to have witnessed the crime and followed the vehicle into Kearny, police reported. At 10:15 p.m, May 21, KPD Officer Joe [...]
Thoughts & Views: Ensuring they get ‘the best years of their lives’
May 29th, 2013 admin As the nation prepares to remember America’s war dead on Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, a veterans’ advocate group in Kearny is continuing its efforts to aid and comfort our living members of the military, both active and retired. Realizing that many veterans and their families are struggling on the homefront, VOICE [...]
WE’VE GOT MAIL
May 29th, 2013 admin ‘Hail to the chief’ To the Editor: A page in the history of the Borough of East Newark will be turned on June 1, 2013, when the chief of the East Newark Police Department, Kenneth M. Sheehan, retires after 28 years of honorable and meritorious service to the residents. It is with this bittersweet feeling [...]
Feel like royalty at King’s Court
May 29th, 2013 admin LYNDHURST – Just how enticing is King’s Court Health & Sports Club? After a short visit, even someone (like your correspondent) to whom the concept of “sports” and even “health” is anathema, is tempted to sign up. If you are serious about your workouts and training regimen, my bet is you’ll be more than [...]
Around Town
May 29th, 2013 admin Belleville St. Anthony’s Parish, 63 Franklin St., Belleville, will host a festival and procession for St. Anthony (parking in school lot) on Friday, May 31, from 6 to 11 p.m., Saturday, June 1, from 3 to 11 p.m. and Sunday, June 2, from 1 to 10 p.m. The June 1 procession will be held from [...]
Kearny girls win Hudson County track championship
May 29th, 2013 admin By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s been a dream year for the Kearny High School girls’ track and field program. It started in the indoor season, when the Kardinals captured the Hudson County Track Coaches Association championship. It continued when spring began and the Kardinals took home the top prize from the HCTCA [...]
Kearny tabs Edwards to be new football coach
May 29th, 2013 admin By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Nick Edwards will try to go somewhere not many in his position have gone before him. The new Kearny High School head football coach will try to lead the Kardinals to respectability. It’s not an easy task, considering that the Kardinals haven’t been very competitive over the last [...]
