Recent reports from the Kearny Police Department blotter included, but were not limited to, the following: May 14 At 8:45 a.m., Sgt. John Taylor was on the 100 block of Davis Ave. when he reportedly saw the driver of a car parked in a school zone unsafely discharge a passenger. When the sergeant approached the [...]
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Highlights from the Nutley Police blotter
May 22nd, 2013 
admin May 17 At 2:05 p.m., a River Road business owner reported the theft of a 4-foot floor fan, TV parts, car batteries, a propane cylinder and ladder poles from their building. Detectives are investigating. May 16 A resident told police that twice this week, someone slashed a front tire on their vehicle while it was [...]
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May 22nd, 2013 admin Belleville The annual Belleville/ Bloomfield Memorial Day observance will be held on Monday, May 27. There will be four observances at the following times and locations: 9 a.m. – Bloomfield- Essex County Veterans Memorial Circle in Glendale Cemetery, 28 Hoover Ave., Bloomfield; 10 a.m. – Belleville Township Hall, 152 Washington Ave.; 11 a.m. – Belleville [...]
News from the Kearny Police blotter
May 22nd, 2013 admin Kearny Police Department blotter included, but were not limited to, the following: May 14 At 8:45 a.m., Sgt. John Taylor was on the 100 block of Davis Ave. when he reportedly saw the driver of a car parked in a school zone unsafely discharge a passenger. When the sergeant approached the motorist and asked for [...]
Blue Tide volleyball bunch comes close to shocking the world
May 22nd, 2013 admin Upsets St. Peter’s in county semifinals, then falls to Bayonne in finale By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When the Harrison High School boys’ volleyball team reached the semifinals of the Hudson County Tournament last week, it would have been a crowning achievement on its own. After all, the Blue Tide comes from a Group [...]
NA hoop coach Walsh resigns
May 22nd, 2013 admin By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Dave Walsh was approached 10 years ago by then-North Arlington High School Principal Bob Kinloch about becoming the head boys’ basketball coach at his alma mater, Walsh didn’t know what to think. After all, Walsh had spent most of his time as a coach on the collegiate level, [...]
Kearny’s Happel finds home with Rutgers-Newark track team
May 22nd, 2013 admin By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Chris Happel is definitely a late bloomer in the sport of track and field – twice over. When he was a student at Kearny High School, Happel was first a baseball and basketball player for his first three years. “I just ran the bases and was a designated hitter,” [...]
Obituaries
May 22nd, 2013 admin Ramon Melo Gonzalez Ramon Melo Gonzalez died on May 16. He was 51. Arrangements were by the Armitage and Wiggins Funeral Home in Kearny. Ramon is married to Elena (Morel) and is the father of Elaine, Genesis and Lino. Also surviving are his mother Oliva and many siblings. Burial will be in the Dominican Republic. [...]
Alley fire on main business district
May 22nd, 2013 admin Firefighters quickly doused a smoky blaze that sprang up in an alley between two stores on Kearny’s main shopping block on Monday. No was was reported hurt in the fire that began at around 4:15 p.m. in the alley separating Gamer’s Edge, an Inernet games shop at 498 Kearny, and Mace Electronics at 500 Kearny. [...]
A new low?
May 15th, 2013 admin By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent See that pickup truck. It’s painted with the names of FDNY and NYPD and Port Authority first responders who died at Ground Zero on 9/11. Nice tribute, right? Dramatic statement of patriotism, right? We saw the truck, which also is decorated with an image of the Twin Towers, [...]
