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, [...]

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY– The Kearny Recreation Commission has cautioned two of its volunteer coaches to clean up their act or risk the chance of being disciplined for any potential future missteps. Commission Chairwoman Lyla DeCastro Lawdanski said the seven members attending a special session held May 3 voted to send “written warnings” [...]

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – Hudson County’s smallest municipal police force – nine cops plus one special – will be diminished by one on May 31. That’s when Police Chief Kenneth Sheehan will bid farewell to the troops. “I’ll have 28 years and nine months on the job,” he said during a [...]

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – On May 18, a group of Nutley High School students will be going down to the sea (of sorts) … in robots. It’s all due to the U.S. Navy and Ken Bania, the school district’s science coordinator, with a big assist from physics teachers Michael Naumoff and [...]

  They may have been feuding a few weeks ago over firefighting staffing levels, but for at least one night, the New Jersey Fireman’s Mutual Benevolent Association (NJFMBA) and Harrison Fire Department (HFD) were on the same page. On Saturday, April 20, the state firefighters union presented gold medals to six members of the HFD [...]

  KEARNY – Doing some spring cleaning? Empyting your closets of clothes you no longer wear or need? There’s an easy way to divest yourself of them and do a good deed at the same time. In a new fundraising effort for its Community Policing (COP) program, the Kearny Police Department is now accepting donations [...]

A call about a theft in progress in an industrial area of Kearny the morning of Saturday, May 4, led to the arrest of two local men on both burglary and drug charges, Kearny police reported. At 8:10 a.m., Officers Tom Bannon and Vanessa Sevillano responded to a report of individuals apparently stealing scrap metal [...]

Belleville The Belleville Middle School Fine and Performing Arts Department announces its upcoming spring concert series. On May 15 the 7th and 8th grade choirs will perform selections of “Living on a Prayer,” “Man in the Mirror” and highlights from “Les Miserables.” The band, orchestra, and jazz band will take the stage on May 22. [...]

Paolo Pinto Yes, I can’t believe it’s Summer already! Great time of the year with sunny day, heat, beautiful landscapes and flowers; makes summer the best time of the year. Just as summer brings its beauty, shouldn’t a home bring forth its beauty? Yes, especially if you are considering selling your home this year. From [...]

  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 [...]