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 [...]

  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 [...]

    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 [...]

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 [...]

    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 [...]

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 [...]

  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 [...]

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – No, it’s not a mirage. And, no, you’re not in Boston. But yes, there it is: Looming above the PNC Bank Franklin Ave. parking lot there stands a replica of – dare I say it – the Fenway Park scoreboard. This iconic image of Red Sox Nation [...]

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – After 27 years on the bench, Belleville Municipal Court Judge Frank J. Zinna is calling it quits. June 30 will be Zinna’s last day on the township payroll. Zinna was coming up for reappointment to another three-year term but, in a surprising development, the judge submitted a [...]

The intervention of what Police Chief John Dowie called “two very good concerned citizens” aided a police officer in the arrest of a man who had assaulted him on Kearny Ave. last week, authorities said. According to police, the incident began at 4:30 p.m., Monday, April 29, when Officer Ben Wuelfing was called to a [...]