Firefighters rescue man stuck in mud

By Kevin Canessa Jr. & Ron Leir  Observer Correspondents  NORTH ARLINGTON – A subcontractor doing survey work for…

Historic church getting facelift

BELLEVILLE –  The dangling cross at the top of the steeple at the historic former Dutch Reformed…

Kingsland meadows site sold

LYNDHURST/ NORTH ARLINGTON – At one time, the Kingsland meadowlands tract was to be the site for a giant…

Security contractor fills BOE seat

KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education has appointed Bryan Granelli, a private security firm owner whose daughter is a…

White named township clerk

LYNDHURST –  Angela White has been appointed municipal clerk by the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners, replacing Helen Polito, who retired May…

Teacher charged in sex case

LYNDHURST –  A 32-year-old Lyndhurst woman was arrested last Friday for allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual activity on at…

Teachers end school year with new deal

HARRISON – Public school teachers in Harrison are celebrating the end of the school year with a new contract…

Woman has cash taken from car: NPD

Nutley Police were called to Washington Ave. on June 13 on a dispute and when they arrived, a victim told…

Penalties imposed after 2 kittens killed

KEARNY –  One dog was put down and another was put “on probation” after they reportedly mauled two kittens in…

Thoughts & Views: ‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat’

Believe it or not, there once was a time when people didn’t think about sharks when they went down the…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

‘WE TAKE OUR JOBS SERIOUSLY’ To the editor:  I would like to comment on a recent Observer…

Town ‘drafts’ 2 into uniformed ranks

HARRISON –  Albert Pearson did it. So did Vincent Schwartz. They both took advantage of the New Jersey intergovernmental transfer…

KPD: An appetite for arrest?

Shortly before midnight on Monday, June 15, Kearny police received a report of suspicious persons possibly attempting to enter parked vehicles…

Charter study headed for ballot?

LYNDHURST –  A drumbeat for a change of the township’s form of government is sounding and it could result in…

Close call for cop as he fires at oncoming racer

KEARNY –  A Kearny police officer attempting to stop a drag race opened fire on one of the vehicles…