Thoughts & Views: Maybe a Hollywood set crew could help

The U.S. Secret Service wants $8 million from Congress to build a fake White House so its agents can practice…

CORRECTIONS

• Last week’s story previewing a special meeting of the Harrison Board of Education March 24…

He ‘checked in’ to county jail

KEARNY –  A Brooklyn man who apparently came all the way to Kearny just to cash a check…

Jurors find Jail official guilty of wiretapping

Following a federal jury trial in Newark, the deputy director of the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny has been…

Potholes will be fixed soon, mayor vows

Now that it’s spring, Mayor Joseph Bianchi is asking local property owners to think ahead about sprucing up the community…

Semiao & Abbott aim for TV hunt show

By Kevin Canessa Jr.  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  When Fernando Semiao was a younger boy growing up…

Ready to define ‘normal’ for you

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  HARRISON –  Those delightfully ghoulish characters created by Charles Addams will be making their…

around town

Belleville  Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., is holding registration, for a Teddy Bear Tea Party set for Saturday, May…

Cardenas, Mullen earn state gold at NJ state youth wrestling championships

Kearny Recreation sends 5 wrestlers to medal round By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer  The Kearny…

Belleville looks to pitching staff to continue winning ways

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After two highly successful seasons, ones that saw his program win a total…

FDU coach Herenda headlines Kearny hoops awards dinner

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  Greg Herenda remembers when he was an aspiring basketball player, growing up in…

2 nabbed in meth bust

BLOOMFIELD –  Two Bloomfield men, one of whom is confined to a wheelchair, were arrested last week after police executed…

Obituaries

Michael Gaynor Michael J. Gaynor, 54, died on Sunday, March 15, at home in East Stroudsburg, Pa. Arrangements…

Car thieves collared in NA after multi-town chase

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Two Passaic men driving two stolen cars were…