Saluting Kearny’s kid cadets

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – The first thing we noticed when we arrived at Gunnell Oval,…

Mom of the Year, she’s not

By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – A Newark woman who came to Nutley to do some grocery…

Benchmark for local judge

  By Ron Leir HARRISON – This town is losing another of its municipal leaders. Falling…

If it’s Monday, I must be Jose

  By Karen Zautyk KEARNY –   A man who authorities said has at least 10…

Hundreds spend Night Out Against Crime

By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY – Warm weather and a beautiful sunset kissed the skin of…

Investing in hedge fun

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – If you saw a shrub walking along Kearny Ave. around noontime…

Daylight carjacking in supermarket lot

KEARNY – A woman loading groceries into her van  at the ShopRite on Passaic Ave. was…

Quick work by the KPD

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Police may have set a record last week in the capture…

School Supplies Greatly Needed

By Lisa Pezzolla During these difficult times we are hearing conversations about prices for gas, food  …

Purple prose and vile puns

The 2011 Bulwer-Lytton prizes have been announced! This is something to which I look forward every…

We’ve Got Mail

To the Publisher: A week before Christmas I received a call from one of my oldest…

‘Knock, knock’ ‘Who’s there?’ ‘Oh ****!’

NUTLEY – A Franklin Ave. resident can consider himself lucky that a burglar armed with a…

Jersey Four tribute to the Four Seasons

By Anthony J. Machcinski Decades have passed since the Baby Boomer generation was young and Frankie…

Around town

Belleville Belleville Public Library is accepting donations for a book sale at the Just a Party…

North Arlington’s Gross healthy and ready to go

Former Observer Athlete of Year set for grid season at Rhode Island By Jim Hague Mike…