Tribute to fallen veteran

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – He was 19, only a year out of…

Senior residence on horizon

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – In the near future, you can probably figure…

Improving the quaility of life

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Recently, checking with someone about possible story ideas,…

Blaze displaces family of 9

  KEARNY – An early morning fire in an Elm St. home last Friday left the…

Suspect nabbed in Belleville robbery

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Special agents of the FBI arrested an East Orange man last…

Body in river ID’d as oil-attack suspect

    By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – When police and firefighters fished a corpse…

Kearny Police blotter: Arrested in jail

A Kearny case under investigation since last October led to the arrest last week of a…

Women veterans take the lead in parade

  NORTH ARLINGTON – The borough made history of sorts with this year’s Memorial Day Parade,…

Thoughts & Views: What’s in a (street) name?

  Okay, boys and girls, our new word for today is “contumacious.” According to the dictionary,…

Borough can’t reclaim water utility

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – After spending nearly two and a half years…

Habitat ready to start building in Kearny

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It’s taken more than two years to get…

‘Chill out’ with gourmet ices at Stewart’s

  KEARNY – Alongtime Kearny retailer is aiming to bring a taste of the Jersey Shore…

Highlights from the Nutley Police Blotter

May 30 At 4:47 p.m., police responded to a Vine St. residence where the owner showed…

N. Arlington man accused of sex crime

  HACKENSACK – A 40-year-old North Arlington man has been arrested in connection with an alleged…

Around Town

Bloomfield Bloomfield’s local access TV station (Ch. 35 Comcast; Ch. 30 Verizon) is now offering a…