1.7B to clean Passaic’s lower 8 miles

  NEWARK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last Friday, April 11, that it…

Lost medal recovered from Pa.

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – For more than two decades, it sat –…

Feds won’t pay for more firefighters

Two neighboring West Hudson communities have been shut out in their bids to snag federal funding…

Tribute to a teacher

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Fred Kuhrt died doing what he loved best…

Play ball! (and politics, too)

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Saturday’s opening ceremony for the North Arlington…

News in brief

HARRISON – Harrison Mayor James Fife, 73, is spending time in St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark,…

Nutley Scouts to the rescue

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The temperature was bone-chilling and the rain was…

Thoughts & Views: Jeff Bahr: An Appreciation

  In the movie, “The Misfits,” Gay, the cowboy character played by Clark Gable (in what…

Town has new health officer

  KEARNY – Kenneth Pincus is Kearny’s new health officer. Pincus, a resident of Warren, was…

The long arm of the law

      By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny police reported last week that…

Enjoy the oldies with Park Avenue

    By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Music lovers looking to cherish the oldies will…

KPD: ‘Knock, knock’ was no joke

  On April 4, at 6 p.m., pursuant to an ongoing narcotics investigation and armed with…

Business Review: Bixlers: 5 generations of real estate service

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Tim and Scott Bixler may not have been alive…

Washington Ave. crash

      Photos by Ron Leir A NJ Transit bus emerging from the company’s Washington…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., holds a Teddy Bear Tea Party…