Auxiliary officers needed

LYNDHURST –  The Lyndhurst Police Department is accepting applications for volunteer auxiliary police officers. Members of the Police Auxiliary help…

Keeping Kearny shoppers safe

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  If you’ve noticed an increased police presence in Kearny’s shopping areas…

$$ to flow into Passaic

Acting N.J. Attorney General John J. Hoffman and state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin last week announced the approval of…

Robbers flee, shots fired

BELLEVILLE –  On Sunday morning, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, armed robbers invaded the Radio Shack…

Belleville board borrows more

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent  BELLEVILLE –  The already fiscally strapped Belleville Board of Education has committed to borrowing…

Lyndhurst assault suspect nabbed

A suspect wanted in connection with an assault on a 21-year-old woman at a Lyndhurst hotel nearly three months ago…

All was calm, all was bright

In December 1914, the troops of the Allies and the Central Powers have been in combat for several months and…

CORRECTION

A story published last week in The Observer misstated the school district where former Lyndhurst school…

Recycling funds for local towns

TRENTON –  State recycling grants totaling approximately $226,000 are being awarded to the eight communities in The Observer coverage area to…

School board settles vendor suit

KEARNY –  The Kearny Board of Education settled litigation over replacement of its copy machine vendor at its meeting on…

4.5M contract for pump work

KEARNY –  The Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority last Wednesday awarded a contract for $4,597,890 to Coppola Services of Ringwood for the renovation…

KPD: Burglary suspect arrested

A Tappan St. resident was in her apartment at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 15, when she heard a…

Nutley police blotter

Between Dec. 13 and 20, Nutley PD responded to 20 motor vehicle accidents, 11 disputes, 41 medical calls and these incidents:…

A healthy kitchen makeover

From the food you stock in the freezer to the silverware you put on the table, your kitchen is…

around town

Belleville  Belleville Elks, 254 Washington Ave., is having a blood drive on Tuesday, Dec. 30, from 5 to 9…