Eagle Scout eyes new mission

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  In June, senior Steve Koziel will graduate from Kearny High School…

Warring districts end feud

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  EAST NEWARK –  Threats by East Newark to send its high school-age students…

Fighting scams targeting elderly

Fed up with fraud? With scams? With identity theft? So is the State of New Jersey, which has…

Senior housing partly occupied

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent HARRISON – After six years of start/ stop planning, the Harrison Senior Residence at…

2 West Hudson women among honorees

Two West Hudson residents were among 24 of their peers selected as the 2015 Hudson County Women’s History Month Honorees…

Doctor sentenced for taking bribes

NEWARK – A North Arlington doctor has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for accepting more than $130,000 in…

Promoting transit choices

The Town of Kearny was among nearly 100 local businesses, institutions and local governments honored by the Hudson Transportation Management Association…

1 injured in near head-on Pike crash

KEARNY – A collision between a Honda Accord and a cement truck on the Belleville Turnpike last week required response…

Abdo-Manno nets major realty award

Maggie Abdo-Manno, broker-sales associate with Century 21 Semiao and Associates’ Lyndhurst office, has been named Top Company Producing Associate for 2014.…

Fundraiser benefits W. Hudson collegians

The Hudson County Community College Foundation’s Scholarship Committee will host a Hudson/Bergen Comedy Night Fundraiser on Tuesday, May 6, beginning at 6…

Thoughts & Views: Don’t give up on peace

In his Easter message delivered Sunday at Vatican City, Pope Francis rightly reminded us about the forgotten people of the…

KPD blotter: Cops weren’t clueless

A motorist who crashed his car on Passaic Ave. fled the scene of the accident, but conveniently provided clues…

3 sought in armed robbery: HPD

Two men held up and robbed a Harrison restaurant and drove away with an accomplice last Saturday, police said.…

Rock thrown at minivan: NPD

Nutley PD is investigating an attack on a vehicle that came on the heels of the driver parking on a…

around town

Bloomfield  Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., announces the following: Free movie screenings are set for Mondays and Thursdays at…