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Town ‘drafts’ 2 into uniformed ranks

HARRISON –  Albert Pearson did it. So did Vincent Schwartz. They both took advantage of the New Jersey intergovernmental transfer…

KPD: An appetite for arrest?

Shortly before midnight on Monday, June 15, Kearny police received a report of suspicious persons possibly attempting to enter parked vehicles…

Charter study headed for ballot?

LYNDHURST –  A drumbeat for a change of the township’s form of government is sounding and it could result in…

Close call for cop as he fires at oncoming racer

KEARNY –  A Kearny police officer attempting to stop a drag race opened fire on one of the vehicles…

around town

Belleville  Mayor Raymond Kimble and the Municipal Council will screen the film “Paddington” as part of Family Movie Night Thursday,…

Crackdown looming on weekend trash

KEARNY –  The Town of Kearny is sending out spies to capture evidence of weekend trash law violations with…

Glover Jr., son of grid legend, gets chance to move Blue Tide forward

HARRISON –  Rich Glover Jr. is too young to remember the incredible athletic exploits of his legendary father. At age…

Atlantic Sun shines bright on NJIT

NEWARK –  Ever since he took over the job as the head men’s basketball coach at the New Jersey Institute…

Local grid stars have one last game to remember

Strange twist of fate reunites Banks, Urgola OAKLAND –  Kearny native Keon Banks and Lyndhurst’s Peter Urgola had a fateful…

Obituaries

Thomas E. Boyd  Thomas E. Boyd, 80, of Harrison, died on Friday, June 19, at his home with…

50% off everything at Charlie’s Nursery July 4&5 | 275 River Road, North Arlington

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Teacher, a resident of Lyndhurst, accused of inappropriate sex with 15-year-old female student, BCPO says

A 32-year-old married Lyndhurst woman, who is a second-grade teacher at a Jersey City charter school,…

Introducing The Observer’s weekly Medical Directory

Coming soon to The Observer — our weekly Medical Directory. Here’s a great opportunity for doctors…

Jr. High concept unveiled to public

LYNDHURST –  Township residents got their first look last week at a preliminary “design concept” for the new…