BELLEVILLE â A 23-year-old Belleville woman has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the death last week of…
Year: 2015
Kearny wins local showdown at Red Bull, defeating Harrison, 5-1
Najarroâs 2 goals give Kards victory; Kearny girls also win HARRISON â Thereâs something about playing at…
Harrison mourns the loss of beloved Morillo
Amy Nicosia Morillo vividly recalls the day that she met her husband- to-be, Jose, a little more than seven years ago.…
Nutleyâs Merkle becomes schoolâs all-time rushing leader
Nutley High Schoolâs Craig Merkle had a junior year to remember, collecting 1,229 yards rushing and scoring 19 touchdowns for the…
Obituaries
George Best George Best died Sept. 22. He was 84. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, he moved to North Arlington…
Coccia Realtyâs Alonso July Agent of the Month
Zoraida Alonso, who for the last 15 years has been helping clients at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate,…
Obituary: Lynn Kelly, wife of former Observer Art Director Duane Kelly, dies at 53
Lynn [Italiano] Kelly, of Brick, died suddenly on Sept. 22. She was 53. Lynn lived most…
Parade, street fair, nostalgia highlight town milestone
HARRISON â The Town of Harrisonâs 175th anniversary is now in the books. Harrison Fest, as the event was dubbed…
âHamburglarâ facing theft charges anew
KEARNY â A Kearny man, nicknamed âThe Hamburglarâ by one of our sources, has been remanded to the Hudson…
New prosecutor pledges reforms
JERSEY CITY â It didnât take long for Hudson Countyâs newest chief law enforcement to set the agenda for…
âFamily Successâ is programâs goal
KEARNY â A single mother with two young children is managing to keep it together but is desperate to…
Meet & greet with cops over coffee
KEARNY â In 2011, police in the city of Hawthorne, Calif., were looking for new ways to communicate, informally,…
KPD blotter: Enoughâs enough
At 3:30 a.m., Sept. 14, Officers Jay Ward and Dean Gasser responded to a report of a fight in progress…
Out for a special âconstitutionalâ
NUTLEY â In celebration of Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23, the Nutley Department of Public Affairs welcomed local residents to its…
Thoughts & Views: Yes, itâs good to be back home again
When I was a kid, spending summers up at Culver Lake, my family loved to play John Denver music. In…
Brooklyn suspects nabbed in bike thefts
KEARNY â Is there a bicycle shortage in Brooklyn? We ask because three teenage residents of that borough were…
Kearny Bank hosts networking event
Kearny Bankâs Kathy Giunta, assistant vice president and branch manager, and her staff recently hosted a business networking event in…
Leadbeater sentencing off to Dec. 14
NEWARK â The U.S. Attorneyâs Office said last week that the sentencing of former Kearny Councilman John Leadbeater in connection…
No Lyndhurst referendums for fall ballot
LYNDHURST â Donât expect any public questions targeted to Lyndhurst residents on the ballot for the November general election. That…
around town
Bloomfield Job Haines, 250 Bloomfield Ave., hosts an AARP safety driving program on Oct. 1, from 9:30 a.m. to…
Kearny girlsâ soccer team rolls on
There are things you can count on happening every year at this time. You put the beach chair in the…
Nutley girlsâ soccer: Maintaining excellence
Mike DiPiano began his fourth season as the head girlsâ soccer coach at Nutley High School two weeks ago and…
NAâs Manzo-Lewis recovers from knee injury to lead Vikings
Before the 2014 high school football season began, North Arlington High School head football coach Anthony Marck consistently raved about his…
Obituaries
Sophie âSueâ Staknis Sophie âSueâ Staknis of Kearny, died peacefully at home on Sept. 11. At her death, she…
3-alarm fire tears through home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny [Video]
A 3-alarm fire tore through a home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny, early Tuesday morning. No…
Ripped awnings, cars damaged & more: NPD
Three incidents involving property damage were reported by owners in different areas of Nutley during…
Part of Franklin Ave., Belleville, to be closed Wednesday for ‘Just a Party’
Franklin Avenue will be closed to all traffic from 3 p.m. to midnight from Joralemon St.…
2nd showdown for bar
A Kearny tavern that has been the target of neighborhood and police complaints is up against it, once again. The…
21 mos. in prison for jailer
KEARNY â The deputy director of the Hudson County Correctional Facility — a/k/a the Hudson County Jail in South…
Fire unions accept comp time
KEARNY â The Town of Kearny has averted a pending crisis arising from depleting the overtime account for the…