Anticipate Koppers redevelopment plan

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny – with some assistance from other public…

Coping with another senseless school shooting

There is nothing rational to explain this past Friday’s shooting at an elementary school in Newtown,…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

Kudos to Holiday In The Park sponsors Dear Editor: On behalf of the Lyndhurst Board of…

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Fire Department probes cause o warehouse fi re

A one-alarm fire at a South Kearny warehouse was quelled quickly last Wednesday. Kearny Fire Chief…

Arlington Jewelers: a ‘gem’ of a business

  Arlington Jewelers has a motto: “You’ll be singing a happy tune when you shop with…

News from the Kearny Police Department

Dec. 7 At about 10 p.m., vice detectives saw three teenagers huddled together at the corner…

Highlights from Nutley Police blotter

Dec. 13 Police were notified about a possible scam by a resident who reported getting an…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Elks, 254 Washington Ave., will sponsor a special Type O blood drive on Wednesday,…

They’re back!

After almost six weeks, Bagel Bistro, Slice Restaurant Pizzeria and People’s Express Dry Cleaners at 41…

Kearny wrestlers start off season as host to holiday tourney

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School wrestling team began the 2012-13…

Kearny boys’ hoops: Looking to improve

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Bill Schoener took over the head coaching duties…

Lyndhurst girls’ basketball team shoots for league crown

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Lyndhurst High School girls’ basketball team had a…

The Bixler Group

  The Bixler Group, LLC, formerly E. H. Bixler & Sons, was established in 1891 with…

Obituaries

Dorothy V. Chisholm Dorothy V. Chisholm died on Nov. 28 in West Hudson Post Acute Care…

A tree glows in Kearny

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – We were driving past Riverbank Park on Passaic Ave.…

We’re under construction

Thank you for visiting The Observer’s website. We’re undergoing a reconstruction of our site — so…

Don’t pine — the tree is lit!

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent It was bitter cold last Thursday night – at least…

Fires hit steel plant, trailer truck

  Firefighters fought two blazes within two days in Kearny last week resulting in one reported…

New legal challenge to school balloting

  A candidate who finished fourth in the Kearny school election race to fill three seats…

PSE&G plugs new towers for regional grid

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – PSE&G is looking to get approvals from the…

Belleville scopes out another streetscape

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – A project that was started some 15 years…

World ending? Here’s a different spin

As you may remember, the Long Count of the Mayan calendar is predicting the end of…

WE’VE GOT MAIL: KEARNY’S BRAVEST MERIT KUDOS

Dear Editor: In this difficult time that when so many have suffered such an enormous loss…

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He was Belleville’s beloved ‘Music Man’

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – It was Belleville’s version of “Mr. Holland’s Opus.”…

Around Town

BELLEVILLE Belleville Middle School 7th and 8th grade chorus concert is on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at…

Art of Dance performance at Felician Infirmary

  Students from Art of Dance entertained the retired sisters who reside at Felician Infirmary in…

Kearny girls’ basketball team tries to keep winning tradition alive

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny High School girls’ basketball team enjoyed a…

NA girls’ hoops: Tons of optimism

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer A year ago, the North Arlington girls’ basketball team…