KEARNY – Make way for “Hairspray,” the upcoming spring musical at Kearny High School, opening on…
The Observer Staff
It’s off to Neverland at HHS
HARRISON — Patrons of the arts had better brace themselves for something different at the upcoming…
Educating kids about WTC attacks
HARRISON — Three Harrison public school teachers were among a group of educators honored at the…
Arrest ‘record’ for two suspects?
KEARNY — A man and a woman, arrested here last week on marijuana-possession charges, may have…
KPD: N.Y.C. cabby assaulted, robbed
Shortly after midnight last Thursday, March 10, Kearny police were alerted to a “commotion” at Passaic and…
Arbitrators: BOE must pay $2.9 million
KEARNY — The Kearny Board of Education has lost – bigtime – the first of two important…
New leader at Holy Cross/St. Anthony’s
HARRISON – The Archdiocese of Newark has assigned an administrator to take charge of the combined…
KPD: You’ve won a trip to Florida!
It started with a shoplifting-turned-robbery, morphed into a foot chase in the brush and with an assault…
New river cleanup plan: $1.3 bn, 9-10 years
The federal government is inching closer to cleaning the lower eight miles of the Passaic River,…
A college ‘tax’ & other thoughts
It’s no secret these days that a lot of municipalities are hurting for cash, especially…
Learn about open government, Sunshine laws, at seminar
The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) is hosting a free educational seminar during National…
Crooks bank on ATM skimmers
NUTLEY — Nutley police, who have been warning residents about skimming devices being placed on ATMs throughout New…
Will Town tax hospital?
BELLEVILLE — Could Clara Maass Medical Center turn into a cash cow for the Township of Belleville?…
Are more parking controls coming to Kearny?
KEARNY — Kearny has moved to tighten regulations governing the allocation and use of designated curbside…
Town to NJSEA: ‘Get off our land’
KEARNY — Come June 30, there’ll be a showdown at the Keegan landfill, pardners, so don’t…
Another Bulger moves up the ladder
KEARNY – A veteran member of the Kearny Fire Department moved up in the ranks last…
Letter: Davis Ave. toughed out the snow
To the Editor: The Friday before the snowstorm of January 2016, the Davis Ave. residents received…
Bully for a presidential bear!
By Karen Zautyk The cartoon that accompanies this week’s column is by Clifford Berryman and first appeared…
Purloined pooch found as investigation continues
KEARNY — The talk of this town last week was the 12-week-old puppy reported stolen from a local…
KPD: From ABC to CDS at local pub
On Feb. 8, KPD detectives from the Vice/Alcoholic Beverage Control unit paid a visit to the…
Leadbeater sentencing postponed … for the 4th time
NEWARK – For the fourth time in the last eight months, the sentencing of a former…
Obituaries for 2 March 2016
Phyllis M. Hodkinson, Alice A. Olcott, Danielle D. Quiam, John Joseph Garrison & Margaret Hacker. Click…
Purloined pooch found
The puppy stolen this week from a Kearny pet store has been recovered by the Kearny…
Harrison’s next big thing
HARRISON — Concerns about energy issues and parking garage design involving a proposed 260-unit residential project in…
Meet & greet inner-city pups this Saturday and perhaps walk away with a new pet
KEARNY – This Saturday, Feb. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., there will be a very…
Garage at NA NJ Transit depot?
NORTH ARLINGTON — As part of its plans to help revitalize the southern end of its commercial…
New charter school will have 30 teachers
KEARNY — Hudson Arts & Science Charter School, slated to open this September at the site of…
Most in LPD getting pay hikes
LYNDHURST — The Lyndhurst Township Board of Commissioners voted last Tuesday to give raises to members of…
KPD: Juvenile behavior
Shortly after 10 p.m. on Friday, Feb 12, Officers Michael Santucci and Esteban Gonzalez were dispatched to…
HPD looking for robbery suspect
The Harrison Police Department is investigating a strong-arm robbery of an out-of-town man who was reportedly…