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CORRECTION
A story in the Aug. 19 issue of The Observer misstated the number of jobs that…
Doing their part to protect anglers
Some of New Jersey’s veterans who’ve seen combat action overseas have returned to the home front to enlist in a…
around town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts a blood drive on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 5 to…
Don’t be scammed by fake IRS callers
Nutley Commissioner Steven Rogers is warning the public that criminals are continuing to use sophisticated phone scams targeting taxpayers, especially senior…
Help keep kids safe
The Kearny Police Department Traffic Bureau is reminding residents that Kearny public schools will reopen Thursday, Sept. 10. The KPD…
They can dance with the best
Visions Dance Studio of Kearny is proud of its competition team and knows the importance of…
Obituaries
Irene Dorothy Conklin Irene Dorothy Conklin, 61, of Montclair, and formerly of Kearny, died on Aug. 16. Arrangements…
Another mulch fire erupts
KEARNY – Firefighters from Kearny and North Arlington battled a stubborn fire over the weekend at a meadowlands mulch company where fires…
Saluting Junior Police
KEARNY – Last Thursday evening, 50 youngsters — ages 11-13 — received their diplomas as proud graduates of the Kearny…
Landfill on short leash?
KEARNY – Kearny is preparing to give a big meadows tenant the boot. Letters have gone back…
Short-staffing spells OT woes
KEARNY – Town officials are seeing red around the Kearny Fire Department but it’s not flames that have their…
FedEx Freight pitched for Porete Ave.
NORTH ARLINGTON – The long vacant Bethlehem Steel site on Porete Ave. is targeted for development as a FedEx Freight…
Forget longer school day, educator says
LYNDHURST – Local educator Danielle R. Sammarone is committed to improving performance outcomes for her students – but she’s not convinced…
On Kearny Ave., unwanted attention
KEARNY – A 32-year-old man was arrested last week after he allegedly accosted a 14-year-old girl on Kearny Ave. and…
Brother, can you spare a billion?
Puerto Rico is $70 billion in the hole and Greece is seeking approval from the European Union and the IMF…
CORRECTIONS
CORRECTION A story in The Observer’s Aug. 5 issue about the Techniques of Alcohol Management training…
FEMA: File Sandy flood claims by Sept. 15
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is reminding National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders who filed a claim as a result…
around town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts a blood drive on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 5 to…
Deer sighted in Kearny! Inside Lincoln School!
KEARNY – Pop quiz: 1. Which of these animals is NOT native to New Jersey? A. Muskrat…
N.A. public schools re-open Sept. 9
The first day of classes for North Arlington Public Schools for the 2015-2016 school year will be Wednesday, Sept. 9.…
Obituaries
Arthur J. Matson Arthur J. Matson, 78, of Brick, and formerly of Point Pleasant, passed away peacefully on Monday,…
Harrison police seek bank robbery suspect
HARRISON – Police are seeking a man who pulled off a bank robbery in Harrison last Wednesday. Harrison…
Flying crime fighter
KEARNY – Huge crowds showed up for Kearny’s annual National Night Out Against Crime observance Tuesday, Aug. 4, from 6…
Gearing up for 175th anniversary
HARRISON – The year was 1840: William Henry Harrison had just been elected president and in April the New…
New officers settle in at S.A.
KEARNY – They’ve only been in town for a little more than a month but Lts. Hwang and…
One field facelift starts, 2nd in wings
KEARNY – Conversion of Veteran’s Memorial Field off Belgrove Drive in Kearny, from natural grass to artificial turf, with associated…
Notes from the KPD blotter
A man wanted on a child-neglect warrant ended up in the Hudson County Jail last week after arresting officers found a…
School seats up for grabs in 3 townships
Three of the six communities in The Observer’s coverage area with elective Boards of Education – Lyndhurst, Nutley and Belleville –…
Thoughts & Views: Get a horse!
No, I am not speaking about American Pharoah, although he has been in the headlines. (Congrats, Pharoah, on the recent Haskell…