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Obituaries
George Dargan George Dargan, 75, died on Sunday, Aug. 2. Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home, 585…
Fire wrecks duplex, but garage is saved
EAST NEWARK – Five adults and a dog were left homeless after a fire swept through a two-level duplex…
Finally, funding for firefighters
KEARNY – The fourth time was the charm for Kearny’s Bravest. It took a lot of persistence, and maybe…
2 rescued from burning building
LYNDHURST – Public safety personnel executed a roof-top rescue of two township residents as a fire raged inside their…
Tribute paid to local patriot
SECOND RIVER – If you recognize this dateline, you know your local history. In the 18th century,…
New leader, new uniform, new windows
KEARNY – Having spent four weeks getting readjusted to her old workplace, Kearny High School interim principal Linda Rocco is “thrilled…
Estimated 3rd quarter tax bills going out
KEARNY – Kearny property owners should be getting their third quarter 2015 property tax bills shortly – not that they’ll…
KPD: Nothing you’d want to see
A walk in the park turned out to be anything but for a woman and her 4-year-old daughter on Friday,…
Thoughts & Views: Can technology trigger trust?
For many communities today, distrust reigns between minorities and the local gendarmes. We have been focused on outcries from Staten…
Special aid to 3 area towns
Kearny, Harrison and Nutley are the only communities in The Observer coverage area that were awarded transitional aid by the…
around town
Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble and the municipal council sponsor an Ecuadorian flag raising in celebration of Ecuadorian Independence Day, at the…
Obituaries
John Raymond Beck John Raymond Beck, 62, passed away peacefully on Aug. 2 in Durham, N.C., after a long…
Expect occupants by 2017: developer
BELLEVILLE – It’s all systems go for converting the old Essex County Isolation Hospital multi-building complex and, more recently, Garden State…
Thieves plunder garden
KEARNY – It’s not just the planters who’ve been hard at work at the Kearny Community Garden. Some produce…
A&P bankruptcy dooms supermarket
BELLEVILLE – Another area supermarket is being dealt a death blow. The Belleville Pathmark, located on Belmont Ave.…
LL parking? Tough call
NORTH ARLINGTON – With help from the borough and state, the Joseph Mellino Memorial North Arlington Little League field on…
Bizarre behavior leads to 2 arrests: KPD
KEARNY – Maybe it was the heat. Last week, which saw Kearny sweltering in torrid temperatures, found local cops with their…
Ripped returning for Woodstock Festival
LYNDHURST – Get ready for Woodstock redux. Well, that’s actually the second annual Woodstock Festival, co-sponsored by the Lyndhurst Youth Performing…
Hearing-impaired teen wins scholarship
NORTH ARLINGTON – A North Arlington teenager who overcame profound hearing loss to graduate high school as an honor roll…
Thoughts & Views: The kindness of strangers
Why is there a photo of the Geico gecko accompanying this column? Because he is my alter ego. At least…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘LET ME EXPLAIN WHAT I MEANT’ To the Editor: I write to explain my position that the…
Killer of Kearny teen gets life in prison
KEARNY – The Pennsylvania man who murdered 16-yearold Alishia Colon in her Belgrove Drive home in 2013 was sentenced Friday…
Burglar surprises sleeping teen: cops
KEARNY – A Newark man was arrested in the early-morning hours of July 18 after allegedly burglarizing a ground-floor…
C.S. Osborne donates shade trees to town
HARRISON – Several of the pride and joy of C.S. Osborne & Co. are no more. The longtime…
around town
Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble and the municipal council sponsor an Ecuadorian flag raising in celebration of Ecuadorian Independence Day, at Town…
4 new officers join township’s Finest
BELLEVILLE – One is following in the footsteps of three family members. Three have prior law enforcement experience. But…
National Wildlife Federation touts local Butterfly Garden
The Kearny Butterfly Garden has been accorded recognition by the National Wildlife Federation, the country’s largest wildlife conservation and education organization. In a…
Obituaries
John E. De Stefanis John E. De Stefanis, 69, of Westfield, passed away on July 19 at the…
NJ Transit bus hits tree, 6 taken to area hospital
KEARNY – Six people were hurt when a commuter bus struck a tree on Belgrove Drive at 8:15 a.m. this…