Thoughts & Views: To be, or not to be, ill-educated?

Now is the winter of our discontent. (Okay, it’s really spring, but it felt like winter last week and…

CORRECTIONS

A March 24 story misstated the amount of terminal leave pay and unused vacation compensation to…

KPD: From rested to arrested

Kearny police were called to a home on the 300 block of Forest St. at 4:45 a.m. last Friday,…

1 man stabbed, another robbed: HPD

HARRISON — Police are seeking an individual who reportedly stabbed a Newark resident in Harrison during the early morning hours…

Use Internet to report scams: NPD

Nutley PD is asking residents to use the internet to report frauds and non-threatening incidents as a time-saving move. To make…

Around Town: April 29, 2015 edition

Belleville  The Kevin G. Kennedy Civic Association will hold its 22nd annual scholarship breakfast May 17 at 10 a.m.…

Looking for bargains? Check out Yard Sale

Shoppers, take your mark! The immensely popular Annual KUEZ Kearny Town-Wide Yard and Sidewalk Sale returns Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and…

Obituaries

Henryka Milewska Grygielko  Henryka Milewska Grygielko, of Tinton Falls, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, April 16. She was 90.…

A vision in pink: spring is here

    Photo by LMF Marketing  Cherry blossoms are in bloom again in Branch Brook Park…

Teachers turn down labor pact

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent HARRISON –  Harrison public school teachers have narrowly rejected a new contract offer…

Carnival permit changes eyed

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent KEARNY –  In the wake of a troubling incident at an Easter…

KPD: From cell phone to cell

A routine traffic stop led to a not-so-routine drug arrest of a Passaic man who allegedly had a considerable amount…

Another school administrator is leaving

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – Turnover among administrative personnel within the Kearny public school system continues as…

Seek to name studio for beloved teacher

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  BELLEVILLE –  A movement is under way to memorialize a popular Belleville public school…

Phone scammers out for your cash

Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura has issued a warning to area taxpayers about telephone scam artists who are intent on getting…

Thoughts & Views: How sweet was my habit

Now it can be told: Growing up as a kid, I was an addict. Seems that I just…

St. Stephen’s hosts Four Chaplains tribute

On Feb. 3, 1943, the Dorchester was torpedoed in the waters of the North Atlantic. As the ship began…

Project Graduation volleyball set for Friday

KEARNY –  Kearny’s 2015 Project Graduation volleyball tournament — an annual event — is set for this Friday, April 24,…

Wild chase of stolen car ends with arrest

By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – A 19-year-old from Newark ended up in the Hudson County Jail last…

Don’t be fooled by tricksters, mayor warns

Alphonse Petracco is cautioning residents to be on the watch for phone and internet scam attempts, of which Nutley…

around town

Belleville The Kevin G. Kennedy Civic Association will hold its 22nd annual scholarship breakfast May 17 at 10 a.m.…

Lyndhurst softball team prepares for another state title run

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  The 2014 high school softball season was certainly a memorable one for Lyndhurst…

Say what? QP allegedly hires Dressel, then un-hires her

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s been stated here too many times to remember that Queen of Peace…

NA’s Silva throws no-hitter in Autism Awareness Challenge

By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer  At the end of the 2014 high school baseball season, North Arlington’s promising…

Obituaries

Paula Cornejo  Paula Cornejo died April 10. She was 87. Born in Peru, she lived in Kearny. Arrangements…

Strong 1st quarter bodes well for BHGRE | Coccia Realty

KEARNY –  If the first quarter of 2015 is any indication of what the rest of the year will…

Gas station robber still being sought

Updated 15 April with a sketch from the NJ State Police. Nutley PD is searching for a…

Band of Brothers

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  On Sept. 11, 2001, a young boy stared out a…

Health Center to open Dec.

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent HARRISON –  It was supposed to happen April 1 but now the…

Township losing faithful civil servant

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  LYNDHURST –  When she was appointed Township Clerk, her office was still in…