Following a federal jury trial in Newark, the deputy director of the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny has been…
The Observer Staff
Potholes will be fixed soon, mayor vows
Now that it’s spring, Mayor Joseph Bianchi is asking local property owners to think ahead about sprucing up the community…
Semiao & Abbott aim for TV hunt show
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent KEARNY – When Fernando Semiao was a younger boy growing up…
Ready to define ‘normal’ for you
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Those delightfully ghoulish characters created by Charles Addams will be making their…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., is holding registration, for a Teddy Bear Tea Party set for Saturday, May…
Cardenas, Mullen earn state gold at NJ state youth wrestling championships
Kearny Recreation sends 5 wrestlers to medal round By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Kearny…
Belleville looks to pitching staff to continue winning ways
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After two highly successful seasons, ones that saw his program win a total…
FDU coach Herenda headlines Kearny hoops awards dinner
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Greg Herenda remembers when he was an aspiring basketball player, growing up in…
2 nabbed in meth bust
BLOOMFIELD – Two Bloomfield men, one of whom is confined to a wheelchair, were arrested last week after police executed…
Obituaries
Michael Gaynor Michael J. Gaynor, 54, died on Sunday, March 15, at home in East Stroudsburg, Pa. Arrangements…
Former official guilty
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Last Monday, March 9, at his second day on trial…
Target parking lot for new school
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – If no significant environmental issues arise, the municipal parking lot across the…
Saw pal fatally shot; now he’s shot dead
An East Orange man who was a passenger in a vehicle whose driver was fatally shot by police after a…
Many parents still wary of PARCC
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent The N.J. Department of Education has adopted a “no opt-out” policy for the administration…
Thoughts & Views: ‘Great gift of faith’
(Editor’s note: Earlier this month, preceding its St. Patrick’s Parade, the Nutley Irish-American Alliance held its annual Mass at St.…
It took a while but MUA rehab is done
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – After year and a half of occupying temporary trailers, the Kearny Municipal…
Still probing how body ended up in river
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Belleville Police Department are continuing…
Local government left in the dark
KEARNY – The roll had been called, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited and the Kearny governing body was…
KPD blotter: Cars stolen & recovered
At 4 a.m. last Wednesday, March 11, Officer Kevin Arnesman was on patrol when he spotted three cars, two…
Admitted bank robber faces June sentencing
An East Orange man has pleaded guilty to robbing a PNC Bank in Bloomfield last June, U.S. Attorney Paul…
Business Review: Vito’s Hotdogs brings Sabretts to Harrison & so much more
Photos Courtesy Vito Casale By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent HARRISON – …
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., is holding registration, beginning March 23, for a Teddy Bear Tea Party set…
How the feds saw the crime
Here, contained in a March 9 press release, is how the U.S. Attorney’s Office described John Leadbeater’s role in a…
Kearny suffers huge loss with grid coach Edwards’ resignation
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It was only two years ago when there was a sense of…
NJIT experiences March Madness in CIT tourney
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer NEWARK – Eight years ago, when the New Jersey Institute of Technology arranged for…
Obituaries
Audrey M. Borkowski Audrey M. Borkowski (nee Mohr) of Kearny entered into eternal rest at Select Specialty Hospital in…
‘Don’t forget his public service,’ says Santos
Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos had this reaction to the news of John Leadbeater’s guilty plea: “The initial charges came…
Don’t shovel, get ticket: NPD
It may be getting a trifle warmer but in Nutley, police have been no less vigilant in trying to…
Dems question hiring of Ceberio firm
NORTH ARLINGTON – Last Thursday, North Arlington Borough Council made it official: By a 4-2 vote, they voted on…