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PBA, Red Bulls share holiday spirit
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer correspondent HARRISON – Unfortunately, 2014 won’t go down as a banner year…
Around Town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., presents its version of the traditional Italian legend of La Befana with interactive…
For Weaver, it’s better second time around at QP
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Scot Weaver thought he had built something special when he first was the…
Belleville girls’ hoops: Record misleading
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Belleville High School girls’ basketball team has posted a 1-4 record to…
NA’s Gainza enjoys scoring explosion in holiday tourney
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Rob Lado took over the North Arlington girls’ basketball program at the…
Obituaries
Charles E. Bennett Charles E. Bennett, a longtime resident of Argyle, N.Y., passed away on Aug. 22 at Glens…
2014: The year in review
Compiled by Karen Zautyk & Ron Leir Observer Correspondents JANUARY The revolving door on the office of…
Catch basin repairs completed
NORTH ARLINGTON – Eighteen crumbling storm water inlets around the borough have been rebuilt, Borough Council President Al Granell said.…
Truck yard fire in South Kearny
KEARNY – A fire wrecked several vehicles at the Sarcona truck yard in South Kearny last Thursday. Deputy…
‘The Interview’: Why did they even bother?
Having been exposed to all the hype over Sony Production Co.’s limited release of “The Interview,” I say, “Thanks, but…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS FROM THE FIRST COUPLE To the editor: On behalf of my wife Cathy…
Foot issues? A podiatrist at your service
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – When Dr. Paul Latora, a podiatrist, was 20, he’d…
Cardoso calls for anti-speeding remedy
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A First Ward lawmaker is pressing for four-way stops as a…
New owner at The Smile and Implant Center
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Generations of residents of West Hudson and South Bergen counties…
around town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., announces the following programs: The library presents its version of the traditional…
Triumphs galore in high school sports
Area teams celebrate NJSIAA state glory By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer So what were the…
Tax break for S. Kearny industrial park
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Still operating in Sandyrecovery mode, South Kearny’s Industrial Park is looking to…
That wasn’t Santa on the roof
A would-be burglar came up empty in a big way in Lyndhurst on Christmas Day. Police said officers responded to…
Baby burned & more: NPD blotter
An infant was burned in what Nutley PD described as a freak accident. Police responded to a River Road…
Obituaries
Nellie Dames Nellie Dames (nee Dzekevich), 92, passed away on Dec. 25. The funeral will be from the Thiele-Reid…
Auxiliary officers needed
LYNDHURST – The Lyndhurst Police Department is accepting applications for volunteer auxiliary police officers. Members of the Police Auxiliary help…
Keeping Kearny shoppers safe
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – If you’ve noticed an increased police presence in Kearny’s shopping areas…
$$ to flow into Passaic
Acting N.J. Attorney General John J. Hoffman and state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin last week announced the approval of…
Robbers flee, shots fired
BELLEVILLE – On Sunday morning, one of the busiest shopping days of the year, armed robbers invaded the Radio Shack…
Belleville board borrows more
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The already fiscally strapped Belleville Board of Education has committed to borrowing…
Lyndhurst assault suspect nabbed
A suspect wanted in connection with an assault on a 21-year-old woman at a Lyndhurst hotel nearly three months ago…
All was calm, all was bright
In December 1914, the troops of the Allies and the Central Powers have been in combat for several months and…
CORRECTION
A story published last week in The Observer misstated the school district where former Lyndhurst school…
Recycling funds for local towns
TRENTON – State recycling grants totaling approximately $226,000 are being awarded to the eight communities in The Observer coverage area to…