By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny police reported last week that…
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Enjoy the oldies with Park Avenue
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Music lovers looking to cherish the oldies will…
KPD: ‘Knock, knock’ was no joke
On April 4, at 6 p.m., pursuant to an ongoing narcotics investigation and armed with…
Business Review: Bixlers: 5 generations of real estate service
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Tim and Scott Bixler may not have been alive…
Washington Ave. crash
Photos by Ron Leir A NJ Transit bus emerging from the company’s Washington…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., holds a Teddy Bear Tea Party…
Bixler takes on Oti as new realtor
Magi Oti Scott Bixler, broker of record, is happy to announce that Maggy Oti…
Golden Griffins survive tough schedule under new coach Steel
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer For the last 40 years or so, George Steel…
Mendez takes over Harrison baseball program
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Observer At 28 years old, Jairo Mendez is not far…
Lyndhurst’s Tellefsen steps in nicely as Golden Bears’ top hurler
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Emily Ringen took over the Lyndhurst High…
Obituaries
Tessie Babinski Tessie (Truskolawski) Babinski, 100, a resident of St. Joseph’s Seniors Home Nursing Center and…
Work progressing at Rip Collins Field
NORTH ARLINGTON – Construction of the new Rip Collins Athletic field complex in North Arlington…
Drug store supplants shop, homes
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Developers had reason to cheer but also jeer in…
Mayoral election challenge
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – A newly minted Republican has thrown his hat in…
Now, there’s a ‘jury duty scam’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Recently, The Observer warned readers of a nationwide phone scam in…
KBOE OKs borough ‘transfer’
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – East Newark public school children have now officially…
9 Nutley home burglaries solved, cops say
They got the accused burglars but, unfortunately, none of the loot. Nutley police said they’ve broken…
Siblings busted by KPD
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – An investigation that began in late February has resulted…
DNA helps nab ‘Manor’ suspect
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A series of 2013 burglaries in the Manor section…
Thoughts & Views: In harm’s way around the world
Anja Niedringhaus These days, when we’re used to getting our news so easily on the internet,…
News from the KPD blotter
March 28 At 11:20 a.m., Officers Ben Wuelfing and Vanessa Sevillano were dispatched to the 700…
Logged on the Lyndhurst Police blotter
March 26 At 2:03 a.m., police began pursuit of a vehicle traveling northbound on Summit Ave.…
Natural wonders nearby at DeKorte Park
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Area residents searching for a way to shed winter’s…
Business Review: Comforting the bereaved for 6 decades
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Since the late 1800s, the Mulligan family has served…
Then & Now
The old postcard view of the Kearny Town Hall is undated, but it had to…
Around Town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., will hold an egg hunt for kids ages 18…
Golden Bears softball team now led by newcomer Ringen
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer At age 25, Emily Ringen never thought she could…
Fischer returns as Belleville football coach
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Joe Fischer stepped down as the Belleville High…
Kearny’s Sawyer throws no-hitter in debut
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Corey Sawyer transferred from St. Joseph of Montvale to…
New Kearny entry; borough war
Here are the latest political developments for other upcoming municipal elections in West Hudson: In Kearny,…