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SENIORS SAVOR PICNIC PLEASURE
If the 27th annual Kearny senior citizens’ picnic had been a day earlier, the mercury, which had…
DiLascio out as counsel to BOE, commissioners
LYNDHURST — He wasn’t running for office this time but, with a newly aligned township administration…
Council: No camp just yet …
BELLEVILLE — A local resident’s pitch to conduct a sports-related children’s camp at the Belleville Little…
KPD: Son of a ditch!
KEARNY— A Newark man was arrested last week after he managed to navigate his car into a…
Still on the fence about Oval redesign
KEARNY — A visit to a neighboring recreation facility with portable fencing has led a key…
Early dropoff/late pickup for Kearny kids
KEARNY – With the spring semester winding down, Kearny public school officials are hoping that local…
NPD: Nab 2 in deli robbery
BELLEVILLE — Two suspects tied to last month’s robbery of a Belleville deli are in police…
Bail reform: Get the point?
KEARNY — Kearny police reported the arrest last week of a burglary suspect, whom they tracked…
Exotic fish, turtle, stolen from pond
NUTLEY — A Bloomfield Ave. resident reported the theft of nearly 30 Koi fish and a…
Nutley fire truck overturns near HQ
Nutley’s Truck 1 flipped not too far from headquarters Saturday night, June 17. Reports say three…
June 14 — A day better to forget
By Kevin Canessa Jr. kc@theobserver.com For whatever reason, I woke up at 4 a.m., on Wednesday,…
Numerous locals graduate from the Prep
JERSEY CITY — St. Peter’s Prep celebrated its 139th Commencement at St. Peter’s University on Saturday,…
KPD: Did you forget something, sir?
KEARNY — Last week’s Kearny police blotter began with a report about a woman who…
Distracted drivers, you have been warned
TRENTON – N.J. Attorney General Christopher Porrino and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety announced last week…
EVERYTHING LOST
KEARNY — A fast-moving fire severely damaged a home at 664 Elm St. the night of May…
Managers getting pay hikes
KEARNY/HARRISON — It’s been more than three years since key non-union administrative municipal employees in Kearny…
Offering a path to citizenship
KEARNY — The Portuguese Cultural Association of Kearny is partnering with We Are One New Jersey’s…
4 collared in mugging/robbery: HPD
HARRISON – Four out-of-towners – a Kearny senior and three North Arlington females – were held…
KPD: This aunt had to cry ‘uncle’
KEARNY — A Newark woman was arrested at Walmart last week for allegedly using a juvenile —…
When the fountain flowed flakes …
LYNDHURST — Call it the case of the frothy fountain. If you walked by the fountain…
WWI memorial restored
Photo by Michael Perrone The May 24 Observer featured a story, “Honoring Belleville’s World War I dead,”…
Charged with DWI in Davis Ave. hit-run
KEARNY — A 43-year-old town man is facing numerous charges — including DWI, assault by auto…
Guilty plea in bank-robbery spree
NEWARK — A Newark man has pleaded guilty in Federal Court to robbing five banks —…
You can’t make this stuff up
KEARNY — Two men, ostensibly friends, reportedly turned Kearny police headquarters into a boxing ring recently, resulting…
‘Fearless Girl’ is a lot of bull
By Karen Zautyk The other day, I had an unexpected visit from my old friend the…
HCPO: Harrison cop pulls car over, gets hit, then fires at fleeing driver
HARRISON — The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating a service-related gun discharge after a police…
Water main break causes road collapse, shuts down part of River Road in N.A.
A major water main break this morning that has caused part of River Road to collapse,…
Annual Kearny senior citizens’ picnic is June 14
All Kearny senior citizens are invited to attend the annual Senior Picnic, sponsored by the Mayor,…
Homes of the Brave
EAST NEWARK — The Borough of East Newark covers a grand total of 0.102 square miles…