HARRISON – A scary situation prevailed outside the Islamic Center of Harrison last Thursday with the discovery of what…
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Firefighters rescue man stuck in mud
By Kevin Canessa Jr. & Ron Leir Observer Correspondents NORTH ARLINGTON – A subcontractor doing survey work for…
Historic church getting facelift
BELLEVILLE – The dangling cross at the top of the steeple at the historic former Dutch Reformed…
Kingsland meadows site sold
LYNDHURST/ NORTH ARLINGTON – At one time, the Kingsland meadowlands tract was to be the site for a giant…
Security contractor fills BOE seat
KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education has appointed Bryan Granelli, a private security firm owner whose daughter is a…
White named township clerk
LYNDHURST – Angela White has been appointed municipal clerk by the Lyndhurst Board of Commissioners, replacing Helen Polito, who retired May…
Teacher charged in sex case
LYNDHURST – A 32-year-old Lyndhurst woman was arrested last Friday for allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual activity on at…
Teachers end school year with new deal
HARRISON – Public school teachers in Harrison are celebrating the end of the school year with a new contract…
Woman has cash taken from car: NPD
Nutley Police were called to Washington Ave. on June 13 on a dispute and when they arrived, a victim told…
Penalties imposed after 2 kittens killed
KEARNY – One dog was put down and another was put “on probation” after they reportedly mauled two kittens in…
Town ‘drafts’ 2 into uniformed ranks
HARRISON – Albert Pearson did it. So did Vincent Schwartz. They both took advantage of the New Jersey intergovernmental transfer…
KPD: An appetite for arrest?
Shortly before midnight on Monday, June 15, Kearny police received a report of suspicious persons possibly attempting to enter parked vehicles…
Charter study headed for ballot?
LYNDHURST – A drumbeat for a change of the township’s form of government is sounding and it could result in…
Close call for cop as he fires at oncoming racer
KEARNY – A Kearny police officer attempting to stop a drag race opened fire on one of the vehicles…
around town
Belleville Mayor Raymond Kimble and the Municipal Council will screen the film “Paddington” as part of Family Movie Night Thursday,…
Crackdown looming on weekend trash
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is sending out spies to capture evidence of weekend trash law violations with…
Glover Jr., son of grid legend, gets chance to move Blue Tide forward
HARRISON – Rich Glover Jr. is too young to remember the incredible athletic exploits of his legendary father. At age…
Atlantic Sun shines bright on NJIT
NEWARK – Ever since he took over the job as the head men’s basketball coach at the New Jersey Institute…
Local grid stars have one last game to remember
Strange twist of fate reunites Banks, Urgola OAKLAND – Kearny native Keon Banks and Lyndhurst’s Peter Urgola had a fateful…
Teacher, a resident of Lyndhurst, accused of inappropriate sex with 15-year-old female student, BCPO says
A 32-year-old married Lyndhurst woman, who is a second-grade teacher at a Jersey City charter school,…
Jr. High concept unveiled to public
LYNDHURST – Township residents got their first look last week at a preliminary “design concept” for the new…
FUSE: Latino focus
LYNDHURST – Bergen Community College is partnering with the N.J. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce to widen the scope of…
New rec boss eyes expansion
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny has a new Parks & Recreation director, although the individual in the post…
Letters of the law
KEARNY – While visiting Kearny police headquarters the other day, our attention was caught by a delightful crayon drawing — the…
After 3 decades as a cop, he’s leaving
NORTH ARLINGTON – The borough’s highest ranking cop is hanging up his holster. Police Chief Louis Ghione, who has…
Missing teenage girl found: NPD
A 15-year-old Nutley girl who was reported missing on Friday, June 12, has been found, Nutley police said. Police said…
Bank robber gets 7 years, says she’s ‘sorry’
HARRISON – A Harrison woman who robbed three banks over a three-week period in early 2014 was sentenced last week…
Donating organs can help save lives
NORTH ARLINGTON – For the fourth year in a row, Jill Doherty teamed with family and friends to honor…
Public forums upcoming on Clay St.
More than a century old, the Clay St. Bridge, which links East Newark and Newark over the Passaic River, will…
Learning the ropes on rescue techniques
HARRISON – Earlier this year, a construction worker at one of the town’s waterfront development area project sites fell some…