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Armed robbery suspect captured: BPD
Within a less than half-hour interval on Aug. 21, a lone gunman discharged his weapon five times at two Belleville shops…
C of C’s Bracken to speak
Thomas Bracken, president and CEO of the N.J. Chamber of Commerce, will address local business owners Oct. 7 at…
Blood passes evaluation as supt.
KEARNY – It took several months longer than it was supposed to, but the chief school administrator of Kearny…
State watchdog slams gate on dog park cash
KEARNY – Kearny dog park advocates will have to wait a bit longer to see their long-awaited dream fulfilled.…
around town
Bloomfield Job Haines, 250 Bloomfield Ave., hosts an AARP safety driving program on Oct. 1, from 9:30 a.m. to…
Devastating fire at Laurel Ave. home
A house that reportedly was due to be sold this week was left “no longer habitable” after fire ripped through…
Local motorist charged in death of cabbie
BELLEVILLE – A 23-year-old Belleville woman has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with the death last week of…
Kearny wins local showdown at Red Bull, defeating Harrison, 5-1
Najarro’s 2 goals give Kards victory; Kearny girls also win HARRISON – There’s something about playing at…
Harrison mourns the loss of beloved Morillo
Amy Nicosia Morillo vividly recalls the day that she met her husband- to-be, Jose, a little more than seven years ago.…
Nutley’s Merkle becomes school’s all-time rushing leader
Nutley High School’s Craig Merkle had a junior year to remember, collecting 1,229 yards rushing and scoring 19 touchdowns for the…
Coccia Realty’s Alonso July Agent of the Month
Zoraida Alonso, who for the last 15 years has been helping clients at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate,…
Obituary: Lynn Kelly, wife of former Observer Art Director Duane Kelly, dies at 53
Lynn [Italiano] Kelly, of Brick, died suddenly on Sept. 22. She was 53. Lynn lived most…
Parade, street fair, nostalgia highlight town milestone
HARRISON – The Town of Harrison’s 175th anniversary is now in the books. Harrison Fest, as the event was dubbed…
‘Hamburglar’ facing theft charges anew
KEARNY – A Kearny man, nicknamed “The Hamburglar” by one of our sources, has been remanded to the Hudson…
New prosecutor pledges reforms
JERSEY CITY – It didn’t take long for Hudson County’s newest chief law enforcement to set the agenda for…
‘Family Success’ is program’s goal
KEARNY – A single mother with two young children is managing to keep it together but is desperate to…
Meet & greet with cops over coffee
KEARNY – In 2011, police in the city of Hawthorne, Calif., were looking for new ways to communicate, informally,…
KPD blotter: Enough’s enough
At 3:30 a.m., Sept. 14, Officers Jay Ward and Dean Gasser responded to a report of a fight in progress…
Out for a special ‘constitutional’
NUTLEY – In celebration of Constitution Week, Sept. 17-23, the Nutley Department of Public Affairs welcomed local residents to its…
Brooklyn suspects nabbed in bike thefts
KEARNY – Is there a bicycle shortage in Brooklyn? We ask because three teenage residents of that borough were…
Kearny Bank hosts networking event
Kearny Bank’s Kathy Giunta, assistant vice president and branch manager, and her staff recently hosted a business networking event in…
Leadbeater sentencing off to Dec. 14
NEWARK – The U.S. Attorney’s Office said last week that the sentencing of former Kearny Councilman John Leadbeater in connection…
No Lyndhurst referendums for fall ballot
LYNDHURST – Don’t expect any public questions targeted to Lyndhurst residents on the ballot for the November general election. That…
around town
Bloomfield Job Haines, 250 Bloomfield Ave., hosts an AARP safety driving program on Oct. 1, from 9:30 a.m. to…
Kearny girls’ soccer team rolls on
There are things you can count on happening every year at this time. You put the beach chair in the…
Nutley girls’ soccer: Maintaining excellence
Mike DiPiano began his fourth season as the head girls’ soccer coach at Nutley High School two weeks ago and…
NA’s Manzo-Lewis recovers from knee injury to lead Vikings
Before the 2014 high school football season began, North Arlington High School head football coach Anthony Marck consistently raved about his…
3-alarm fire tears through home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny [Video]
A 3-alarm fire tore through a home at 199 Laurel Ave., Kearny, early Tuesday morning. No…
Ripped awnings, cars damaged & more: NPD
Three incidents involving property damage were reported by owners in different areas of Nutley during…