NORTH ARLINGTON – Robert Ceberio, retained earlier this year by North Arlington as its redevelopment consultant, duked it out –…
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Play space fix nearer?
KEARNY – Town and school officials in Kearny appeared to be edging toward an agreement for a new basketball court…
Hearn named acting police chief
NORTH ARLINGTON – Borough Police Capt. John Hearn was named acting police chief by Mayor Joseph Bianchi at last…
Spat with fire chief leads to firing
EAST NEWARK – An East Newark volunteer firefighter has been fired following a verbal blow-up with the chief of the…
Community Garden continues to grow
KEARNY – For more than two decades, his profession was police officer in Kearny but Bob Edwards has been…
Seeking to boost recycling efforts
NORTH ARLINGTON – North Arlington has applied for a $5,000 N.J. Department of Environmental Protection Bonus Recycling Grant to promote recycling…
Essex tributes to ‘first patriots’’
July 4 was marked as America’s Independence Day with public ceremonies in Belleville and Nutley. At the historic cemetery…
‘Shots-fired’ call leads to discovery of body
NORTH ARLINGTON – A man has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Riverview Gardens apartments just off…
While in jail, he’s charged with more crimes
KEARNY – A 26-year-old Newark man, Onajii Campbell, has been charged in connection with two overnight break-ins that occurred here in…
KPD: Going in cycles
A 44-year-old man was arrested last week for the theft of not one, but two, bicycles in Kearny, the KPD…
around town
Harrison Harrison-East Newark Elks, 408 Harrison Ave., sponsors a charity motorcycle run for veterans on Aug. 16. Check in at…
Belleville’s Gencarelli named Observer Male Athlete of the Year
Soccer, volleyball standout becomes first Buccaneer recipient The first sport that entered P.J. Gencarelli’s life was soccer. “I…
Something new: Boys’ basketball camp in NA
When it comes to learning about the sport of basketball, there’s always room for growth, always room for improvement and always room…
Lyndhurst’s Failace signs letter to attend Sacred Heart
Becomes school’s first-ever Division I track athlete It’s a day that Jessica Failace could only dream of…
Shots fired at NA’s Riverview Gardens was apparent suicide: Acting Chief Hearn
A man has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Riverview Gardens apartments just off…
Perfectly suited to vets
KEARNY – There’s a new clothing “store” in town. But the clientele is limited to veterans. And they don’t…
1st charter school due in 2016
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny is getting its first charter school … but it’s going to be…
Keeping their heads above water
LYNDHURST – Rich and Diane Mitchell live close to the Passaic River in Lyndhurst but please don’t mention water…
Storm disrupts access to Schuyler Ave.
KEARNY – A few low-lying areas in Kearny took a bit of a beating last Wednesday from the torrential downpour…
BOE overreacted in trying to fire union leader: PERC
BELLEVILLE – Score one for the Belleville teachers’ union. A state labor agency determined that the Board of Education unfairly…
Portal Bridge fire doused by KFD fireboat
KEARNY – Thanks to an all-hands response by the Kearny Fire Department, including its fireboat, a blaze at the Portal…
Charged in Essex takedown
NEWARK – A Nutley man was among 48 individuals charged last week in a law enforcement sweep “centered on violence,…
Sandy-tainted trees left in park
LYNDHURST – There they were along the riverbank, stacked in the brush parallel to the river: shade tree saplings…
Notes from the KPD blotter
June 26 On patrol in South Kearny at 3 a.m., Sgt. Jack Corbett came upon a 2005 Mazda sitting…
Fireworks, dog bite, thefts: NPD
Between June 27 and July 2, Nutley PD responded to 20 motor vehicle accidents, 34 medical calls, 18 disputes/ suspicious…
Brothers reunited at Project Graduation
KEARNY – The annual Kearny High School Project Graduation festivities featured a very special moment for one member of the…
around town
Harrison Holy Cross Church announces a bus trip to the Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, on Sunday, July 12. The…
Nutley’s Anderson named Observer Female Athlete of the Year
Basketball, softball star becomes 3rd Maroon Raider recipient Carly Anderson was asked how she wanted to be remembered…
Lyndhurst legend Longo dies at 73
Dick Vitale, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announcer, perhaps summed up the passing of his friend Tom Longo the best.…
Kearny’s Yuknalis aiming for national Top Gun at grid competition
When William Yuknalis first played for the Kearny Generals youth football program, he longed to get the chance to make tackles.…