KEARNY – The dust is still settling from a brawl that took place last Monday, March…
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Acclaimed by their peers
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – American Legion Post 99 on Belgrove Drive was the setting Friday…
Turf is the way to go
KEARNY – Real grass seems to be headed out with the dinosaurs these days for Kearny’s municipal playing fields.…
‘Dream’ plan nixed by council
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The township is retreating on one prospective real estate development front…
Stepping up in the ranks
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – These days, Kearny is paying attention to its public safety personnel rosters.…
More library staffing sought
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The Kearny Public Library, struggling to maintain its services in the face…
Now he’s running Montclair schools
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Former Kearny schools chief Ron Bolandi has a new administrative school post, this time…
34-month sentence for embezzler
KEARNY – A receptionist who embezzled nearly half-a-million dollars from a medical office in Kearny and used fraudulent credit cards…
around town
Belleville The Woman’s Club of Belleville meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at its clubhouse,…
District OKs refinancing plan; movement seen on KHS job
KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education is refinancing nearly $16 million in old school bonds in hopes of…
End of an era
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – A piece of Lyndhurst history is destined for the scrap…
Revenue loss dooms post office
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Say goodbye to Kearny’s secondary post office. The U.S. Postal…
Municipal budget still a puzzle
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Will Kearny receive state transitional aid? What will be the outcome of…
Jurors find Jail official guilty of wiretapping
Following a federal jury trial in Newark, the deputy director of the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny has been…
Potholes will be fixed soon, mayor vows
Now that it’s spring, Mayor Joseph Bianchi is asking local property owners to think ahead about sprucing up the community…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., is holding registration, for a Teddy Bear Tea Party set for Saturday, May…
Car thieves collared in NA after multi-town chase
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Two Passaic men driving two stolen cars were…
March 24 Harrison school board meeting time changed
A special Board of Education meeting to unveil plans for a new Harrison school will take…
Former official guilty
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Last Monday, March 9, at his second day on trial…
Target parking lot for new school
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – If no significant environmental issues arise, the municipal parking lot across the…
Many parents still wary of PARCC
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent The N.J. Department of Education has adopted a “no opt-out” policy for the administration…
It took a while but MUA rehab is done
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – After year and a half of occupying temporary trailers, the Kearny Municipal…
Local government left in the dark
KEARNY – The roll had been called, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited and the Kearny governing body was…
Images from the 2015 West Hudson St. Patrick’s Day Parade
All Photos By Karen Zautyk
Admitted bank robber faces June sentencing
An East Orange man has pleaded guilty to robbing a PNC Bank in Bloomfield last June, U.S. Attorney Paul…
Business Review: Vito’s Hotdogs brings Sabretts to Harrison & so much more
Photos Courtesy Vito Casale By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent HARRISON – …
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., is holding registration, beginning March 23, for a Teddy Bear Tea Party set…
How the feds saw the crime
Here, contained in a March 9 press release, is how the U.S. Attorney’s Office described John Leadbeater’s role in a…
‘Don’t forget his public service,’ says Santos
Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos had this reaction to the news of John Leadbeater’s guilty plea: “The initial charges came…