NORTH ARLINGTON – Eighteen crumbling storm water inlets around the borough have been rebuilt, Borough Council President Al Granell said.…
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Foot issues? A podiatrist at your service
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – When Dr. Paul Latora, a podiatrist, was 20, he’d…
Cardoso calls for anti-speeding remedy
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A First Ward lawmaker is pressing for four-way stops as a…
around town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., announces the following programs: The library presents its version of the traditional…
Tax break for S. Kearny industrial park
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Still operating in Sandyrecovery mode, South Kearny’s Industrial Park is looking to…
$$ to flow into Passaic
Acting N.J. Attorney General John J. Hoffman and state Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin last week announced the approval of…
Belleville board borrows more
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The already fiscally strapped Belleville Board of Education has committed to borrowing…
Recycling funds for local towns
TRENTON – State recycling grants totaling approximately $226,000 are being awarded to the eight communities in The Observer coverage area to…
School board settles vendor suit
KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education settled litigation over replacement of its copy machine vendor at its meeting on…
4.5M contract for pump work
KEARNY – The Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority last Wednesday awarded a contract for $4,597,890 to Coppola Services of Ringwood for the renovation…
A healthy kitchen makeover
From the food you stock in the freezer to the silverware you put on the table, your kitchen is…
around town
Belleville Belleville Elks, 254 Washington Ave., is having a blood drive on Tuesday, Dec. 30, from 5 to 9…
Clerks tied up, shots fired at Belleville Radio Shack armed robbery Sunday morning
BELLEVILLE — The following report was issued by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday (Dec.…
Have you seen this alleged Nutley burglar?
NUTLEY — Police say they are investigating a diversion burglary that allegedly occurred on Fischer Ave.…
Help sought in cold case
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Somebody knows something. Six years ago, an 87-year-old man was deliberately run…
100G for Arena tax case
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Now that the state Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether…
Staffing Skyway fire-watch
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – For the first time, members of the Kearny Fire Department will…
New No. 2 has seen it all
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – The Lyndhurst Board of Education has revived the position of assistant superintendent,…
Meet Nutley’s ‘Notables’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The prolific Anthony Buccino (15 books and counting) has just published his…
Market fined for violations
KEARNY – A local supermarket was fined $700 plus court costs by Municipal Court Judge Thomas McKeon on Nov. 20…
State to study problem bridges
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Two long-neglected Passaic River vehicular bridges have been targeted for rehabilitation or replacement by a…
New superintendent expected soon
BELLEVILLE – More than 40 educators have applied for the position of superintendent of schools for the Belleville public school district,…
Pettigrew picked to lead Council 11
KEARNY – Civil Service Council 11, the union that represents nonuniformed civilian employees and crossing guards in Kearny, has elected…
A gift to make someone smile
The Smile and Implant Center, Kearny, is offering holiday gift certificates for tooth whitening, cosmetic dentistry, a professional cleaning and even…
around town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., holds its monthly breakfast Sunday, Dec. 21, 9 a.m. to noon.…
Chiropractic treatment of back pain
Dr. Louis Stimmel, D.C. – Harrison Spine & Rehabilitation Chiropractic is a health care profession dedicated to the…
Take precautions if you’re expecting a delivery, HPD says
HARRISON – The Christmas Grinch has been busy in Harrison this season. Police said that during…
Nutley PD: Beware of Yuletide scammers
NUTLEY – It may be holiday time but gremlins are out to spoil the festivities of…
Belleville suspending alternate-side parking Dec. 15 until further notice
BELLEVILLE – Interim Township Manager Kevin Esposito’s office is advising residents that, as of Dec. 15,…
Stranger than fiction
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– For nearly eight decades, Theodore Zetterlund of Kearny lay in an unmarked grave…