By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Say goodbye to Kearny’s secondary post office. The U.S. Postal…
Category: News
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…
Dems question hiring of Ceberio firm
NORTH ARLINGTON – Last Thursday, North Arlington Borough Council made it official: By a 4-2 vote, they voted on…
Smile & Implant Center welcomes Dr. Mendia
The Smile and Implant Center in Kearny announces that Dr. Jonathan Mendia, dental anesthesiologist, has joined the practice, offering IV sedation and general anesthesia…
Feds say Kearny doc sought to torch his offices
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY — A Kearny doctor has been indicted in Pennsylvania for…
‘Heightened’ prep
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It’s only his second time on stage at Kearny High School,…
Monitor will stay for now
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The Town of Harrison, which has received special state aid for…
OK to build but be careful driving
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Carlstadt builder Ed Russo can expand his residential project at Bergen…
Learn good nutrition with Julie at ShopRite
ShopRite of Lyndhurst, an Inserra Supermarkets store, is hosting a series of nutrition and wellness events for March led by…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., is offering Storytimes for toddlers and preschoolers every Wednesday at 11 a.m., beginning March…
N.A. hiring ex-NJMC boss
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON — Robert Ceberio, former New Jersey Meadowlands Commission executive director, is…
Brothers exit, United Water enters
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Now that Kearny has lost its top two administrators of its…
Teen bound for Far East
BELLEVILLE – A Belleville High School freshman will be spending part of the summer in Japan. Andrea Romero…
Council seat filled; 5 cops promoted
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Marytrine DeCastro was seated as the newest member of the Kearny Town…