KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education settled litigation over replacement of its copy machine vendor at its meeting on…
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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…
Church will be restored
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – A local landmark church that was badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy…
Those Yuletide fires
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Have you ever seen a Christmas tree go up in flames? If you answered…
Bianchi focused on redevelopment
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Redevelopment of the borough’s meadowlands acreage will be “the first priority”…
Arce resigning after 11 years of service
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Now only three remain. A second member of the five-person dissident Democratic…
Improvements eyed at Kearny Point
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The town governing body is poised to adopt a conceptual redevelopment plan…
Union pickets Passaic Ave. mall site
Members of Local 3, Building Construction Laborers of North Jersey, are picketing a Passaic Ave. mall development site where a new…
ShopRite of Lyndhurst hosts healthy-holidays events
ShopRite of Lyndhurst, an Inserra Supermarkets store, 540 New York Ave., has announced its roster of healthy-holidays and wellness events. All…
around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., holds a Saturday craft program, open to all ages, Dec.…