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…

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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…

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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…

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Belleville  Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., holds a Saturday craft program, open to all ages, Dec.…