An 18-year-old girl, with addresses in both Bayville and Newark, was arrested Aug. 22 in connection with the theft of a…
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6 locals among newest Troopers
TOMS RIVER – Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman and Col. Rick Fuentes, superintendent of the New Jersey State Police,…
A new home for W.H.A.T. at First Lutheran Church
West Hudson Arts and Theater Company (W.H.A.T.) announces it is moving from its location at the former St. Stephen’s School…
Migraine headaches: a simple solution
Join the NJ Headache Relief Center, 312 Belleville Turnpike Suite 3B, North Arlington, for an informational seminar on…
Around Town
Belleville St. Peter’s Rosary Confraternity hosts its annual Communion Breakfast, Sunday, Oct. 5, after the 8:30 a.m. Mass, at the…
Century 21 Semiao & Associates thanks its clients for highest satisfaction ranking
Century 21 Real Estate, the iconic brand with the world’s largest real estate franchise sales organization, announced that it has been…
Nutley police arrest suspicious man who had warrants
During the past week, the Nutley Police Department responded to 120 calls for service, including 14…
Kearny man collared in Lyndhurst home invasion
LYNDHURST – A suspect in a home invasion incident in Lyndhurst has been placed under arrest,…
UPDATE: Missing Nutley woman found safely in Newark
Nutley Police have located Juilia Dellaguzzo, the 85-year-old missing woman who wandered off yesterday. Police say…
Koppers developer picked
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Hopes by Kearny to secure a developer for the old Koppers Coke…
School getting facelift
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – As summer’s clock winds down to the start of…
Too many birds of a feather flock to Nutley
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Fire hoses didn’t work. Boom-boxes didn’t work. Will “fogging” do the…
To catch a raccoon
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On an early August night, a few weeks ago, Kearny’s Julie Kelley…
Massa names sewer committee
NORTH ARLINGTON – North Arlington Mayor Peter Massa has appointed an eightmember committee to interview Geraldine and Truman Road residents to…
Kardinal 5K Race set for Sept. 6
KEARNY – Kearny High School is seeking entrants for its second annual Kardinal 5K, slated for Saturday, Sept. 6, with…
Alert citizen alerts the KPD
A call from a concerned citizen about a suspicious individual led to the early -morning arrest Aug. 18 of a…
Business, bikes targeted: NPD blotter
The owner of a Franklin Ave. business under construction in Nutley has been a victim of repeated breakins, according to…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks, 254 Washington Ave., host a Type O blood drive Wednesday, Aug. 27, 5 to 9 p.m.,…
One (un)lucky dog
KEARNY – A walk in the park turned out to be anything but for a man and his…
Seeking buyer
Stewart’s Drive-in, a longstanding Kearny business at 938 Passaic Ave., is on the market. The property is…
Post 99 is 95!
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Ninety-five years ago this week — Aug. 19, 1919 — 13…
Pressing for bridge funding
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Lawmakers from all levels of government, led by State Sen. President…
Facing a new gun charge
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A Kearny man, who two years ago accidentally shot himself in the…
New spin on house party
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– A house-party host got a bit more than he bargained for when he…
Cops nab suspects in stabbing, theft
LYNDHURST – The Lyndhurst Police Department last week announced the capture of suspects wanted in connection with a stabbing at…
Charge upgraded to murder
NEWARK – The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has upgraded charges against a Belleville man to murder in an alleged assault…
Kearny fireboat rises to the occasion
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On its maiden fire response, Kearny Fire Department’s fireboat – Marine 3…
Hamilton St. back to normal now
HARRISON – At first, residents of Harrison Gardens probably thought they were seeing a mirage: As of Aug. 8, their…
Rivera: ‘I’m political victim’
Belleville BOE President John Rivera is fighting to keep his job as a $48,000 a year township public works laborer.…