KEARNY– Right now, Monarch butterflies are somewhere along the lower Eastern Seaboard on their long annual journey north from their winter…
Category: News
‘Push to tax polluters’
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, accompanied by U.S. Environmental Protection…
Redistricting ‘lesson’ draws big crowd
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY — Kearny Schools Superintendent Patricia Blood unveiled her proposed redistricting plan for five newly…
All bets off now for gambling ring
Four people from The Observer coverage area, and a relative of a North Arlington elected official, are among 29 suspects…
Owner now contesting bar closing
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A Kearny bar owner who consented to a 60-day closure after…
Back in action at Habitat property
At long last, there were signs of activity at the Habitat for Humanity’s Kearny construction site at 41 Kearny Ave.…
Up in flames
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– A 22-year-old Kearny man was arrested last week on a charge of aggravated…
KPD blotter
Two motorists were injured in a harrowing head-on collision on Route 7 in Kearny last week, and police charged one of…
News from the Nutley police blotter
June 5 A customer tried to pass a counterfeit $10 bill to pay a tab at a local…
SMMC affiliates with leading N.Y. medical college
St. Michael’s Medical Center (SMMC), Newark, and New York Medical College (NYMC), Valhalla, N.Y., have announced an academic affiliation designating…
Proposed school boundary lines – K to 6
FRANKLIN: Beech St., south of Oakwood Ave. Chestnut St., south of Oakwood to Bergen Ave. Devon St., Elm…
Around Town
Belleville Toddlers to sixth-graders are invited to participate in the “Fizz, Boom, Read” summer reading program sponsored by the Belleville…
Davie appointed to YMCA board
Kearny attorney Ken Davie, a partner in the Harrison law firm of Cifelli and Davie, has been…
See Riposta for good food — or home deals
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent KEARNY – How Frank Riposta, owner of D&F Deli on Davis Ave.,…
Nutley PD: Resident’s credit card used improperly on horse-gambling site
May 31 A Howard Place resident reported 16 fraudulent transactions with more than $4,000 in total…
Peace & joy
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – At the corner of Kearny and Laurel Aves., there stands the…
Awards presented by the KFD
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The Meritorius Acts Review Board (MARB) of the Kearny Fire Department…
Borough gets new school leader
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – Patrick W. Martin is the new superintendent/principal of the East…
A salute across the sea
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Last Friday afternoon, a simple but moving ceremony was held at…
Belleville teen shines on NJPAC stage
A budding entertainer from Belleville is beginning to build a “show biz” resume. Belleville High School freshman Najalis Gual captured first…
Deliberations continue on 9/11 steel
NORTH ARLINGTON – As the nation prepares to observe the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy, North Arlington officials remain…
‘Unsafe’ slope targeted for improved path
LYNDHURST – For the past five years or so, township residents without wheels have had to plod down Valley…
Tribute to Portuguese community
KEARNY – An estimated 300 dignitaries and guests turned out June 1 for the dedication of the Portuguese- American monument, designed…
No upsets in W. Hudson primaries
The opposition slate pounded incumbent East Newark Borough Council members Hans Peter Lucas and Jeanne Zincavage with a huge majority on…
Flour power in Harrison
HARRISON – The first time it happened, the evening of last Aug. 22, Warren St. resident Dorothy Songile recalled,…
Around Town
Bloomfield Bloomfield historian Rich Rockwell will present historic photos of houses from the 1880s to the 1920s Thursday, June 19,…
KPD: Sweet home-alone Alabama
In recent months, Walmart stores across the nation have been the targets of hoax bomb threats. It happened last…
ShopRite of Lyndhurst offers healthy eating events
ShopRite of Lyndhurst, an Inserra Supermarkets store, 540 New York Ave., offers the following wellness and healthy eating events led…
Logged on the Lyndhurst police blotter
May 25 Dima Dibb, 27, of Paterson, was issued a summons for shoplifting after police said security personnel at the…