BELLEVILLE – Belleville Raymond Kimble, who is seeking re-election in the May 13 municipal election, and his political allies have…
Category: News
Growing a greener town
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Trees and scouts: perfect together. So it would…
New delay for KHS renovation job
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The slow-moving project to soundproof and remodel Kearny High School has been…
Roche wants public feedback on cleanup
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – For the latest on what Roche has done, and what it…
Bizarre behavior & 100G bail
KEARNY – What began with a report of someone obstructing rush-hour traffic on Kearny Ave. ended with the arrest of…
USPS mulls discontinuing Kearny Ave. site
KEARNY – On Aug. 1, 2013, the U.S. Postal Service shuttered its West Hudson Station, a storefront faciity at 255…
Notes from the Kearny police blotter
Two women customers got more than they bargained for when they went shopping at Walmart last month. On separate occasions,…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville High School Music Department presents its spring music concert series, starting with a vocal concert, featuring the BHS concert…
Frank Riposta achieves top honors
Century 21 Semiao & Associates announced that Frank Riposta, of the Kearny branch office and the company’s Easter Seals…
Nutley police: Suspended driver tried to mow down another driver after crash
April 19 At 3:57 p.m., police responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident at…
Are you a sports-memorabilia collector? If so, check this out
The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has ordered a public auction of confiscated sports memorabilia on Saturday, May…
Solve this equation: pay 2 to do 1 job
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Every two weeks, the Kearny Board of…
Testing worries parents
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – A group of parents have formed “North…
Federal charges for robbery suspect
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent HARRISON – A Harrison woman arrested in February in connection with…
‘Have con, will travel’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Last Thursday evening, as part of its rejuvenated Neighborhood…
Middle school rethink: St. Stephen’s out
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The path to a middle school setup for Kearny’s public…
Notes from the Kearny police blotter
April 18 Officer Joseph Vulcano, on patrol on the Belleville Pike at 6:45 a.m., stopped an eastbound car that…
Fill-in replacement for Serafin expected
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – As the borough’s municipal election campaign continues to heat up,…
Cops probe school IT security ‘breach’
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating an incident at Washington Middle School in Harrison that has called internal IT security…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Irish American Association sponsors a trip to Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Boston and Mohegan Sun Casino, June 2-6.…
Have you seen these men?
NORTH ARLINGTON – Police are seeking three men who allegedly stiffed a local eatery for the cost…
Kearny residents: Start your Spring cleaning!
KEARNY– Shoppers, take note! The immensely popular Annual KUEZ Kearny Town-Wide Yard and Sidewalk Sale switches seasons and…
State: Distracted-driving incidents total 1.4 million
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent The statistics are mind-boggling. From 2004 to 2013, 1.4 million motor…
Moving day is coming
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Even Steven Shalom, who has run Discount City in…
Going out in style with Blue Ribbon
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – You could say Ron Shields’ career as a Harrison…
For the sake of the Passaic
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– Plastic lawn chairs, propane tanks, wrought iron railings, pipes, dead…
Nothing stops her
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Harrison’s Blanca Alvarez was sick with the flu the morning of…
Unsung heroes in our midst
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The Harrison American Legion Post 282 salutes Joseph…
His swift response saved a life
NUTLEY – An off-duty Nutley cop has been credited with coming to the aid of…
Habitat back in business in Kearny
KEARNY – The long dormant Hudson County Habitat for Humanity International project site in Kearny…