LYNDHURST – The Lyndhurst Police Department last week announced the capture of suspects wanted in connection with a stabbing at…
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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.…
30-day suspension for union head
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – An arbitrator has dismissed 12 of 13 tenure charges filed March…
Feds tie area druggist to illegal OC scheme
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NEWARK – A Belleville pharmacist and 15 others have been charged as alleged conspirators…
Logged on the Nutley police blotter
Aug. 9 A San Antonio Ave. resident reported that someone was placing harassing notes – some very offensive –…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., will hold registration, beginning Aug. 20, for its Music Together…
Senior housing project advancing
HARRISON – The 15-unit, 3-story apartment building billed as affordable rental housing for senior citizens – the first such…
Sobering reminder for all drivers
Police departments in four Observer communities are among 195 New Jersey law enforcement agencies that have been awarded grants to fund…
Notes from the KPD blotter
A Schuyler Ave. couple got a rude awakening early Saturday, Aug. 9, when a driver crashed his station wagon into…
Prepping for opening
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – When the bell rings for the opening of classes at the…
Vehicular homicide charge in fatal crash
A Union City truck driver has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a N.J. Turnpike crash that claimed the…
Celebrating Nutley’s history
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – If you were a kid, where would you opt to…
New superior among the Bravest
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On Jan. 20, 2013, Kearny firefighters were battling a fire at…
Two-time loser
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – A 50-year-old Nutley was sentenced last week to four years and seven…
Cat colony conundrum
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Controversy over how to deal with a cat colony in the…
News from the KPD blotter
Aug. 1 At 1:30 a.m., Officer Derek Hemphill responded to the report of a hit-run accident on the 200…
New wellness center in Harrison
Pedestrians walking along Frank E. Rodgers South in Harrison lately may have noticed a new storefront open up…
Around Town
Belleville A performance by the Library Players, a children’s acting troupe, on Aug. 18 and a Science Fun Workshop…
Logged on the Nutley police blotter
Aug. 2 At 3:29 a.m., police responded to a call of a motor vehicle crash on Franklin Ave.…
Police probing attack at local night club
LYNDHURST – Police reported a stabbing incident at the Rivas Blue night club, 525 Riverside Ave., Lyndhurst, early Monday.…
SMMC urges cataract awareness
St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark, advises community members to take control of their eye health and know…
September meeting on backups
NORTH ARLINGTON – The borough has completed a jet cleaning of the Geraldine Road sanitary sewer line and a camera…
Sarlo, Sweeney to meet with Giangeruso, press to discuss DeJessa Bridge traffic issues
State Sens. Paul Sarlo and Stephen Sweeney will be meeting with Lyndhurst Mayor Robert Giangeruso and…
Highlights from the Harrison police blotter
July 29 At 1:08 p.m., police were dispatched to a residence on the 100 block of…
Duprees concert in NA cancelled tonight
North Arlington’s Concert featuring the Duprees that was scheduled for tonight at Riverside County Park, has…
Mounds keep growing
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Those piles of trash being dumped in the Keegan landfill in…
5 seek 3 seats on BOE
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Five candidates, including two incumbents, are seeking three seats on the…