Report from the Harrison Police blotter

Dec. 26 For a third time, a local woman appears to be have been targetted by…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

Dec. 27 A Wilmington St. resident reported a fraud to police, saying that someone changed the…

He made an impact in Kearny

    KEARNY – “He was a true Kearny legend.” That’s how Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos…

Ready for any shocks

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Right now, it’s silent as the tomb but…

Candle ignites Kearny fire

KEARNY– A candle left burning while the residents were out is blamed for a Saturday evening…

Doc gets 11 years for oxy scheme

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent A Nutley physician, linked to the illegal distribution of highly…

Hey, kids! Wanna go to Walmart?

KEARNY – It’s standard practice this time of year to load the family into the car…

N. Arlington woman wins injury case

A North Arlington resident who was involved in a multicar crash on May 11, 2011, was…

Getting staffers ready for their ‘closeups’

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – His son coaches boys’ basketball for Lyndhurst High…

Call for early opening in extreme weather

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It was around 25 degrees as several hundred…

KPD blotter: 1 traffic stop, 10 charges

If there were a competition for how many charges you could rack up after a single…

Pedestrian dies after being hit by car

A Lyndhurst man was killed last Friday, Dec. 20, after being hit by a car in…

Highlights from the Harrison Police blotter

Dec. 19 At 4:51 p.m., police were sent to Popeye’s Restaurant on Passaic Ave. on a…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., will host “Three Kings Day,” co-sponsored…

Human trafficking growing in metro-NY/NJ

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny’s governing body has proclaimed Jan. 11, 2014, as…

Belleville School Demolished

  Photo by Ron Leir Demolition crew takes down Belleville’s old School 1 which was closed…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

Dec. 19 At 7:53 p.m., police went to an Edison Ave. residence on a report of…

Nutley Planning Commission will meet Thursday

The Nutley Planning Commission will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Nutley Municipal Building, third…

Abated apartments approved

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny took steps this month to award its…

Wanted: watchful neighbors

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The blue-and-white “Neighborhood Watch” signs have been a…

Getting serious about separating

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – East Newark school officials, who’ve been doing a…

Mack to develop Belleville’s Roche site

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – A firm known to locals has been picked…

Don’t live here? it could cost you to park

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – With curbside parking at a premium in…

Candles ignited apartment fire, official says

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – An early morning fire, apparently ignited by…

New public duties for ex-councilman

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Democrat Peter Norcia may have lost his…

Robbers sought by cops

EAST NEWARK – In the wake of a recent street robbery in the borough, and with…

FEMA funding to fix pump station

KEARNY- The Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority has been awarded a $3,040,821 federal grant to help repair…

Rookie cop recuperating from smash-up

NORTH ARLINGTON- I borough police officer is recovering from injuries sustained after a single car crash…

KPD blotter: Wardrobe dysfunction

An alleged serial shoplifter identified himself to police thanks to his penchant for wearing the same…

News from Harrison Police blotter

Dec. 11 At 9:30 p.m., police responded to a hit and run accident at the intersection…