By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – A mixed-use development consisting of light industry, offices, a…
Category: News
Reports from the KPD blotter
KEARNY – The pursuit of a stolen vehicle – a chase Kearny police aborted when the…
Get your kids ready for allergy season!
By Sean Flynn, MD Guest Columnist Although it may not seem like it with the barrage…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts its monthly breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 16,…
BCPO arrests 3 more in connection to bar melee
Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli announced today the charging of three additional individuals in connection with…
‘Capital’ ideas abound at D.C. confab
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Making music, manufacturing and meeting the vice president were…
Liquor stores lax on ID checks
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent The legal drinking age in New Jersey is 21. Alcohol is…
2 banks robbed in 3 days
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Local banks suffered a one-two punch last week when both a…
Sacred Heart Church getting attention
KEARNY – The Archdiocese of Newark is undertaking repairs to Sacred Heart Church at the Archdiocesean…
BOE head defends surveillance
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The union representing Belleville public school teachers is waging…
Very ‘digestible’ Kearny promotion
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Now appearing in highway rest areas, area airports, bus…
Hope that town’s value will rebound in ‘14
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – An unhealthy combination of Superstorm Sandy and real…
5 hurt in fight outside strip club, 3 critical
HACKENSACK – Three area residents were arrested in the aftermath of a brutal brawl outside…
KPD: Suspect nabbed in pipe attack
KEARNY – On Jan. 13, Kearny police responded to a report of an assault in progress…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center’s Children’s Room, 221 Washington Ave., is hosting a Hibernation…
Welcome aboard
Mid-Realty, 575 Kearny Ave., Kearny, welcomes its newest sales representatives. From l. are: Sandy Huang, Ivette…
For high quality Italian food, it’s Centanni
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Starting from the bottom of the food chain in…
Because of possible storm, deadlines changing this week
Because of a possible storm Sunday into Monday, the Observer’s deadlines will likely change this week…
Could a bike-share program be coming to Hudson?
The Hudson County Division of Planning, through a Together North Jersey Local Government Capacity Grant Program,…
‘Imagining’ new development
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – A,development team, reportedly backed by Chinese investors, is floating…
If you go out in the woods today …
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – On Sunday, New Jersey Search & Rescue (NJSAR)…
Project Graduation needs you
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – If you are a Kearny resident looking to give…
KFD aids fire-beset Union City
Last Thursday, on one of the most brutally cold nights of the year, a six-alarm fire…
Brawling at club nets 2 arrests
BELLEVILLE – Two patrons were arrested following fisticuffs at a Belleville strip club on the night…
Doing their part to feed the hungry
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – As the nation marks the 50th anniversary of…
KPD blotter: Trainyard theft derailed
KEARNY – Three New Yorkers got themselves ridden out of town on a rail, so to…
Logged in the Lyndhurst Police blotter
Jan. 21 At 8:08 p.m., police responded to a report of criminal mischief to an auto…
Suspected burglars nabbed, NPD blotter
The Nutley Police Department has credited Bloomfield PD with making a collar about an hour after…
Treating chronic head pain
The National Headache Foundation estimates that more than 29 million Americans suffer from migraines, and…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center Children’s Room, 221 Washington Ave., is hosting a Hibernation…