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