Jan. 21 At 7:40 a.m., police were sent to the 200 block of Dey St. on…
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Now superintendent faces investigation
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Political divisions within the Kearny Board of Education…
At last, new boss at HHA
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Some three and a half years after Michael Rodgers…
4 indicted in local sex tra ficking case
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NEWARK – Four defendants were charged last week in a…
Crime alert for Nutley residents
The Nutley Police Department, along with Mayor Alphonse Petracco, is advising township residents of a…
Smoke alarms aid KFD at 3 fires
KEARNY– A cooking-related fire last week in an apartment at 51 Belgrove Drive forced the evacuation…
Goodwill: a beacon for those adrift
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Marie Mendes likes the individual attention she’s…
Trying to keep Kearny tidy & safe
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Ed and Julie Kelley are at their…
New CFO, rec leader on board
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – The borough has hired two new key employees:…
Nutley hometown hero returns
Army Sgt. Michael T. Nocera of Nutley celebrated his recent homecoming with family and friends…
KPD blotter: Dove or jailbird?
Officer John Fabula was on patrol on the 200 block of Passaic Ave. on Jan. 13…
News from the Nutley Police blotter
Jan. 16 Someone broke the rear door window at a Kenzel Ave. house, opened the door…
Get a dental checkup this year
February has been designated as National Children’s Dental Health Month and is designed to raise awareness…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center Children’s Room, 221 Washington Ave., announces a Hibernation Party…
Then & Now
The caption accompanying the old photo reads: ‘Eagle Hose Company No. 3 fi…
Bank heist suspect well known to cops
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Just a bit more than two weeks after…
Fire Co. in 24/7, cops P/T
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – They’re halfway there. The South Kearny Fire and…
Who’ll be the next in line?
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The revolving door to the Kearny superintendent…
Reaction mixed on Christie & GWB flap
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Two mayors want more information on the “Bridgegate” scandal, three…
9/11 charity scammers plead guilty
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Last May, The Observer carried a story about two “alleged…
Bank robber gets away with $1,100
EAST NEWARK – Seventeen days after a bandit robbed a Kearny bank, another bank just a…
KPD blotter: ‘Never off watch’
Two Kearny officers — one off duty, one on — combined forces to take down a…
Hope to bring psychic’s life to small screen
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Karl Petry is in touch with things beyond…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge No. 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts its monthly breakfast on Sunday, Jan.…
Kearny native now at the helm
KEARNY – Kearny’s newly appointed acting superintendent of schools is poised to take the…
Consider dental care for the New Year
Happy New Year from the staff and doctors of The Smile and Implant Center, 837…
News from the Nutley Police blotter
Jan. 10 Several Nutley High School students reported that their cellular phones were removed from the…
BREAKING: Nutley police seek help locating 16-year-old girl
The Nutley Police Department is seeking help to find a missing girl. Christina Simeonidis, 16, was…
Hydrants will be tested Jan. 13 in North Arlington
The Passaic Valley Water Commission and borough fire department volunteers will be testing fire hydrants in…
Unhappy New Year for carjack suspect
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A 26-year-old Newark man was languishing in…