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Harrison woman nabbed in bank jobs
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent HARRISON – A 34-year-old Harrison woman was being held in…
Hoping for tax relie f
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – With its back against the wall, Kearny’s municipal government…
Pothole needs filling? Call hotline
KEARNY – Kearny’s beleaguered public works crews have been up to their collective ears in…
Skyway in line for mid-April fix
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Better adjust your travel plans because it’s coming…
Get a feel for feline fancy: ‘Cats’ at KHS
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny High School’s upcoming spring musical is certain…
Kearny Firefighters of the Year
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – At 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, fire…
He came to buy tickets, got robbed instead
LYNDHURST – Two people have been arrested and a third suspect is being sought…
Woman groped in park:NPD blotter
Police are looking for a man who, they say, grabbed a woman in Nichols Park,…
KPD targets paintball perps
On the night of Feb. 18, Kearny police responded to several reports of paintballs being fired…
Coccia Realty agents honored
The New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR) has inducted nine Coccia Realty agents into its…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., offers these children’s programs: • Storytime…
New school security system just about ready to roll
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The elaborate $2 million security system cooked up…
Meadows redevelopment ratables at risk
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A proposal by NJ Transit to build a…
Fife is easy pick for mayor
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – James Fife, who taught history to a lot…
Schuyler Ave. fire victim dies
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– A man who was severely burned in a Feb. 12…
3-alarm blaze on Dukes St.
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Seven persons were displaced last week when a…
Intn’l carjacking ring is busted
A10-month multi-agency investigation culminated Thursday in the arrests of 23 New Jersey men in connection…
New hires just a drop in the bucket
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Three more firefighters will be added to the rolls…
KPD: DWI nets robbery suspect
A Kearny man sought as the suspect in two strong-arm robberies last week — one in…
5 years for Belleville hit-run death
A Nutley man who pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide in a 2011 hit-and-run death of a…
Logged in the Lyndhurst Police blotter
Feb. 21 Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident, at 11:38 p.m., on…
Around Town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., announces: • A blood drive is being held March…
New doctor joins dental o ffice
Dr. Harry Harcsztark, of The Smile and Implant Center, Kearny, has welcomed Dr. Jeffrey Poirier to…
Nutley PD: 5 cases of ID theft/consumer fraud reported in last week
Five cases of consumer fraud and/or identity theft were reported to the Nutley P.D. during the…
Nutley police: Terminator wanna be cracks neighbor’s windshield
Feb. 15 At 8:40 a.m., police responded to a report of criminal mischief at a Harrison…
Nutley police need help finding missing girl, 17
Nutley Police are investigating the disappearance of 17-year-old Judith Hicswa. She was last seen Monday, Feb.…
Still seeking consensus on 9/11 steel
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Some three years after the North Arlington Volunteer…
Tainted firm sues Kearny
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The law firm founded by Port Authority of New…
Overall decline in Kearny crime in ‘13
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The Town of Kearny’s 2013 Uniform Crime Report Index…