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In KPD database, they’re #busted
KEARNY – Following a nearly threemonth investigation, Kearny police have arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of 158…
KHS graduation day marred by mishap
KEARNY – Two Kearny teenagers were shaken up after their vehicle was involved in an accident…
Longtime coach promoted in police ranks
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – He’s been a longtime West Hudson youth coach,…
A special day for N. Arlington child
NORTH ARLINGTON – A 10-year-old borough lad was the center of attention recently when he was…
KPD blotter: Accosted by gunman
A Kearny man was robbed at gunpoint in the early hours of Saturday, June 14, in the area of Sanford…
News from the Nutley police blotter
June 14 A mishap, at 5:18 a.m., involving a tow truck ended up damaging a vehicle being towed, police…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., announces its Eight Great Live Monday Nights series, sponsored by…
Cali renewed for trash pickups
KEARNY – The Town of Kearny has renewed its contract with Cali Carting of Kearny for the collection of…
Belleville pair in meth takedown
Two Belleville residents were among 14 suspects charged last week in connection with a multi-state drug trafficking ring that supplied large…
Free Dentistry Day at Smile Design Specialists
Smile Design Specialists, 312 Belleville Turnpike, Suite 3B, North Arlington, had a great day meeting many new people from…
West Hudson pols endorse DeGise for County Exec more than a year before he’s up for re-election
HARRISON — Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise accepted the endorsements of Harrison Mayor James Fife, Kearny…
Garden’s a Monarchy
KEARNY– Right now, Monarch butterflies are somewhere along the lower Eastern Seaboard on their long annual journey north from their winter…
‘Push to tax polluters’
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez and Cory Booker, accompanied by U.S. Environmental Protection…
Redistricting ‘lesson’ draws big crowd
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY — Kearny Schools Superintendent Patricia Blood unveiled her proposed redistricting plan for five newly…
All bets off now for gambling ring
Four people from The Observer coverage area, and a relative of a North Arlington elected official, are among 29 suspects…
Owner now contesting bar closing
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A Kearny bar owner who consented to a 60-day closure after…
Back in action at Habitat property
At long last, there were signs of activity at the Habitat for Humanity’s Kearny construction site at 41 Kearny Ave.…
Up in flames
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– A 22-year-old Kearny man was arrested last week on a charge of aggravated…
KPD blotter
Two motorists were injured in a harrowing head-on collision on Route 7 in Kearny last week, and police charged one of…
News from the Nutley police blotter
June 5 A customer tried to pass a counterfeit $10 bill to pay a tab at a local…
SMMC affiliates with leading N.Y. medical college
St. Michael’s Medical Center (SMMC), Newark, and New York Medical College (NYMC), Valhalla, N.Y., have announced an academic affiliation designating…
Proposed school boundary lines – K to 6
FRANKLIN: Beech St., south of Oakwood Ave. Chestnut St., south of Oakwood to Bergen Ave. Devon St., Elm…
Around Town
Belleville Toddlers to sixth-graders are invited to participate in the “Fizz, Boom, Read” summer reading program sponsored by the Belleville…
Davie appointed to YMCA board
Kearny attorney Ken Davie, a partner in the Harrison law firm of Cifelli and Davie, has been…
See Riposta for good food — or home deals
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent KEARNY – How Frank Riposta, owner of D&F Deli on Davis Ave.,…
Nutley PD: Resident’s credit card used improperly on horse-gambling site
May 31 A Howard Place resident reported 16 fraudulent transactions with more than $4,000 in total…
Peace & joy
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – At the corner of Kearny and Laurel Aves., there stands the…