By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The Township has hammered out a new labor…
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Town rethinking ‘exempt’ pay package
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – With Christmas in sight, Mayor Alberto Santos and the…
Kearny EMS out, MONOC in at Harrison
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The Town of Harrison has a new tenant…
2014 forecast: ‘Trying to contain taxes’
KEARNY – Sworn in for his 12th consecutive term as Kearny’s chief executive at the…
KPD blotter: Could you be a bit more conspicuous?
And the first person to be locked up in Kearny in the New Year was (sound…
Around Town
Bloomfield Oakeside Mansion, 240 Belleville Ave., is hosting an open house on Sunday, Jan. 19, from…
Highlights from the Harrison Police blotter
Jan. 3 At 9:59 a.m., police were sent to Hiram Place on a report of someone…
Sports Year in Review: 2013
Harrison soccer, Lyndhurst baseball top the list By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer…
Christmas Eve bank heist
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Police are looking for the man who…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., will host a special program “Three…
Report from the Harrison Police blotter
Dec. 26 For a third time, a local woman appears to be have been targetted by…
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…