By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The climbing mercury notwithstanding, winter is still with…
Category: News
New fiscal personnel in borough
NORTH ARLINGTON – Eugene Leporiere has quit as the borough’s newly hired CFO, just four weeks…
Want to visit Bergen Co. Jail?
Miscreants arrested in North Arlington or Lyndhurst are liable to end up in the Bergen County…
Kearny’s ‘Policeman of the Year’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Detective Michael Gonzalez has been named the Kearny…
Ambulance fees targeted for hike
LYNDHURST – It looks like out-of-towners, with certain exceptions, will be paying more for a ride…
KPD: Suspect nabbed on 50G warrant
A Virginia woman, wanted on a $50,000 Kearny robbery warrant, was arrested Feb. 11 when she…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville UNICO sponsors a bus ride fundraiser to the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City on…
De Grace Plumbing: 20 years & thriving
By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Drivers traveling through the area for the…
UPDATE: Missing Nutley teen found safely
A teenage girl from Nutley who was reported missing since Feb. 11 is back home, Nutley…
‘A true Harrisonian’
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Harrison lost its longtime chief executive when Mayor Raymond…
Close call for basement fire victim
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Restricted space in a basement apartment challenged firefighters who…
Fierce competition among towns for salt
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent With forecasters predicting a snow and ice blizzard in the making…
Heavy snow causes Devon St. roof collapse
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It was only a matter of time. And of…
Cop hurt in Kearny Ave. mele; 4 arrested
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– Four people were arrested and four police officers were assaulted…
Is Clark Thread project unspooling?
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – Since its courtship and conditional designation in May…
News from the Nutley Police blotter
Feb. 7 After responding to a report of a disturbance at a Copolla St. location, at…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville UNICO sponsors a bus ride fundraiser to the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City on…
Remembering Ray McDonough: A reflection from former Observer Editor Kevin Canessa Jr.
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Former Observer Editor I first met Raymond J. McDonough in January 1992.…
Harrison Mayor Ray McDonough dead at 65 (updated at 2 p.m. Thursday)
HARRISON — Longtime Harrison Mayor Raymond McDonough, 65, collapsed at Town Hall and died of an…
Nutley resident: Door was open, and I didn’t open it
Jan. 31 At 6:05 p.m., a Kingsland Ave. homeowner near Alexander Ave. notified police that they’d…
Harrison police: 16-year-old had pot, heroin on him
Feb. 1 At 10:58 a.m., police said a patrol officer in an unmarked car near Hamilton…
Likely storm cancels NA Lifeline screening
The borough health department has announced that due to the pending snow storm, the Lifeline Screening…
Loyal civil servant kept his finger on town’s pulse
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – After nearly four decades as a Health Department employee,…
Pleads to bank fraud
A Lyndhurst woman faces 30 years in prison after admitting to her role in what federal…
Portuguese monument in preparation
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The Portuguese Cultural Association, headed by Jose Maria Matos,…
Delays foreseen in Roche transition
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – A mixed-use development consisting of light industry, offices, a…
Reports from the KPD blotter
KEARNY – The pursuit of a stolen vehicle – a chase Kearny police aborted when the…
Get your kids ready for allergy season!
By Sean Flynn, MD Guest Columnist Although it may not seem like it with the barrage…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts its monthly breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 16,…
BCPO arrests 3 more in connection to bar melee
Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli announced today the charging of three additional individuals in connection with…