NORTH ARLINGTON – The newest member of the Borough Council took the oath of…
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Volunteer fi reman removed from ranks
NORTH ARLINGTON – A borough resident has been kicked off the North Arlington Volunteer Fire Department…
Asleep in car, man surprised by gunman
BELLEVILLE – Areport of shots fired brought police to a Montgomery St. location at about 1…
KPD: From warrant to weapons charges
A routine outstanding-warrant arrest turned into something more for Kearny police when the suspect they…
News from the Nutley Police blotter
Nov. 21 Police received a report of a theft from a Passaic Ave. residence at 11:13…
Fire strikes 2-family home, injures 3
NUTLEY – A early morning fire at a two-family house at 501 Bloomfield Ave. displaced its…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., sponsors the following programs: • Holiday Decorating Bonanza is…
Orthodontic nightmare steals shrimp (and other Nutley PD blotter items)
He wanted a job but in the end, he settled for supper. That was the gist…
Harrison police investigate stolen car (and other blotter items)
Nov. 16 Police received reports of two vehicles being stolen and a third tampered with. At…
50 years ago: A death in Dallas
This Friday is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on…
Community Stunned by Assassination
Memorial or requiem services held by churches of all faiths The community of West Hudson and…
Shock, Grief, Prayers!
What was the reaction of our community’s leaders and clergy to the tragic death of President…
Juneau Memorial Center dedicated
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Seventy-one years from the day it was torpedoed…
Nutley is seeking Secret Santas
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – ‘Tis the season for giving, but sometimes…
Home invaders targeted couple, cops say
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Police are seeking three men who they say…
Final Hudson ‘Surrender’ tally: 4,587
JERSEY CITY – The tally is in. The Fugitive Safe Surrender program held Nov. 6-9…
Trying to be ready for any school threat
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Board of Education believes there is…
Expect to see windfall from billboards
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – What a difference a sign can make! Kearny hopes…
Kearny blotter: Showers & bath salts
Kearny police arrested two people in the shower this week, but before you start speculating, we…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., sponsors the following programs: • Baby and & Toddler…
Red Bulls’ GM to address Harrison business network Nov. 20
HARRISON — Special guest Jerome de Bontin, general manager of the Red Bulls, will address the…
Remembering golden times
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – They’re trying to bring back the pride. For…
Dems rule in Kearny, falter in N. Arlington
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Local Democrats – facing a lone independent…
A sweep for this school ‘team’
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – When the Kearny Board of Education reorganizes in…
Stricken firefighter aided by peers & public
BELLEVILLE – Firefighters from 11 municipalities in the region came to Belleville this past…
His 31st arrest; 9 in Kearny alone
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A Newark man, who is said to…
It sure beat going to jail
By all accounts, the Fugitive Safe Surrender program held last week in Hudson County warrants…
Mudflat cleanup enters final phase
LYNDHURST – Cleanup of a five-acre stretch of Passaic River mudflats in Lyndhurst at River…
Highlights from the Lyndhurst Police blotter
Nov. 6 At 4:48 a.m., police discovered that someone had spray painted red graffiti in the…