By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The revolving door to the Kearny superintendent…
Category: News
Reaction mixed on Christie & GWB flap
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Two mayors want more information on the “Bridgegate” scandal, three…
9/11 charity scammers plead guilty
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Last May, The Observer carried a story about two “alleged…
Bank robber gets away with $1,100
EAST NEWARK – Seventeen days after a bandit robbed a Kearny bank, another bank just a…
KPD blotter: ‘Never off watch’
Two Kearny officers — one off duty, one on — combined forces to take down a…
Hope to bring psychic’s life to small screen
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Karl Petry is in touch with things beyond…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge No. 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts its monthly breakfast on Sunday, Jan.…
Kearny native now at the helm
KEARNY – Kearny’s newly appointed acting superintendent of schools is poised to take the…
Consider dental care for the New Year
Happy New Year from the staff and doctors of The Smile and Implant Center, 837…
News from the Nutley Police blotter
Jan. 10 Several Nutley High School students reported that their cellular phones were removed from the…
BREAKING: Nutley police seek help locating 16-year-old girl
The Nutley Police Department is seeking help to find a missing girl. Christina Simeonidis, 16, was…
Hydrants will be tested Jan. 13 in North Arlington
The Passaic Valley Water Commission and borough fire department volunteers will be testing fire hydrants in…
Unhappy New Year for carjack suspect
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A 26-year-old Newark man was languishing in…
Adding but also taking
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The Township has hammered out a new labor…
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…