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Highlights from the Harrison Police blotter
Dec. 5 At about 6 a.m., police said an unattended Mercedes Benz was reported stolen from…
300 reasons to give thanks — for cops
KEARNY — The holiday season got off to a heckuva start Thanksgiving weekend, with the Kearny…
Finding the ‘joy’ of life
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – This Sunday, Dec. 8, at 9:30 a.m., Grace…
Santa will help light tree
Kearny will kick off the holiday season this Thursday, Dec. 5, from 5:30 p.m.…
More intrigue behind the blue wall
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Another police superior has lodged a legal beef against…
‘Pledge to build still good,’ Habitat says
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A ceremonial groundbreaking was held nearly five months…
Guilty plea in local robberies
A suspect arrested by FBI agents earlier this year in connection with the armed robbery of…
1 occupant hurt in Devon St. fire
KEARNY – A fire on Thanksgiving night gutted the kitchen in an apartment at 564 Devon…
‘Locked in’ & liking it: lessons in kindness
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Fifty-seven Lyndhurst teens went into “lockdown’’ mode in…
Finances, test scores alarm school chief
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Schools Superintendent Frank Ferraro sounded two alarms – one…
Cops get to the ‘meat’ of the matter
Another relatively routine arrest on an outstanding warrant led Kearny cops to uncover a more serious…
Logged on the Lyndhurst Police blotter
Nov. 29 At 1:41 a.m., police said they stopped a 2003 Toyota traveling north on Riverside…
News from the Nutley Police blotter
Nov. 28 A fraud victim told police someone attempted to use the routing numbers of their…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., sponsors a Saturday Storytime and Craft on Dec. 14…
Man alleges he was robbed by three Black men: Harrison police
On December 1, 2013 a man reported that he was assaulted and robbed by three black…
A ‘pitch’ for parking
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The New York Red Bulls need more parking…
Wall departs borough
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Friday, Nov. 13, turned out to be…
A little bit o ‘Paradise’ at KHS
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – With the winter season rapidly approaching, theatergoers may…
The wise & wherefores of owls
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – See that big, beautiful brown and white owl?…
Restoring the pride of ‘68
HARRISON – The Harrison Board of Education is righting a wrong and, at the same…
Borough Council welcomes Pronti aboard
NORTH ARLINGTON – The newest member of the Borough Council took the oath of…
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…