Century 21 Semiao & Associates, Lyndhurst recognizes Top Producing Associate for 2012

Donna Dilkes, sales associate with Century 21 Semiao & Associates Lyndhurst office, was named top producing…

Highlights from the Nutley Police blotter

June 20 A Washington Ave. business owner called police at 1:16 p.m. to report the disppearance…

Nastiness in Nutley Police Department

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – A disgruntled Nutley Police superior officer has…

Where will E. Newark kids end up?

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – For much of its entire 118- year history,…

Security takes on a new look in Harrison

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – It’s not your father’s police station anymore. Lot…

Patriotism must not flag

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY– The announcement was short and to the point: “In…

Kearny burglary suspect in custody

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A man described as a “known career criminal”…

School uniforms for ‘safety’s sake’

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Starting this September, the borough’s public school…

Harrison children get creative

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Guess what? There really are dragons. They have…

N. Arlington man wrote, starred in first film

By Angelica Rebozo Observer Correspondent Wednesday May 29 was a regular business day for most of…

Around Town

Bloomfield Bloomfield’s local access TV station (Ch. 35 Comcast; Ch. 30 Verizon) is now offering a…

2 boys bitten by pit bull; dog quarantined

A dog that, police say, bit two 12-year-old boys in Lyndhurst last Tuesday, June 11, was…

A right to be proud

    By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The sculptures have been constructed — and…

KPD: Teen accosted on way to school

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Police last week arrested a local man on charges…

Meadows site on EPA study list

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A former industrial tract in the Kearny meadows,…

Community garden takes root

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The garden is growing. Drivers traveling southbound on…

Hail to the new chief

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – At age 37, he’s the newest –…

Dredging of mudflats to begin next month

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – A plan for cleaning up the lower 17…

Middle School will now enroll 6th-graders

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – Starting in September, the Belleville Board of Education will…

A day to remember for these active seniors

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Three West Hudson residents were among Hudson County’s 2013 Seniors…

KPD blotter: ‘Career criminal’ hunted

Kearny police are investigating two burglaries that occurred last week, one to an East Midland Ave.…

‘Cultivate body & mind to serve God’

The following is an interview with Swami Mukundananda by Nilima Mehra, producer with Global TV Network…

Around Town

Bloomfield Bloomfield’s local access TV station (Ch. 35 Comcast; Ch. 30 Verizon) is now offering a…

Robbery suspect nabbed in East Newark

HARRISON – Quick action by a vigilant East Newark cop was credited by Harrison Police superiors…

Flag retirement ceremony is Friday in Nutley

In commemoration of Flag Day, the Nutley Department of Public Affairs will be conducting a brief…

Tribute to fallen veteran

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – He was 19, only a year out of…

Senior residence on horizon

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – In the near future, you can probably figure…

Improving the quaility of life

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Recently, checking with someone about possible story ideas,…

Blaze displaces family of 9

  KEARNY – An early morning fire in an Elm St. home last Friday left the…

Suspect nabbed in Belleville robbery

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Special agents of the FBI arrested an East Orange man last…