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A new low?
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent See that pickup truck. It’s painted with the names…
Rec coaches cautioned on conduct
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY– The Kearny Recreation Commission has cautioned two of its volunteer…
Farewell to the chie f
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – Hudson County’s smallest municipal police force – nine…
They’ll be going ‘ROV’-ing to Indianapolis
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – On May 18, a group of Nutley High…
Harrison’s Bravest get the gold
They may have been feuding a few weeks ago over firefighting staffing levels, but for…
Clothing donations will aid COP events
KEARNY — Doing some spring cleaning? Empyting your closets of clothes you no longer wear…
News from the Kearny Police blotter
A call about a theft in progress in an industrial area of Kearny the morning of…
Around Town
Belleville The Belleville Middle School Fine and Performing Arts Department announces its upcoming spring concert series.…
Real Estate Review: How to make your home
Paolo Pinto Yes, I can’t believe it’s Summer already! Great time of the year with sunny…
Groceries, fresh produce now at expanded Walmart
Eighty new jobs have been created by an expanded Walmart, 150 Harrison Ave., Kearny, which…
Discarded cigarette suspected cause of fire
HARRISON — An alert police officer is being credited with getting a quick jump on…
Highlights from the Nutley Police blotter
May 10 A motor vehicle stop, at 1:07 a.m., on River Road resulted in the arrest…
Meet the ‘Ghost Army’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – In June 1944, not long after the Allied…
Kearny immigrant fighting deportation
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A Kearny man accused of entering the…
Belgrove 2-family rejected
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – You could say the deck was stacked against them…
Windows on a world of shopping
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY — Blossoms are blooming all over town these…
2 rescued in Belleville house fire
Two civilians were rescued from a Belleville fire last Wednesday, May 1. Belleville Fire Capt. Scott…
Keep smiling
Smile Design Specialists had a great day meeting many new people from the area during…
It’s Red Sox 24/7 in his back yard
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – No, it’s not a mirage. And, no, you’re…
Zinna leaving after 27 years on bench
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – After 27 years on the bench, Belleville Municipal…
News from the Kearny police blotter
The intervention of what Police Chief John Dowie called “two very good concerned citizens” aided a…
2 nabbed in attack that left victim bloodied
Two men are under arrest in connection with a violent assault on a man in Nutley…
Around Town
Belleville The Belleville Middle School Fine and Performing Arts Department is proud to announce its upcoming…
NJAR awards for 11 Agents at Coccia for 2012
The New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR) has recognized 11 Coccia Realty agents as inductees…
Golden Jubilee
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Next month, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred…
More eyes in the sky keeping watch
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Big Brother is watching you in Kearny … from…
Monday, bloody Monday
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – What began as a call last week to break…
Cafe Ole took time to prepare but now all the ingredients are here
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – ‘Way better!” That’s how Harrison eighth-grader Joseph Renderos contrasts…
2nd highest school post still up in the air
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Last fall, Franklin Elementary School – where Yvonne Cali…