Planting the seeds to ‘grow your own’

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – During the First and Second World Wars, countries…

Town, BOE play nicely to fix rec sites

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – What’s going on here? Earlier this month, the…

Post-Valentine’s Day frenzy over 12 hours

Kearny Police Chief John Dowie surmised it might have to do with “a post- Valentine’s Day…

Around Town

Kearny Trinity Episcopal Church, 575 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, is offering English as a Second Language and…

Real Estate Review

Rosa Agency realtors know value of education   Professional negotiation skills are a must for all…

Coming up in the Feb. 27 edition of The Observer …

  Coming up in the Feb. 27 edition of The Observer, we take a look at…

BREAKING: Major fire in Harrison

We’re gathering the details of a major fire on Warren Street in Harrison this evening. In…

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The Observer newspaper is on both Facebook and Twitter. If you have some time, why not…

Plotting a corrective course: Boat pulled from Passaic River

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – For members of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission’s…

On the face of it, ‘Scrub’ is working

TRENTON– In December 2011, the N.J. Motor Vehicle Commission launched Operation Facial Scrub, a fraud-prevention initiative…

KPD links local heist to 3 others

KEARNY – On Feb 10, two bandits, one armed with a handgun, entered Krauszer’s Deli at…

A loyal son of Harrison, Ronald Catrambone is dead at 61

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Harrison has lost a dedicated civil servant with the…

School board fills 9th seat

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education is being made…

Irish eyes smiling in West Hudson

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent On Sunday, March 10, at 2 p.m., the 40th annual…

Payless? How about pay nothing?

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY– Kearny police, investigating a Dec. 1 robbery at a local…

Around Town

Bloomfield Literacy Volunteers of America of Essex and Passaic counties, in partnership with the Bloomfield Public…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

Detectives are investigating a burglary to a Park Ave. residence reported by one of the occupants…

Highlights from the Lyndhurst Police blotter

Feb. 15 A complaint about a car blocking a driveway brought police to a Livingston Ave.…

VIDEO: Bunny Hill in Kearny after the snow

Thanks to Vance Green for the great video.

3 more arrests in murder of Kearny teen

    By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Three more men have been arrested in connection with…

Fraud ring smashed by feds

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent A Lyndhurst man was among 18 people named last week in…

Puffing in parks may be prohibited

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – So you’re a 10-year-old Little Leaguer getting up…

Town hopes to ‘fetch’ Green Acres cash

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The proposed dog park for Kearny is a step…

Year of celebration for Legion Post 282

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent HARRISON — The other day we visited Harrison Post No.…

Voters to decide on proposed $3.4M Collins Field facelift

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Next month, a sports-minded North Arlington Board…

If you see a pothole . . . . .

KEARNY – In the old days, if you were driving around town and ran over a…

Around Town

Bloomfield Bloomfield UNICO holds its annual Charity Extravaganza Night of Pro Wrestling to benefit the Foley…

Real Estate Review

Coccia Realty announces new vice president, branch manager   Jan R. Kwapniewski, president of Coccia Realty,…

News from Lyndhurst Police blotter

Feb. 8 Eric Angus, 20, of Lyndhurst, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol after police…

Help Samantha find a forever home

  Samantha (ID#86787), a lab mix, is currently available for adoption at the Bergen County Animal Shelter,…