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Belleville beefs up street patrols
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – Don’t be shocked if you see more cops with…
Volunteers sought to aid abuse victims
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Domestic violence. It’s one of those topics all over…
‘Tanning Mom’ prepping for her close-up?
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY — Patricia Krentcil (a.k.a. The Tanning Mom) scored a victory…
Business to Business: One for Entrepreneurship
By Laurie Perrone Observer Correspondent It is a refreshing course of events when a businessman like…
A fresh attitude for the future with sound experience
Laurie Perrone Observer Correspondent N.J. Democratic gubernatorial aspirant Sen. Barbara Buono made a campaign stop in…
Koppers Peninsula ripe for plucking?
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – So now it’s up to the developers. The long…
Around Town
Belleville The Belleville ASA will conduct umpire classes to prepare for the National ASA Softball Test.…
Kearny PD busy nailing narcotics suspects
Three drug busts top the recent entries in the Kearny Police Department blotter. On Feb. 20,…
Real Estate Review
The Spring Market is Here Real estate experts and economists agree that the real estate industry…
Fire forces residents from Warren Street homes in Harrison
By Ron Leir Observer correspondent HARRISON — Residents from five attached buildings on Warren Street in…
Gun buyback draws 1,770 weapons
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent It appears that the pen really is mightier than the…
Lucky pair not harmed in shooting
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Police are seeking three men in connection with…
3 incumbents sitting out Lyndhurst election
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – So far, a longtime civic activist, a former…
Raise awareness of hunger? KHS kids ‘can’ do!
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – What can you do with a can of…
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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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…