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Suspected armed robbers caught in Nutley
Shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday, July 14, police responded to Park Drive on a report of…
News from the Lyndhurst Police blotter
July 6 An effort by police to disperse youths continuing to hang out after a township…
The span of memories
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – In the middle of the day on…
Assessing Sandy’s handiwork
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Now that Kearny has a permanent tax assessor,…
New look for town’s police fleet
HARRISON – If there’s ever another superstorm like Sandy – and climate experts are predicting…
Final resting place of U.S. heroes
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – I’ve passed the site a thousand times, but…
Accused of ‘unwanted advances’
KEARNY – A 55-year-old Belleville man was arrested last week by Kearny police after allegedly…
From pet supplies to loft apartments
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – For six decades, the Voy- Toys company has…
Preserving a church, one window at a timePreserving a church, one window at a time
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Holy Cross Church, which dates from the turn…
KPD: Going on holiday? Cops can keep eye on your home
KEARNY – The Kearny Police Department is asking residents to be aware that, with the arrival…
Around Town
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Full speed ahead for KFD
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The other afternoon, driving past the Kearny Fire…
5K run to boost KHS clubs
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny High School is marshaling all its resources…
Mold disables Silver Lake fi rehouse
BELLEVILLE – The township’s Silver Lake Firehouse on Franklin St. has been shuttered as an…
10 straight years as Elks lodge leader
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – He’s probably the smallest guy in the outfit,…
Relief in sight for land-locked residents
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – It may be hard to believe now, but…
KPD blotter: 1 speeder, 2 squabblers & 30 Steel Monkeys
On Saturday, June 22, at 11:15 p.m., Kearny Detectives Scott Traynor and John Telle observed a…
He opens wall, finds grenade
NUTLEY– A contractor working at a Hillside Ave. rooming house last Wednesday, June 26, got…
New youth director bonding with kids
Kids are Terry M. Iavarone’s reason for being. During the school year, Iavarone teaches history…
Highlights from the Lyndhurst PD blotter
June 25 A Lyndhurst motorist was charged with careless driving, failure to keep right and DWI…
Understanding the nature of God
By Swami Mukundananda Guest Columnist The brilliance of the night sky captivates everyone with its…
Around Town
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Clarification
A story in last week’s Observer about the gun buyback to be held in Hudson County noted…
The Corps of human kindness
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Big things can begin in a small way.…
Accused of sexual assault
NORTH ARLINGTON– A 39-year-old North Arlington man has been arrested on sex assault and child…
Kearny gun range shot down
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – They won’t be singing “Home on the Range”…
BOE beset by fiscal woes, internal strife
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – “We will soon be seeing RED, if we don’t…
Riverside Park fields getting big facelift
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – An ambitious upgrade of playing fields at…
Gun buyback coming to Hudson Co.
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent New Jersey’s continuing gun buyback program, which authorities say…