Category: News

Belleville Belleville Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is offering help with information about benefits and services available…

Kearny residents participate in second annual Bicycle Safety Fair

After last year’s inaugural event was rained out, the Kearny Police Department gave its annual Bicycle…

Real Estate Review: Is now the time to downsize?

For many families, this month brings with it some significant milestones. Teenagers across the country…

Belleville Police blotter

Sept. 13 Ernest Truss, 41, of Belleville, was arrested at 11:47 a.m., for possession of drugs.…

THEATER Etiquette

More than 11.5 million people will attend a Broadway show this year. Millions more will…

Kentucky Care campaign renewed

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Once again, The Observer is counting on the generosity of…

Roche’s pledges ease pain

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The township’s biggest taxpayer is trying to make…

Kearny High opened on time but it sure wasn’t easy

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It was touch and go…

Port Authority sets up new $66 million command center

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Somewhere in Jersey City — for security reasons, the…

Kearny man admits to bomb hoax

Last Thanksgiving Day – Nov. 24, 2011 – a man phoned the New Jersey Office of…

Katrina survivor calls Belleville home

By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Contributor BELLEVILLE – Hurricane Katrina struck roughly seven years ago. Aside…

Testing the ‘waters’ of controversy at Nutley’s Liquid Church

By Jeff Bahr Observer Correspondent Liquid Church, a Christian worship group that adheres strongly to…

At long last, Coptic Church wins right to build dome

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – After many months and hundreds of pages worth…

‘80s dance at Kearny LCCC for scholarship fund for late Kardinal wrestler

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer In February of 2003, Kearny High School wrestler Dawayne…

Fighting foes by feeding bellies during ‘A Month of Hope’

By Jeff Bahr Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – The Rev. Kenneth Reihl, senior pastor of…

Lyndhurst Police Blotter

Sept. 6 A fight brought police to the Kings Court on Riverside Avenue at 9:17 p.m.…

Around Town

Bloomfield The Bloomfield Art League is accepting new members. Sponsored by the Bloomfield Recreation Commission, the…

Kearny man was no Paul Bunyon

Police were called to Stewart Avenue and Morgan Place Sept. 1 at 9:30 p.m. on a…

Kearny realtor a success story

Fernando Semiao and his family came to America in 1965. They originally moved into the…

Belleville burglar finds himself behind the ‘eight’ ball

On Sept. 5, officers arrested Travis Mackoy, 26, of Belleville, on Fairway Avenue when they found…

Remember the Titanic @ the KPL

In remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the Titanic tragedy in 1912, the Kearny Public Library…

Works By Emerging Artists On Display at NJMC Flyway Gallery

Works in several mediums by new and emerging artists will be on display at the New…

Clara Maass Medical Center Foundation Presents Lifeline Challenge to Healthy Living

A Walk to FundSchool Programs to Fight Childhood Obesity On Sunday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m.,…

A tour of 9/11 Memorial through Kearny guide’s eyes

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Virtually every Thursday, Kearny’s Marty Nystrom takes the No. 40…

Postal worker ‘delivered’ drugs, cops say

By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – A U.S. Postal Service worker and her boyfriend were…

Making room for little ones at Veterans Park field

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – Soccer is catching on with the younger…

Happy surprises when a host family becomes an extended family

By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Globalization is a reality of modern times. People…

Kearny UNICO nominates Basilone winner

By Jeff Bahr Observer Correspondent Kearny UNICO is just one chapter of the many that…

Still making do without key public school leaders in Kearny