By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE – A little more than a year after she died,…
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Charter school back for 2nd year at Holy Cross
By Ron Leir HARRISON – The tenant occupying the former Holy Cross School on Frank…
Kearny resident wins prestigious nursing award
By Jeff Bahr Kearny resident Dr. Mary E. Norton, associate dean and professor of Global…
Pro Wrestling to stomp on Belleville
By Jeff Bahr Belleville will be treated to raucous larger-than-life physical theater (ouch!) when all-star…
Around Town
Kearny • Kearny Public Library will be premiering two films new to DVD. Both films will…
“Overexposure’ gets man ‘burned’
By Jeff Bahr While patrolling Belmont Ave. on July 31, Belleville Police officers were flagged down…
How to get 72 (t) relief
By Randy Neumann In these days of layoffs, downsizing, corporate packages and unemployment at historic…
Back-seat occupant foils would-be car theft, Kearny cops say
A man tried to steal a vehicle left by the driver with the motor running but…
Schuyler Ave. crash triggers downed wires, road closure
A Kearny man was hurt shortly after 2 p.m. this past Friday when his car crashed…
Kearny mom left baby in car to shop, police say
Were it not for the active intervention of a good Samaritan, the life of a…
Trying to untangle tie-ups
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Question: How many times does a traffic light need…
One-stop health care prescribed for residents
By Ron Leir HARRISON – With or without Obamacare – the outcome in New Jersey…
Want to cheer lonely senior? Just call! Follow The Observer
By Jeff Bahr NUTLEY – A lot can be learned when a politician leaves the offi…
Long-vacant KMUA post soon to be filled
By Ron Leir KEARNY – After doing without someone at the helm for more than…
Bomb scare forces evacuation of postal complex in Kearny
U.S. postal inspectors are continuing to investigate who is responsible for a threat to blow up…
Around Town
Bloomfield • Ronald McDonald will visit the Bloomfield Public Library Children’s Department on Wednesday, Aug. 8,…
More thoughts on rethinking risk
By Randy Neumann A few weeks ago, I wrote a column, “The necessity of strategy,”…
Jersey City man sought in assault of three people arrested in Belleville
By Jeff Bahr Belleville Police collared a Jersey City man suspected of attacking two women and…
‘Sinkhole’ poses hazards for motorists
By Ron Leir HARRISON – An ongoing mystery that has continued to stymie West Hudson public…
S.I. teen killed in car crash
By Anthony J. Machcinski A Sunday afternoon drive turned deadly on Route 280 eastbound when…
Canines may run free if town gets funding
By Ron Leir KEARNY – For the past eight years or so, canine enthusiasts talked…
‘What I did for my summer vacation’ borough mayor takes jaunt in Holy land
By Ron Leir NORTH ARLINGTON – The borough’s globetrotting chief executive is back from another…
Karate men honored with invite
By Anthony J. Machcinski Two members of Kearny Martial Arts were honored with the opportunity…
Car accident sends two to hospital
By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY – A multi-car accident at Kearny and Oakwood Aves. sent two…
Around Town
Kearny • The Presbyterian Boys- Girls Cub, at 663 Kearny Avenue, will be open during July…
Part two on beneficiary designations
By Randy Neumann Last week’s column was about beneficiaries on a life insurance policy. This…
A message from W.H.A.T.
On behalf of the Executive Board and Founding Committee of the West Hudson Arts and Theater…
LPD graduates students from one-of-a-kind leadership program
This past spring the Lyndhurst Police Department joined forces with the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department to…
Kearny names Kauffmann Deputy Fire Chief; contracts out fire dispatch service
By Ron Leir It took just a dozen years for Bruce Kauffmann to rise through the…
One-tank trips: Highlands and Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
By Jeff Bahr Paradise off Exit 117 Just 47 miles south of Kearny (Garden State Parkway,…