Aug. 23 A cab driver called police at 11:38 p.m. to report he’d been stiffed on…
Category: News
Everything old is new again for Lyndhurst public schools
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – When Lyndhurst public school students end their summer vacations and…
Playing waiting game
By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE – It has been more than a year since the Town…
Butterflies are free’ to behold at latest addition to Kearny’s Riverbank Park
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – How do you create a butterfly garden? You…
Building Blocks for keeping kids healthy
By Karen Zautyk HARRISON – The first thing that strikes you when you walk through…
‘Airing’ concerns over Friendly House
By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE – The situation is anything but “friendly” around the proposed reconstruction…
Around Town
Belleville • St. Peter’s Rosary Confraternity is holding its communion breakfast on Oct. 7, after the…
‘Accidental’ shooting victim now in jail
Nearly a month after a local man was believed to have accidentally shot himself in his…
Real Estate Review
Let’s Talk Real Estate … Mid-Realty, Inc. 572 Kearny Ave. Kearny, NJ 07032 Phone: (201) 991-5719…
Will Civil War vet’s name be attached to Wittpenn Bridge?
By Ron Leir KEARNY – This past spring, Kearny was pushing for…
‘Hit-man’ case nets guilty plea
By Karen Zautyk A Lyndhurst woman, accused of attempting to hire a hit man to kill…
Junior cadets get law enforcement lessons
By Karen Zautyk A concerned Kearnyite called The Observer early on Tuesday, July 31, wanting…
Fall term will see makeovers at Washington Middle School …
… plus some roster & course additions at high school By Ron…
N. Arlington assault leads to ‘Bad Bloods’
By Ron Leir NORTH ARLINGTON – An incident in North Arlington ultimately led…
Pro Staff Physical Therapy comes to Kearny
By Jeff Bahr Pro Staff Physical Therapy, a full-service provider…
Belleville Blotter
August 9 Officers responded to the 70 block of Watsessing Ave. at 3:27 p.m. on a…
News from the Nutley Police blotter
Aug. 8 At 1:54 a.m. police stopped a vehicle going at an excessive rate of speed…
Around Town
Belleville St. Peter’s Rosary Confraternity is holding its communion breakfast on Oct. 7, after the 8:30…
National Night Out in Kearny draws crowds
An estimated 500 people turned out for Kearny’s annual observance of National Night Out and there…
News from the Lyndhurst Police blotter
Aug. 8 • At 9:33 a.m. the owner of a 1997 Volkswagen reported that someone entered…
Up against ‘Blue Wall’
By Ron Leir NORTH ARLINGTON – Judging from the complaints he’s filed against the borough,…
Estate sues for Hood pay
By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE – A little more than a year after she died,…
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…