KEARNY — For 25 years, if you passed by the intersection of Kearny Ave. and Halstead…
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Missing Pa. man, 72, found in South Kearny shelter
KEARNY — A 72-year-old man, missing from his Pennsylvania home for nearly two weeks, was found safe…
Kearny hires 8 new firefighters
KEARNY – Kearny has hired eight new firefighters. All positions are being financed for a two-year…
New superintendent, referendum on the horizon in Nutley
NUTLEY – The Nutley public school district will be losing its chief school administrator when…
Belleville BOE must pay vendor big bucks
BELLEVILLE – A state arbitrator has awarded an IT contractor $310,689 in damages to be paid…
KPD: Well, at least he wasn’t driving
On Jan. 25, the Monday after the blizzard, when excess snow still made driving problematic, Kearny…
JWCA Spelling Bee winners announced
Fourth- and fifth-graders gathered at Franklin School on Wednesday, Jan. 20, to participate in the 25th…
Kearny police settle contract
KEARNY – Members of Kearny’s police unions scored 11 promotions through the ranks and got new…
Kearny deals with blizzard’s aftermath
‘We had all the plows, and the public works crews, not to mention, salt and fuel,…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., in conjunction with Lyndhurst Elks Lodge 1505, hosts…
Photos from Kearny crossing guard Betty Regan’s retirement ceremony
Coming in this week’s edition of The Observer, we’ll have a story about the retirement of…
Battered by snowfall, towns look to recover
The Observer got these updates on how the various municipalities were handling the snow as of…
‘He was one of a kind’
Well before there was Obamacare to address the health needs of the poor, Dr. Stanley J. Siwek of Harrison kept up…
‘Clear curbs for snow removal’
NORTH ARLINGTON – Mayor Joseph Bianchi urged borough residents and property owners not to leave their trash cans and/or…
Teachers declare impasse in talks
KEARNY – Things have gone from bad to worse in contract talks between the Kearny Board of Education and…