By Ron Leir HARRISON – This summer, public housing residents of Harrison Gardens are breathing…
Category: News
Kentucky Care drive is extended
Due to the overwhelming response and generosity of Observer readers, our Kentucky Care collection has been…
Around town
Belleville Clara Maass Medical Center is offering Chi Kung for women who have or have had…
Meadowlands made it through OK
A brief visit to DeKorte Park in Lyndhurst last week allayed fears that the little…
World of finance regulations
By Randy Neumann On July 15, 2010, the U.S. Senate, by a vote of 60-39, passed…
Mosquito hype? Don’t bite
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – There were news reports last week that mosquitoes carrying the potentially…
In the wake of the storm
By Karen Zautyk Driving through The Observer’s towns Sunday afternoon was like driving through a…
Matters of life and death
By Karen Zautyk In her wake, Hurricane Irene left behind uncounted stories. But there are two…
An ark would’ve helped
By Ron Leir Hurricane Irene kept public servants jumping in Harrison, Lyndhurst and North Arlington…
Scenes from around the ‘swamp’
By Karen Zautyk The banks of the Passaic River in Lyndhurst was the place…
Goodbye, Irene
By Lisa Pezzolla I was thankful to be sitting at my desk Monday with…
Kearny convict killed in E. Orange escape try
By Karen Zautyk A career criminal and accused serial bank robber from Kearny, being transported…
Town, unions girding for new battle
By Ron Leir KEARNY – This town is gearing up for a second go-round with its…
Bloomfield Bravest mark promotions
The third generation of the McCarthy clan is carrying on a noble tradition.…
Reading really is fun-damental
By Karen Zautyk HARRISON – If you were passing by the Harrison Public Library last Wednesday…
Don’t eat the wild mushrooms!
By Karen Zautyk You can see them on the lawns and in the parks and just…
Around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library cardholders can go to the library’s website at www.bellepl.org to download a…
How to help a charity
By Randy Neumann The recent economic turmoil has forced many of our favorite charities to cut…
NA Health Department programs
North Arlington Health Department, 10 Beaver Ave., announces the following programs, scheduled for September. Blood…
NJMC fall programs focus on astronomy
LYNDHURST – The wide-ranging influence of outer space on music, art, science and more is the focus…
Horror in Harrison
3-year-old among triple-homicide victims By Ron Leir HARRISON – Police and a puzzled…
Cameras will focus on south end of town
By Ron Leir HARRISON – Township residents who are still reeling from the impact of…
Who was that masked man?
By Karen Zautyk LYNDHURST – Local police, and the FBI, are still searching for…
In emergency, pets suffer too
By Karen Zautyk Thanks to the N.J. Department of Agriculture and the the state Office…
Referendum redux
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Public school officials here are hoping that Dec. 13 will…
Kentucky Care Going Strong
By Lisa Pezzolla Last Tuesday kicked off our collections for Kentucky Care and it began with…
Singin’ in the rain & other KPD news
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Maybe it was a “back to the ’60s” thing. At 11:30…
Bad things happen in threes
By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – Two lanes on Rt. 21 South had to be shut…
Around town
Bloomfield Do you knit, crochet, needlepoint, quilt? Then come to the Bloomfield Public Library Fridays at…