Why you need umbrella coverage

By Randy Neumann When writing a financial plan for a client, we go through a discovery…

‘Financial Aid Fairs’ at HCCC

  Hudson County Community College will conduct a series of “Financial Aid Fairs” to assist prospective…

Discover the Great Outdoors ­– here in N.J.

TRENTON – June is Great Outdoors Month, and the state Department of Environmental Protection is urging…

NJMC’s free programs for seniors

  LYNDHURST – Area seniors will have the opportunity this summer to take in tango virtuosos,…

Upcoming programs at NJMC

On Thursday, June 9, at 7 p.m., a free concert for seniors will be held at…

Wreaks havoc in stolen cop car

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – In one of the more bizarre stories thus far this year,…

Bringing 9/11 home to kids

By Ron Leir BLOOMFIELD – As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the World…

Borough to submit layoff plan to state

NORTH ARLINGTON – The Borough Council has approved a workforce reduction plan that would see eight individuals…

A healthy outlook for Nutley

By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – When it comes to promoting health and fighting obesity, this township…

Kearny honors the brave

Scenes from the town’s annual Memorial Day parade, held last Thursday evening on Belgrove Drive. Photos…

Hunt is on for 2nd burglary suspect

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – Last week, The Observer reported on the arrest of a 37-year-old…

Police chase ends in Clifton crash

By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – A Paterson motorist who allegedly attempted to run over a police…

Around town

Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., is offering patrons tutoring on surfing…

Improving your financial future

By Randy Neumann Is 2011 going to be your year?  It has certainly been a tough…

U.S. att’y cites child-exploitation cases

NEWARK – Marking National Missing Children’s Day on May 25, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J.…

Cops ride for those who died

Photo courtesy of Kearny PD With 300 miles ahead of them, Officers Wayne Shivers, John Fabula,…

Priest pleads guilty to church theft

KEARNY – In a sudden about-face, a priest accused of stealing from his church has admitted…

Swift results for anti-crime unit

By Karen Zautyk BELLEVILLE – Faced with a surge in car thefts and auto break-ins, the…

Remembering the nation’s fallen

While some people appear to think Memorial Day is about beaches, barbecues and bargains, our local…

The sad end to one brave life

Photo from Kearny Museum The Old Soldiers’ Home. Statue of soldier, which now stands at Veterans…

Cops nab Kearny burglary suspect

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A 37-year-old Kearny man was arrested last week on burglary charges…

Mutiny in the Meadows

By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Toxic fumes are spewing from the Meadowlands but they’re not coming…

Hunt for new housing chief continues

By Ron Leir HARRISON – It’s back to the drawing board for the Harrison Housing Authority.…

KPD recovers car in record time

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – ‘Gone in 60 seconds, returned in 60 minutes,” is the way…

4 arrested in robbery try

KEARNY – Four suspects who allegedly tried to hold up the Exxon station at 22 Passaic…

News from the Nutley PD blotter

NUTLEY – Burglaries, including another to an auto, apparent identity theft and an incident involving some…

Around town

Belleville The Belleville Public Library and Information Center offers English as a Second Language beginner and…

Making Social Security work for you

By Randy Neumann My recent columns told of the rich history of Social Security with references…

Social Security also covers your spouse and family

By Randy Neumann | Uncle Sam is partial to matrimony.  Married couples benefit through the tax…

Around town

Belleville Clara Maass Medical Center will host its annual Cancer Survivors Day on Saturday, June 4,…