By Karen Zautyk The Observer’s 4th annual Kentucky Care Project is underway! Last Friday, the…
Category: News
Nabbed in sex assaults
By Karen Zautyk A man arrested in 2008 in Nutley in the alleged sexual assault of…
Political feuding erupts anew over budget cuts
By Ron Leir NORTH ARLINGTON – This borough’s shaky ship of state has arrived at an…
How not to rob a bank
By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – Not that we’re speaking from personal experience, but it seems…
Crossed signals on DeJessa Bridge
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Given the cumbersome pace of travel, impatient South Bergen…
News from the Nutley police blotter
By Karen Zautyk A Sunday afternoon altercation between two teenagers on Franklin Ave. last week culminated…
Drug busts keep cops busy
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A 55-year-old Rutherford man, with what Kearny Police Chief John Dowie…
See Something? Say Something
By Lisa Pezzolla It is hard enough keeping your business going on a daily basis without…
Around town
Belleville Recent WWE TV star and Hall-of-Fame legend “Mr. U.S.A.” Tony Atlas will headline an all-star…
Some financial tips for married life
By Randy Neumann Are you marrying soon? Have you recently married? As you begin your…
Saluting Kearny’s kid cadets
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – The first thing we noticed when we arrived at Gunnell Oval,…
Mom of the Year, she’s not
By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – A Newark woman who came to Nutley to do some grocery…
Benchmark for local judge
By Ron Leir HARRISON – This town is losing another of its municipal leaders. Falling…
If it’s Monday, I must be Jose
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A man who authorities said has at least 10…
Hundreds spend Night Out Against Crime
By Anthony J. Machcinski KEARNY – Warm weather and a beautiful sunset kissed the skin of…
Investing in hedge fun
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – If you saw a shrub walking along Kearny Ave. around noontime…
Daylight carjacking in supermarket lot
KEARNY – A woman loading groceries into her van at the ShopRite on Passaic Ave. was…
Quick work by the KPD
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Police may have set a record last week in the capture…
School Supplies Greatly Needed
By Lisa Pezzolla During these difficult times we are hearing conversations about prices for gas, food …
‘Knock, knock’ ‘Who’s there?’ ‘Oh ****!’
NUTLEY – A Franklin Ave. resident can consider himself lucky that a burglar armed with a…
Around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library is accepting donations for a book sale at the Just a Party…
Giving gifts to kids
By Randy Neumann Do you have a child or a grandchild who owns an UGMA (Uniform…
Soccer legends return to Harrison Courts
A place for Legends By Jim Hague Soccer Hall of Famer Tab Ramos stepped onto a…
KUEZ as enterprising as ever
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – When we think of the KUEZ these days, we think of…
KPD issues alert on auto break-ins
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – This town has joined a number of communities in this area…
Carlo, Ciroc & chaos on Bergen Ave.
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — A dramatic auto accident in the early hours of July 24…
Teen theft suspect’s current event
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — A Newark teenager, spotted in Kearny with a stolen motorcycle, tried…
Farewell to the chief
By Ron Leir HARRISON – Fire Chief Tom Dolaghan has hung up his fire…
Good neighbor policy helps kids
By Ron Leir EAST NEWARK – After a one-year interruption of the program, this borough’s sole…
Schuyler scare & other KPD incidents
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Always be aware of your surroundings—and of anyone who might be…