FEMA: Friend or foe?

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Ever since Hurricane Sandy pummeled the tri-state…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Irish American Association is sponsoring a trip to Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard, Boston and…

Many left homeless by Harrison fire

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON — Occupants of three multi-family residences were left homeless by…

Around Town

Belleville The Belleville ASA will conduct umpire classes to prepare for the National ASA Softball Test.…

Fire forces residents from Warren Street homes in Harrison

By Ron Leir Observer correspondent HARRISON — Residents from five attached buildings on Warren Street in…

3 incumbents sitting out Lyndhurst election

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – So far, a longtime civic activist, a former…

Town, BOE play nicely to fix rec sites

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – What’s going on here? Earlier this month, the…

Around Town

Kearny Trinity Episcopal Church, 575 Kearny Avenue, Kearny, is offering English as a Second Language and…

Thoughts & Views

Don’t take away chance for residential relief In a number of waterfront communities along this side…

Harrison: Yesterday, today & tomorrow

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Recently, I was driving west on Rt. 280 through Harrison when…

New life for old hospital?

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – It’s a fortress-like structure with an immense front…

Now we pray for normalcy

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The spiritual leader of a local church with a…

Two-alarm fire in Kearny under investigation

A two-alarm fire in a commercial/residential building at 403 Kearny Ave. forced the closing of the…

Sandy huffed and puffed and left almost everyone’s lives in turmoil

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Once upon a time, the Dodgers had a dandy southpaw…

Ridge Rd. eyesore still ‘lumbering’ along

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – About two years ago, the borough’s zoning…