Obituaries
Francisca Bonilla A funeral service for Francisca Bonilla, 95, of Harrison, will be at Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home, 596 Belgrove…
After fake cop pulls over real cop, fake cop winds up behind bars
When a Nutley man pretended to be a cop by pulling someone over on the Garden…
Hollywood star Pamela Anderson: I didn’t buy a cell phone in Nutley
Hollywood star Pamela Anderson bought a cell phone and a new line of cell service in…
Happy Holidays from all of us at The Observer to all of our readers and advertisers!
Happy Holidays from all of us at The Observer. Our office will close at noon on…
‘All life is precious’
KEARNY – The latest rescue equipment acquired by the Kearny Fire Department cost only $109, but to animal-lovers, it…
‘They gave it their all’
KEARNY – They gave it their all in a six-week “heat,” but, alas, they lost the race. Kearny…
Is KHS project ready now for final go-round?
KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education has received a new round of bids to complete the long-delayed high school…
One cop’s story about life on the force
NUTLEY – We live in a world where far too often, people are quick to judge what they see…
Dogged pursuit of park victory for canines
KEARNY – He’s only a 13-year-old Lincoln School biped, but Nate Jablonski, a Star Scout with Troop 305,…
KPD: We’re not in Clifton anymore, Toto
Of late, there seems to have been a spate of incidents involving drivers found asleep at the wheel. The latest…
Murphy case typifies church inaction
I grew up Catholic. And, having gone to Catholic schools for a few years, I, like many other…
Retirements force town to borrow $1.5M
KEARNY – While Kearny’s municipal payroll is getting a bit lighter from a surge of retirements, the town is still…
News in Brief …
NORTH ARLINGTON/EAST NEWARK – Residents of two Observer communities will shortly be seeing new faces in the police ranks.…
Santa brings gifts to borough school
EAST NEWARK – East Newark Public School was “adopted” Dec. 10 by a global firm whose management has made an…
Sentencing for Kearny man put off again
NEWARK – A Kearny man who admitted playing a role in a $13 million mortgage fraud scam will be…
around town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., will hold a blood drive on Tuesday, Dec. 29, from 5…
Maroon Raiders turn up the heat as season tips off
Veteran Nutley High School boys’ basketball head coach Bob Harbison knew that he had to make a dramatic change with…
Who’s been naughty and who’s been nice? Santa Hague knows
Well, believe it or not, it’s that time of year, even if the thermometer says otherwise. It’s time for…
Lyndhurst girls continue to improve
When John Cousins took over the girls’ basketball program at Lyndhurst High School three years ago, the program was already bereft…
Obituaries
Archie Barber Archie Barber, of Toms River and formerly of Kearny, died on Dec.15. He was 75. Private arrangements…
Hometown ‘Legends’
“Legendary Locals,” just released by Arcadia Publishing, focuses on the residents -- famous and not --…
Schools need 60M in repairs
BELLEVILLE – The bill to fix Belleville’s public schools has come due … and it’s a whopper. In…
Family Success Center up & running
KEARNY – Prevention Links’ Liberty Family Success Center, the 53rd such state-funded facility in New Jersey, has begun operating in…
Will Silver Lake firehouse reopen? Stay tuned …
BELLEVILLE – Another disastrous fire in Belleville’s Silver Lake section has sparked cries for restoration of the Franklin St. firehouse which…
Kearny native competing for ‘Top Chef’
Karen Akunowicz remembers making an apron in the seventh-grade at Lincoln School in home economics class back in 1991. “We used…
KPD: Now, a front-row seat — in jail
Remember the man from last week’s blotter who was reportedly found sitting in one of the cinemas at the now-closed Lincoln…
Thoughts & Views: To the NRA: Keep doing what you’re doing
Have you ever heard of something called a “community gun”? We learned about this not too long ago after one…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘REOPEN THE FIREHOUSE’ To the editor, I am certain that all of you now know that another…
Feds: N.A. man defrauded investors
NORTH ARLINGTON – A 23-year-old North Arlington man was to appear last week in Newark Federal Court to face charges…
Burglary suspect also combative: KPD
An East Newark man was remanded to the Hudson County Jail on $15,000 bail last week on charges including burglary and…