Brand-new cars go up in flames
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Last Thursday, for the second time in five days, township firefighters…
Bust alleged repeat drug offender
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A Kearny man, arrested in January on drug charges, was busted again…
Fire fatality under review
BELLEVILLE – The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the death of a Belleville resident found dead in his…
Thoughts & Views: Don’t gamble on park’s future
Okay, Gov. Christie, Assemblyman Prieto and Sen. Sweeney, I call your collective bluffs. It’s time to put all your cards…
Death was ‘self-inflicted,’ police say
BELLEVILLE – The lifeless body of a Belleville man was found outside his house on Hill St. in the…
Cops break up narcotics operation
BLOOMFIELD – Armed with a battering ram, Essex County sheriff’s officers and Bloomfield police last week forced their way through…
Unneeded meds welcome 24/7 at HQ
Got any unneeded or out-of-date medications at home that you’ve been meaning to dispose of? Now you can do exactly that…
KPD: Axe & you shall be seized
At 4 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 1, KPD Officer Patrick Becker, responding to a report of a suspicious person lurking near…
Tasty treats from Silver Lake Association
BELLEVILLE – Want to prepare a special delicacy for an Easter holiday meal for the family? How about…
around town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., holds its monthly breakfast Sunday, Feb 15, 9 a.m. to noon.…
ATM at bank compromised, police say
Something suspicious was going on at a local financial institution that prompted Nutley PD to visit on Feb. 2.…
Local wrestling teams move on to NJSIAA sectionals
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Is there a doubt about what the prominent winter sport is in…
The 700 Club welcomes NA coach Corsetto
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Rich Corsetto began his basketball coaching career 43 years ago, he never…
It’s the Blair Watson Project in Nutley, headed to Maryland
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Blair Watson was growing up – albeit in rapid fashion –…
Obituaries
Robert V. Connaghan Robert V. Connaghan, 79, died on Jan. 31. Arrangements were by the Thiele-Reid Family Funeral Home,…
Want to eat healthy? ShopRite can help
LYNDHURST – ShopRite of Lyndhurst, an Inserra Supermarkets store, is hosting a series of nutrition and wellness events for…
Kearny’s Tom Schnauz back on small screen
with ‘Better Call Saul’
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent Had an email exchange the other day with Kearny native…
Smoky blaze shuts Skyway
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On Saturday afternoon, with temperatures well below freezing and the wind-chill well below…
ATMs in stores targeted
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – If you’re a store owner who has an ATM near…
Tomko is new schools chief
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – Richard Tomko came up unlucky in the race for state senate…
PJs & reading: perfect together
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – Some folks probably were scratching their heads after seeing adults and…
Check how town’s plowing … from home
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – That big Nor’easter that was supposed to whack The Observer’s territory last…
9 displaced by Brown St. fire
NUTLEY – A fire at a multi-family residence at 12 Brown St. broke out in the early morning hours…
Serial robber gets 20-year prison term
A Newark man who robbed a Harrison pharmacy — and 10 other establishments in Hudson and Essex counties over an eight-month…
Welsh joins Brady, Brady & Reilly firm
James C. Welsh, supervising judge of compensation, has joined Brady, Brady and Reilly of Kearny as head of the…
Thoughts & Views: The world must never forget
Last Tuesday marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. I am embarrassed to admit that I had not…
CORRECTION
A story in last week’s issue of The Observer about the Kearny Town Council preparing to…
KPD Blotter
Jan. 24 Officer Patrick Becker, checking the registration on a double-parked vehicle at Kearny Ave. and Rose St. at…
Man charged in beating case & more: NPD blotter
A Clifton man accused of beating up a Nutley resident in the resident’s apartment last week has been arrested, according…
Adding up the benefits of calcium
Calcium, the most common mineral in the body, plays an essential role in blood clotting, muscle contraction, nerve…