From Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos … RE: the snow emergency
The Kearny Office of Emergency Management, in coordination with the Kearny Police and Fire departments, Kearny…
Closures for Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 26 & 27 (ongoing list)
Here’s an ongoing list of local closures as of 5:39 p.m., Jan. 26. We’ll update this…
Nutley Library closing today at 1 p.m.
The Nutley Public Library will close early Monday, Jan. 26, 2015 at 1 p.m., due to…
State offices closing at 1 p.m. today, will be closed tomorrow
State offices will close today at 1 p.m., and will be closed tomorrow, after Gov. Christie…
Delivery of The Observer will likely be delayed Tuesday; no trash pickup in NA Tuesday
Because of the pending storm, delivery of The Observer will likely be delayed tomorrow, Jan. 27.…
Angelo Feorenzo, father of former Observer Publisher Lisa Feorenzo, dies at 75
Above: Tina Feorenzo, Angelo J. Feorenzo and former Observer Publisher Lisa Feorenzo. Angelo James Feorenzo, 75,…
4th year for CANstruction
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Several years ago, Paul Rogers of Kearny visited a unique exhibit in…
$3.7M deficit confirmed
BELLEVILLE – Well, now it’s official. An audit of the Belleville Board of Education for the 2013-2014 school year…
Medical school will be Roche tenant
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Roche USA, the Swiss-based pharmaceutical company that is marketing its 118-acre property…
Fitzhenry picked for vacant seat
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Republican loyalist Brian Fitzhenry was rewarded for his longtime service to…
Murder-suicide & more: NPD blotter
Details remained sketchy in the wake of what law enforcement agencies characterized as a murder-suicide on Hillside Ave. in Nutley last…
Drug suspects indicted
KEARNY – Three suspects — one from the Bronx and two from Kansas — arrested by N.J. State Police…
Township gets 3 new cops
LYNDHURST – The Lyndhurst Police Department has three new members. Officers Michael LeStrange, Steve Batista and John DeCamp were sworn in…
Today’s vocabulary lesson
Ready for another column on the Great War? (I warned you I was fanatical about it.) This won’t deal with…
Cops nab suspect in church burglary
A man who police described as the “primary suspect” in last year’s theft of a sacred relic – since recovered…
‘Ninja Turtles’ slowed up drug suspects
Two East Orange men who abandoned their car in a Kearny intersection following an accident ended up in the county…
Suspected ‘batter’ busted & more: KPD
You can credit a sharp-eyed Kearny police officer with the arrest last Thursday of a Harrison man wanted in connection…
Fatal shooting ruled suicide by police
KEARNY – The death of a 60-year-old Garfield man, found mortally wounded in his car in Kearny last week,…
around town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., hosts a Book Club meeting Feb. 2, 6:45 to 7:45 p.m., in…
Lyndhurst North Arlington wrestling co-op moves forward
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Mike Goff is in his third year coaching the Lyndhurst-North Arlington High Schools…
QP boys’ hoops: Getting better with time
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Queen of Peace boys’ basketball team continues to work its way through…
Ford’s long-range shooting boosts Vikings
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The high school basketball season had yet to begin, but the North…
3 plead guilty in teen killing, accused shooter awaits trial
KEARNY – According to published reports, three suspects in the Jan. 17, 2013, murder of 16-year-old Alishia Colon in Kearny, have…
Obituaries
Michael Angelo Cowley Michael Angelo Cowley entered into eternal rest on Monday, Jan. 12, surrounded by his loving family.…
Nutley police, Essex prosecutor, investigating apparent murder-suicide
Acting Essex County Prosecutor Carolyn A. Murray and Nutley Police Chief Thomas Strumolo announced today that…
Robbery attempt backfires
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Two feisty service station attendants not only refused to be cowed…
Man charged in New Year burglary
HARRISON – Harrison PD believes it has located – with help from the Newark PD – the suspect…
Cops hunt Belgrove burglar
KEARNY – Police are hunting a brazen burglar who smashed the front window of a Belgrove Drive home, ransacked…
Keeping rail talks on track
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A renewed push for a rail link. More tax abatements.I nfrastructure improvements. These…
No commitment yet on school occupant
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Holy Cross parish, which has been seeking a new tenant for…