Old church now local landmark
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – For the 13th straight year, as part of the Independence…
Industrial park on road to renewal
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A long-derelict commercial site along the Belleville Turnpike is on the…
Still working budget numbers
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – After a lot of partisan wrangling, much of it behind…
3rd grade ‘campus’ due this fall
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Third-graders in Lyndhurst public schools will be on the move when classes…
Reports from the Kearny police blotter
June 26 At about 6 p.m., at Chestnut St. and Wilson Ave., Officers John Fabula and Daniel Esteves arrested…
News from the Nutley police blotter
June 29 At 7:12 a.m., police responded to an activated burglar alarm at a barber shop at Centre St.…
Thoughts & Views: We can all learn from the ‘write’ stuff
In its July 1 editions, The New York Times reported that, starting this month, the Associated Press would use computer…
Canadian imports, especially ‘Rookie Blue,’ are keeping summers free of repeat TV
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a fan of good television.…
Have a wedding, lunch or dinner at one of Bergen County’s best, Il Villaggio
By Kevin Canessa Jr. Observer Correspondent CARLSTADT – For years, it’s been known as one of the…
Grateful for community outreach
Members of the Hogan family and Burns family are extending their heartfelt thanks to all those friends, family…
Around Town
Belleville As part of its Eight Great Live Monday Nights summer family series, co-sponsored by Friends of the Library, Belleville…
Kearny’s Kelly named Observer Co-Female Athlete of the Year
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Nicole Kelly’s incredible athletic career began at a very young age. “I…
Lyndhurst’s Servideo gets grand send-off
Frank “Butch” Servideo has spent most of his life involved in Lyndhurst High School athletics. Servideo was first a standout athlete…
Putting pride back into Belleville football
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Joe Fischer decided to take over the Belleville High School football program…
St. Michael’s golf outing raises $100,000 for Breast Center
Ninety-four golfers took to the green at the St. Michael’s Medical Center (SMMC) recent Golf Outing. The daylong event, held…
W. Hudson mayors endorse DeGise
Hudson County Executive Tom DeGise recently accepted early endorsements of Harrison Mayor James Fife, Kearny Mayor Al Santos, East Newark Mayor…
Obituaries
Arthur W. Anderson Arthur W. Anderson, of Kearny, died July 5, in University Hospital in Newark. He was 83.…
Brookdale Park fireworks, concert postponed to July 15
Because of the forecast of severe weather, the Essex County Fireworks Display and Concert with The Infernos and Joe…
Towers of power
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Fans of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission’s DeKorte Park took notice when…
May sue for more energy cash
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Public Service Electric & Gas pays about $18 million a year…
Cespedes shooting to grand jury
BELLEVILLE – Nearly a year after Belleville resident Dante Cespedes was gunned down in a fusillade of bullets fired…
Now he’s a lieutenant
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The Kearny Police Department has scored an additional police superior but it…
Layoffs, loan seen as deficit remedies
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – Last week, the Belleville school community learned the awful truth: The township’s…
Artistic and adorable
HARRISON – See that creature in the photo at top right? That is the beloved and legendary “Pig Chicken…
Doggedly pursuing animal complaints
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Summer has barely begun but already Kearny has seen plenty of…
Thoughts & Views: Two bullets, 10 million dead
There was a seismic change to the world on June 28. Didn’t notice anything? That’s okay. The change occurred 100…
CORRECTION
Photos in last week’s entertainment story on The Whiskey Café were not properly attributed. Louise Surace…
‘Novelties’ & smoke shop had folks fuming
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny residents have apparently been spared the appearance of an “adult novelties”…
More than a fender-bender
KEARNY – As motor vehicle accidents go, the one pictured here may not appear very serious. But…
School board post open
The Belleville Board of Education is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on the board, following the resignation of member…