DNA helps nab ‘Manor’ suspect

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A series of 2013 burglaries in the Manor section…

Thoughts & Views: In harm’s way around the world

Anja Niedringhaus These days, when we’re used to getting our news so easily on the internet,…

News from the KPD blotter

March 28 At 11:20 a.m., Officers Ben Wuelfing and Vanessa Sevillano were dispatched to the 700…

Logged on the Lyndhurst Police blotter

March 26 At 2:03 a.m., police began pursuit of a vehicle traveling northbound on Summit Ave.…

Natural wonders nearby at DeKorte Park

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Area residents searching for a way to shed winter’s…

Business Review: Comforting the bereaved for 6 decades

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Since the late 1800s, the Mulligan family has served…

Then & Now

  The old postcard view of the Kearny Town Hall is undated, but it had to…

Around Town

Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library, 90 Broad St., will hold an egg hunt for kids ages 18…

Golden Bears softball team now led by newcomer Ringen

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer At age 25, Emily Ringen never thought she could…

Fischer returns as Belleville football coach

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Joe Fischer stepped down as the Belleville High…

Kearny’s Sawyer throws no-hitter in debut

By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Corey Sawyer transferred from St. Joseph of Montvale to…

New Kearny entry; borough war

Here are the latest political developments for other upcoming municipal elections in West Hudson: In Kearny,…

Obituaries

Beatriz DaSilva Beatriz DaSilva died April 4 in Clara Maass Hospital. She was 87. Born in…

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Bidding farewell

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – In 1955, the USS Forrestal was commissioned as America’s…

It’s Bianchi vs. Massa for mayor

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – A pair of septuagenarians will square off against…

Sewer rehab nightmare for locals

HARRISON – You can’t blame people living along the eastern stretch of Hamilton St., between Kingsland…

Move to create middle school

By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY– The Kearny Board of Education is on record endorsing a…

Brushfires plague meadows

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Last week’s windy weather, combined with dry conditions in the meadowlands,…

Guard smuggled drugs into prison

KEARNY– A former corrections officer at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center satellite unit in Kearny…

Is N.J. going to pot? Cops hope not

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent Even if the state legislature legalizes the possession and personal…

This ‘Sweeney’ sure to be on cutting edge

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Ready for a bit of skullduggery flavored…

Thoughts & Views: Once there was a ‘debris field’ in N.Y.

As the mystery and media feeding frenzy over Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continue, I have been…

CORRECTION

Last week’s story about Barbara Gangi, the beloved North Arlington waitress who was tragically killed while…

Kudos to detectives who cracked case

  BELLEVILLE – Three members of the Belleville Police Department have been singled out for special…

7 towns respond to Belleville blaze

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – A four-alarm blaze in two multi-family buildings on Washington…

April can be eye-opener for TV, film

    By Anthony J . Machcinski Observer Correspondent As April arrives, many in the entertainment…

KPD blotter: Did he think he was dreaming?

A motorist who fell sound asleep behind the wheel sped off in his car when awakened…

Business Review: Dedicated to delivering fine skin care

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent As the local weather transitions from frigid polar vortexes…

Then & Now

The elegant looking, dome-crowned, brick firehouse on Midland Ave. at Argyle Place, Kearny, was little more…