Obituaries

Jaime Arevalo Jaime Arevalo died suddenly at home on May 6. He was 89. Born in Argentina,…

ShopRite of Lyndhurst marks grand reopening

    ShopRite of Lyndhurst, an Inserra Supermarkets store, hosted a grand re-opening to mark completion of its comprehensive…

Accreditation for SMMC’s MBC surgery unit

    The Metabolic and Bariatric Center at St. Michaels’s Medical Center (SMMC) earned national accreditation from the Metabolic Bariatric Surgery…

News from the Nutley police blotter

May 4  Police responded to a McKinley St. location at 7:20 p.m. on a report of a large branch…

The Observer welcomes advertiser Chilltown Pet Spa

    Click on the image to visit Chilltown’s website.

Ups & downs of Kearny industry

  By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY –  A South Kearny business sent reeling by super-storm Sandy has rebounded…

Protecting yourself from ID theft

  By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  NUTLEY –  Last week, we reported on a recent Neighborhood Watch meeting…

Municipal campaign gets ugly

BELLEVILLE –  Belleville Raymond Kimble, who is seeking re-election in the May 13 municipal election, and his political allies have…

Growing a greener town

    By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – Trees and scouts: perfect together. So it would…

New delay for KHS renovation job

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  KEARNY – The slow-moving project to soundproof and remodel Kearny High School has been…

Roche wants public feedback on cleanup

By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent  NUTLEY – For the latest on what Roche has done, and what it…

Bizarre behavior & 100G bail

KEARNY – What began with a report of someone obstructing rush-hour traffic on Kearny Ave. ended with the arrest of…

Thoughts & Views: Picture windows on the past

This week’s column is a thank-you to the Observer readers who have provided such positive feedback on our “Then & Now”…

USPS mulls discontinuing Kearny Ave. site

KEARNY – On Aug. 1, 2013, the U.S. Postal Service shuttered its West Hudson Station, a storefront faciity at 255…

Then & Now

      In early March, ‘Then & Now’ featured a 1906 view of the Erie Railroad…

Jersey Sound plays Whiskey Cafe Saturday

By Anthony J. Machcinski  Observer Correspondent  Using decades of experience gained in prior bands, Jersey Sound has become one…

Notes from the Kearny police blotter

Two women customers got more than they bargained for when they went shopping at Walmart last month. On separate occasions,…

Business Review: Arlington Jewelers a ‘gem’ for 35 years

    Arlington Jewelers, Inc., has a great motto: “You’ll be singing a happy tune when you…

Around Town

Belleville  Belleville High School Music Department presents its spring music concert series, starting with a vocal concert, featuring the BHS concert…

Kearny defeats Harrison in volleyball showdown

    By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Kearny High School boys’ volleyball coach Bill Mullins summed it…

QP’s Momnohin gets selected to North squad for All-Star Classic

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer PISCATAWAY –  Kevin Momnohin took his rightful place among the state’s…

Harrison’s Dolaghan develops into top line pitcher

    By Jim Hague  Observer Sports Writer Ever since he joined the Harrison High School varsity baseball…

Frank Riposta achieves top honors

  Century 21 Semiao & Associates announced that Frank Riposta, of the Kearny branch office and the company’s Easter Seals…

Obituaries

Stanley B. Bowell  Stanley B. Bowell died May 1 at Alaris Health Care in Kearny. He was 75.…

Nutley police: Suspended driver tried to mow down another driver after crash

April 19 At 3:57 p.m., police responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident at…

Are you a sports-memorabilia collector? If so, check this out

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office has ordered a public auction of confiscated sports memorabilia on Saturday, May…

Solve this equation: pay 2 to do 1 job

    By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Every two weeks, the Kearny Board of…

Testing worries parents

    By Ron Leir  Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON –  A group of parents have formed “North…

Federal charges for robbery suspect

    By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent HARRISON –  A Harrison woman arrested in February in connection with…

‘Have con, will travel’

    By Karen Zautyk  Observer Correspondent  NUTLEY –  Last Thursday evening, as part of its rejuvenated Neighborhood…