Manor may soon hear cry o ‘timber’!
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – On a fateful Monday morning in late…
Ride, Kearny, ride
Photos by Karen Zautyk Scenes from the annual Bicycle Safety Fair held Saturday afternoon in Kearny…
Tie a Blue Ribbon around Harrison High
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Ron Shields considers it his personal Olympian moment.…
No Kemo, no mercy from the bench
NEWARK – Paul W. Bergrin of Nutley, once labeled “the baddest lawyer” in New…
Thoughts & Views: Memo to NSA: I’m giving full disclosure
Having boned up on the latest endeavors of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) to keep…
Suspect charged in 9 hold-ups
A federal grand jury last week returned a 19-count indictment against a Newark man in connection…
‘Cooping’ cop caught on camera
BELLEVILLE – A township cop has been disciplined after having been caught sleeping in uniform in…
Ex-president stole from PTA, cops say
LYNDHURST – The former president of the Jefferson School Parent Teacher Association of Lyndhurst has been…
Thanks to local artist, the dragon flies!
By Anthony Coelho Observer Intern Kearny High School’s woodshop instructor of 13 years, Phillip Talone,…
The rap sheet grows a bit longer
KEARNY – A 40-year-old Kearny man, who police say has a rap sheet dating to…
Rt. 21 car crash kills 2 from area
NEWARK – Two young people from the region were killed in a motor vehicle…
Reports from the Kearny Police blotter
Kearny police last week got some assistance from their brothers in North Arlington, including borough Police…
Around Town
Belleville The Woman’s Club of Belleville needs vendors for an arts, crafts and collectibles show set…
Kearny girls’ cross country team excels at Passaic County Coaches meet
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Before the current high school cross country season began,…
Nutley girls’ soccer: Going to goal with authority
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Most high school soccer teams like to take…
Makeshift Martin: NA standout has game to remember
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The high school football preseason wasn’t exactly going…
All in the family
By Anthony Coelho Observer Correspondent “Business and blood don’t mix.” That’s a phrase that is…
Obituaries
Frank Bonaccorso Frank Bonaccorso, 90, of Toms River, passed away Monday, Sept. 23, at Community Medical…
Then & Now
Upper photo courtesy Kearny Museum; bottom photo by Karen Zautyk St. Cecilia Church in Kearny…
Longtime Lyndhurst bakery closed
LYNDHURST – A landmark bakery in Lyndhurst has been shuttered after the discovery of health code…
Iraq vet bravely soldiers on
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Every once in awhile, someone comes into your…
A ri ft in the ranks
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Only four months after the Lyndhurst First ticket…
Funding for Owens Park seems assured
NUTLEY – It was a close call for more than a year but the Nutley Township…
6,759 salutes to the fallen
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – If you have been were driving on…
BOE awards new contract for KHS work
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – After little activity since March, the Kearny High…
Town: No traffic flow change for Afton St.
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – With the winter – and sledding – season…
HUD, landlords settle bias allegation
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – The landlords of two North Arlington apartment buildings,…
Thoughts & Views: Alarming info for sleepyheads
Today’s column is prompted by a recurring event in my life: Oversleeping. I am a night…
We’ll feature home holiday stylings
Time seems to be flying by faster and faster each day. With October right around the…
5 firms vying for redevelopment counsel
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Five law firms are in the mix to become…