Olympian makes a splash in Lyndhurst
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Olympian swimmer Peter Vanderkaay recently offered this surprising…
With a wing, a paw and a prayer for all
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY — They gathered Saturday at noon on the…
Cops asking public’s help in preventing GPS thefts
A rash of GPS (global positioning system) unit thefts from vehicles on Harrison streets and…
‘Fuerzabruta’: a spectacle that puts your senses into overdrive
By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent There are many who are theater enthusiasts — people who…
Attention guys and ghouls!
Does your love for Halloween transcend over to your house? Do you anxiously await…
Around Town
Bloomfield The Bloomfield Public Library will show some spooky midday movies, Mondays & Thursdays at12:15 p.m.:…
Amazing turnaround for the Belleville boys’ soccer squad
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When the boys’ high school soccer season began with…
Nutley girls’ volleyball: Solid with 9-1 mark
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s almost the least known fact in Nutley these…
Nutley’s Iannini comes up big in crucial game
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The first part of the 2012 high school football…
Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone will host 3rd annual town-wide yard sale
By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent KEARNY – This upcoming weekend, Oct. 13 and 14, hundreds…
Kearny police blotter
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent A lone gunman held up a Kearny liquor store the night…
Lyndhurst police blotter
Oct. 4 A dispute between a cabbie and a rider over the amount of the fare…
Obituaries
Orlando Chang Orlando Chang, of Kearny, formerly of Cuba, died on Oct. 1. He was 72.…
News from the Nutley Police blotter
Oct. 4 • At 10:39 p.m. the owner of an Infinity parked in a Grant Ave.…
Let’s give Blake our help this week.
Blake (ID#85655), a 3-4-year-old male mystery pooch can be a cross between lab and mastiff.…
NA Health Department programs
Blood Pressure/health risk assessment is held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, from…
Shakeup in Belleville schools command
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Board of Education has named administrator…
Brave Women group ‘paint’ the town pink
By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent KEARNY– Brave Women, a support group for survivors of cancer,…
Rebirth o the Passaic River: Part 2
The Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission wages war on filth By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent…
First Presbyterian extends many helping hands
By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent KEARNY – During the economic hard times we face as…
O’Sullivan named new executive director of KMUA
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority (KMUA) has…
HCCC scholarship committee looks to aid local students
By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent KEARNY — The Hudson County Community College West Hudson Scholarship…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
CONSIDER GOING ‘VEGAN’ IN 2013 Dear Editor, 2012 has not been a banner year for the…
Pic-Nic: A stellar restaurant right in our backyard
By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – Pic-Nic, a restaurant specializing in Portuguese, Spanish…
They offered a bit more than massages, cops say
Kearny police went undercover last week to unmask a business that promoted massage therapy but offered…
New Jersey group, The Cameos, performs at PNC
By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent There are certain venues where not all artists get to…
News from the Nutley Police Blotter
Sept. 27 At 7:30 p.m. a New Street resident returning home for the day reported the…
Jersey City firefighter accused in Lyndhurst theft
A Lyndhurst resident who works as a Jersey City firefighter was arrested Sept. 20 in the…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge #1123 will hold its quarterly blood drive on Saturday, Oct. 6, from…
Viking girls’ soccer making strides towards respectability
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The last couple of years haven’t been too kind…