Harrison Police Blotter
Dec. 28 Four vehicles parked in a private parking lot were burglarized. Among the items stolen…
Around Town
Bloomfield Bloomfield Public Library announces the following schedule for its Monday Afternoon at the Movies: Jan.…
Kearny boys’ basketball team looks for improvement
By Jim Hague The Kearny High School boys’ basketball team is definitely a work in…
Lyndhurst girls’ hoop squad rolls out to 5-0 start
By Jim Hague With several key players returning from a 14-13 squad a year…
Tough early going for Blue Tide boys’ basketball squad
By Jim Hague Nick Landy knows that it’s only a matter of time before his…
Stretch – because it’s good for you
Most of us are aware that stretching plays a vital role in our exercise regimen,…
A New Year’s wish list of employee retirement plans
By Randy Neumann Here we are at the beginning of the New Year, a time…
Obituaries
Lori A. McGuire Lori A. McGuire, 56, died at home on Dec. 28. She was life-long…
Top news stories reported in 2011
Compiled by Jeff Bahr & Anthony Machcinski January New Year’s 2011 literally came in…
New ‘high-end’ digs coming soon?
By Ron Leir HARRISON – Another real estate project is on the drawing board for…
Cops, Firefighters get X-mas gift
By Ron Leir KEARNY – For cops and firefighters expecting to lose their jobs or to…
The Ups and Downs of 2011
By Lisa Pezzolla As the clock ticks down to the New Year, we all like…
A New Year’s resolution worth keeping
This year, people will make and swiftly break their New Year’s resolutions. It’s hardly surprising given…
News from the Kearny Police blotter
The lucrative business of illegal scrapping got four Newark men arrested in Kearny on December 14.…
Harrison Police Blotter
Dec. 19 Someone pried out the driver’s side door lock to a 1999 Ford van while…
Entertainment Year In Review
By Anthony J. Machcinski From rock to rap and from paper to canvas, this area…
Readers spread holiday cheer
In the December 7th edition of The Observer, we asked all of our readers to…
Around town
Belleville Go to the Belleville Public Library’s website at www.bellepl.org to download a wide selection of…
2011: The Year in Sports
Kearny’s Adamek contending for heavyweight crown & Lyndhurst’s Rono capturing two gold medals top local sports…
Building good Karma
We have all heard wise people preach that the things we do today are like the…
There really are ways to dig out of debt steadily
Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan often losses both itself and friend,…
Obituaries
Gertrude DiElmo Gertrude DiElmo, 93, died on Dec. 18. Born in South Orange, she lived in…
Christmas Angels spread holiday cheer
By Anthony J. Machcinski Harrison- With all of the economic hardships that area families face…
Beautifying Bloomfield – one overpass at a time
By Jeff Bahr Harrison- How do you turn a utilitarian crossing into a colorful celebration…
Library marks centennial anniversary
By Ron Leir HARRISON – There was a lot of gabbing going on Thursday…
Will empty classrooms become new apartments?
By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE — A 90-year-old school building whose classrooms have been empty since…
Best gift any writer can get
I know that, in general, Thanksgiving is the holiday where everyone is thankful for something. However,…
We’ve got mail
Holiday Safety Tips Retired New Jersey State Trooper Captain and former Sheriff of Hudson County Juan…
Woman’s wish to help needy Harrison families
By Anthony Machcinski Back in October, The Observer ran a contest in which the winner…