Obituaries

Susan  Bianchi Susan  Bianchi died on Jan. 2 in University Hospital in Newark. She was 55.…

Bar Crackdown

  By Ron Leir EAST NEWARK – Maybe the next step is re-enacting Prohibition. Still trying…

Kearny High School facelift underway

By Ron Leir KEARNY – The trailers that Kearny High School intends to use as temporary…

No holiday reprieve for civilian employees

By Ron Leir KEARNY – While cops and firefighters were spared the municipal axe, four civilian…

Don’t give in to holiday pressures

With all of the struggles of the holiday season, it’s no surprise that a holiday that…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

The year 2011 has not been a good year for the meat industry. There were more…

Man sought in attempted armed robbery

It failed for lack of a key. Police said a man hoping to rob the AutoZone…

The Benjamins win over Lyndhurst fans

By Anthony J. Machcinski Not everyone has the opportunity to have The Killers, Louis Prima, Lionel…

Fixing the road that takes a pounding

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Many Kearny residents might be unable to answer the question, “Where…

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,…