Recycling funds for local towns
TRENTON – State recycling grants totaling approximately $226,000 are being awarded to the eight communities in The Observer coverage area to…
School board settles vendor suit
KEARNY – The Kearny Board of Education settled litigation over replacement of its copy machine vendor at its meeting on…
4.5M contract for pump work
KEARNY – The Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority last Wednesday awarded a contract for $4,597,890 to Coppola Services of Ringwood for the renovation…
KPD: Burglary suspect arrested
A Tappan St. resident was in her apartment at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 15, when she heard a…
Nutley police blotter
Between Dec. 13 and 20, Nutley PD responded to 20 motor vehicle accidents, 11 disputes, 41 medical calls and these incidents:…
A healthy kitchen makeover
From the food you stock in the freezer to the silverware you put on the table, your kitchen is…
around town
Belleville Belleville Elks, 254 Washington Ave., is having a blood drive on Tuesday, Dec. 30, from 5 to 9…
Young Harrison squad looks to learn, grow
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Noel Colon thought that he had the world on a string last…
Time for the Santa Hague bag of gifts
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s Christmas time in the city. So it means it’s time for…
Maroon Raiders feature deep, flexible roster
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Bob Harbison has been coaching the boys’ basketball team at Nutley High School…
Obituaries
Delia Alejos Delia Alejos died Dec. 19. She was 74. Arrangements were by the Armitage Wiggins Funeral Home, 596…
Clerks tied up, shots fired at Belleville Radio Shack armed robbery Sunday morning
BELLEVILLE — The following report was issued by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office on Sunday (Dec.…
Have you seen this alleged Nutley burglar?
NUTLEY — Police say they are investigating a diversion burglary that allegedly occurred on Fischer Ave.…
Help sought in cold case
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Somebody knows something. Six years ago, an 87-year-old man was deliberately run…