NJDOT announces weekend closure of the Route 7 Wittpenn Bridge The New Jersey Department of Transportation …
Year: 2011
Wreaks havoc in stolen cop car
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – In one of the more bizarre stories thus far this year,…
Bringing 9/11 home to kids
By Ron Leir BLOOMFIELD – As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the World…
Borough to submit layoff plan to state
NORTH ARLINGTON – The Borough Council has approved a workforce reduction plan that would see eight individuals…
A healthy outlook for Nutley
By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – When it comes to promoting health and fighting obesity, this township…
Kearny honors the brave
Scenes from the town’s annual Memorial Day parade, held last Thursday evening on Belgrove Drive. Photos…
A few professional gripes
Today’s column is about journalists. Writing about your peers is always a risky business, because they…
We’ve Got Mail
To the Publisher: I write regarding your May 25 article concerning the charges against Rev. James…
Hunt is on for 2nd burglary suspect
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – Last week, The Observer reported on the arrest of a 37-year-old…
Police chase ends in Clifton crash
By Karen Zautyk NUTLEY – A Paterson motorist who allegedly attempted to run over a police…
ScareKrow and DeLacey bring southern ‘twang’ to the Garden State
By Anthony J. Machcinski A modern version of the southern rock style mixed with the influences…
Around town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., is offering patrons tutoring on surfing…
Record-setting season for Harrison setters
Blue Tide volleyball squad wins school-best 19 matches By Jim Hague Although the Harrison High School…
Kearny’s Sickinger calls it a career
By Jim Hague It was the best kept secret in Kearny, a town where even the…
Improving your financial future
By Randy Neumann Is 2011 going to be your year? It has certainly been a tough…
Nutley resident Purcell makes golf history with outing at T of C
By Jim Hague Kieran Purcell didn’t know how he would fare this golf season at St.…
Obituaries
Josephine C. Dick Josephine C. Dick, 85, of Whiting, formerly of Kearny, entered into eternal rest…
U.S. att’y cites child-exploitation cases
NEWARK – Marking National Missing Children’s Day on May 25, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J.…
Cops ride for those who died
Photo courtesy of Kearny PD With 300 miles ahead of them, Officers Wayne Shivers, John Fabula,…
Priest pleads guilty to church theft
KEARNY – In a sudden about-face, a priest accused of stealing from his church has admitted…
Swift results for anti-crime unit
By Karen Zautyk BELLEVILLE – Faced with a surge in car thefts and auto break-ins, the…
Remembering the nation’s fallen
While some people appear to think Memorial Day is about beaches, barbecues and bargains, our local…
The sad end to one brave life
Photo from Kearny Museum The Old Soldiers’ Home. Statue of soldier, which now stands at Veterans…
Cops nab Kearny burglary suspect
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – A 37-year-old Kearny man was arrested last week on burglary charges…
Mutiny in the Meadows
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – Toxic fumes are spewing from the Meadowlands but they’re not coming…
Remembering Our Vets
This weekend we will share in the festivities of Memorial Day, it also marks the beginning…
‘Fold him in his Country’s stars’
Elsewhere in this week’s paper, there is a tragic story of a Civil War veteran and…
Hunt for new housing chief continues
By Ron Leir HARRISON – It’s back to the drawing board for the Harrison Housing Authority.…
The art of ceramics
By Anthony J. Machcinski After living in East Hanover the last couple of years, former Harrison…
KPD recovers car in record time
By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – ‘Gone in 60 seconds, returned in 60 minutes,” is the way…