Investing in hedge fun

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY – If you saw a shrub walking along Kearny Ave. around noontime…

Daylight carjacking in supermarket lot

KEARNY – A woman loading groceries into her van  at the ShopRite on Passaic Ave. was…

Quick work by the KPD

By Karen Zautyk KEARNY — Police may have set a record last week in the capture…

School Supplies Greatly Needed

By Lisa Pezzolla During these difficult times we are hearing conversations about prices for gas, food  …

Purple prose and vile puns

The 2011 Bulwer-Lytton prizes have been announced! This is something to which I look forward every…

We’ve Got Mail

To the Publisher: A week before Christmas I received a call from one of my oldest…

‘Knock, knock’ ‘Who’s there?’ ‘Oh ****!’

NUTLEY – A Franklin Ave. resident can consider himself lucky that a burglar armed with a…

Jersey Four tribute to the Four Seasons

By Anthony J. Machcinski Decades have passed since the Baby Boomer generation was young and Frankie…

Around town

Belleville Belleville Public Library is accepting donations for a book sale at the Just a Party…

North Arlington’s Gross healthy and ready to go

Former Observer Athlete of Year set for grid season at Rhode Island By Jim Hague Mike…

Hall of an honor for NA principal Russo

    By Jim Hague The former Nicole Campbell and current Nicole Russo was sitting at…

Getting a kick start on the upcoming season

Three local girls’ soccer teams get together in Kearny By Jim Hague The scholastic fall sports…

Giving gifts to kids

By Randy Neumann Do you have a child or a grandchild who owns an UGMA (Uniform…

Obituaries

Alice L. Moritz Alice L. Moritz (nee McGrath), 85, died on Aug. 2 in Clara Maass…

Soccer legends return to Harrison Courts

A place for Legends By Jim Hague Soccer Hall of Famer Tab Ramos stepped onto a…