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Mary Pettigrew and Bob and Louise Hallenbeck are the volunteers at the thrift store located on…

Turnpike crash claims life of Belleville man

A Belleville man has been identified by N.J. State Police as the truck driver who died…

Olympian makes a splash in Lyndhurst

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Olympian swimmer Peter Vanderkaay recently offered this surprising…

With a wing, a paw and a prayer for all

    By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY — They gathered Saturday at noon on the…

Cops asking public’s help in preventing GPS thefts

  A rash of GPS (global positioning system) unit thefts from vehicles on Harrison streets and…

‘Fuerzabruta’: a spectacle that puts your senses into overdrive

  By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent There are many who are theater enthusiasts — people who…

Attention guys and ghouls!

    Does your love for Halloween transcend over to your house? Do you anxiously await…

Around Town

Bloomfield The Bloomfield Public Library will show some spooky midday movies, Mondays & Thursdays at12:15 p.m.:…

Amazing turnaround for the Belleville boys’ soccer squad

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When the boys’ high school soccer season began with…

Nutley girls’ volleyball: Solid with 9-1 mark

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s almost the least known fact in Nutley these…

Nutley’s Iannini comes up big in crucial game

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The first part of the 2012 high school football…

Kearny Urban Enterprise Zone will host 3rd annual town-wide yard sale

  By Jennifer Vazquez Observer Correspondent KEARNY – This upcoming weekend, Oct. 13 and 14, hundreds…

Kearny police blotter

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent A lone gunman held up a Kearny liquor store the night…

Lyndhurst police blotter

Oct. 4 A dispute between a cabbie and a rider over the amount of the fare…

Obituaries

Orlando Chang Orlando Chang, of Kearny, formerly of Cuba, died on Oct. 1. He was 72.…