By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Most high school bowlers don’t get to experience in…
Month: February 2013
Lyndhurst’s bowling team finishes second in NJSIAA Group I
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After winning the NJSIAA North 1A, Group I state…
Highlights from the Lyndhurst Police blotter
Feb. 15 A complaint about a car blocking a driveway brought police to a Livingston Ave.…
NJIT, Engles carving successful niche out of nothing
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer NEWARK – This is a success story, a…
Obituaries
Ronald F. Catrambone Superintendent of the Harrison D.P.W. Ronald F. Catrambone, 61, of Harrison, passed away…
VIDEO: Bunny Hill in Kearny after the snow
Thanks to Vance Green for the great video.
3 more arrests in murder of Kearny teen
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Three more men have been arrested in connection with…
Fraud ring smashed by feds
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent A Lyndhurst man was among 18 people named last week in…
Puffing in parks may be prohibited
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – So you’re a 10-year-old Little Leaguer getting up…
Town hopes to ‘fetch’ Green Acres cash
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The proposed dog park for Kearny is a step…
Year of celebration for Legion Post 282
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent HARRISON — The other day we visited Harrison Post No.…
Voters to decide on proposed $3.4M Collins Field facelift
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Next month, a sports-minded North Arlington Board…
Thoughts & Views
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow Yes, I’m one of those perverse…
North Arlington’s Little Secret? The uncloaking of The Angry Coffee Bean
By Laurie Perrone Observer Correspondent Upon walking into The Angry Coffee Bean Coffeehouse and Café…
If you see a pothole . . . . .
KEARNY – In the old days, if you were driving around town and ran over a…
Around Town
Bloomfield Bloomfield UNICO holds its annual Charity Extravaganza Night of Pro Wrestling to benefit the Foley…
Kearny girls capture Hudson County indoor track title
Kardinals win crown for first time since 1992 By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer…
Harrison tabs new grid coach in Gallo
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When David Nankivell resigned at the end of yet…
Lyndhurst’s Alonso enjoys recordbreaking night
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The idea that Camila Alonso was approaching the prestigious…
Real Estate Review
Coccia Realty announces new vice president, branch manager Jan R. Kwapniewski, president of Coccia Realty,…
Obituaries
Harold W. Branwell Harold W. Branwell, 95, who was formerly of Kearny and who moved to…
News from Lyndhurst Police blotter
Feb. 8 Eric Angus, 20, of Lyndhurst, was charged with underage consumption of alcohol after police…
Help Samantha find a forever home
Samantha (ID#86787), a lab mix, is currently available for adoption at the Bergen County Animal Shelter,…
Lace seeks loving home
Lace, a 6-month-old female Cocker Spaniel, is available for adoption at the Humane Society of…
‘Got Skills?’ program helps teen boys
A new program that brings teen-aged boys together to candidly address social skills is helping them…
ESL registration Feb. 28
Trinity Episcopal Church, 575 Kearny Ave., Kearny, is offering free English as a Second Language and…
Christie ‘best for N.J.,’ says McDonough
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Harrison Mayor Ray McDonough, a lifelong Democrat, did…
Not much for cops in contract
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It looks like Kearny will achieve labor peace with…
Gun buyback set for Essex on Feb. 15-16
The state-sponsored “Guns for Cash” buyback program held in Trenton on Jan. 25-26 netted a…
Focus on school safety
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – In the wake of December’s horrific shootings at…