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…