KEARNY – You might say running is in their blood. That’s clearly the case for the…
Month: September 2013
Around Town
Belleville Confidential documents will be shredded for free on Community Shred Day (Belleville residents only) on…
Depleted Kardinals off to solid start
Graduation, injuries forcing Kearny girls’ soccer to regroup By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It…
NA girls’ soccer: Improvement in record, new home
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The North Arlington High School girls’ soccer team won…
NA boys’ soccer: Ready to take next step
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The North Arlington High School boys’ soccer team had…
Obituaries
Helen M. Bachmann Helen M. Bachmann (nee Antonovich), 89, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 12, at…
They got tools; still need firefighters
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The federal government has rejected an application by…
‘Log-in’ required at KHS
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – When they started the fall term last Thursday,…
McDonald bid to keep presidency misfires
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Bernadette McDonald’s effort to retain the presidency of the…
As if it were yesterday . . .
Can it really be 12 years already? A dozen years since the morning that changed…
Arrested in 160G cell-phone scam
A Nutley man and two from Passaic residents were arrested last Thursday, Sept. 5, by…
Funding in hand for new senior apartments
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Finally, after nearly five years of scrambling…
KPD outreach to help the autistic
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Families with children — or adults — suffering…
It’s like deja vu all over again
Have you ever heard of Lt. Col. Stanislav Petrov? I hadn’t either until the other night…
CORRECTION!
In last week’s issue, our story on the Pioneer Boys & Girls Club of America mentioned,…
Rec Center opens doors to pre-schoolers
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – In a move some might interpret as…
Reports from the Kearny Police blotter
A different sort of shoplifting suspect was arrested last week at Walmart. This one, Kearny police…
Broken bridge hinders dredge transports
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – Just four weeks after a contractor began dredging…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville residents can have their confidential documents safely shredded for free on Community Shred Day…
Blue Tide ready to roll once again
Harrison boys’ soccer ranked among state’s best By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The…
Lyndhurst girls’ soccer: Putting lost season behind
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Kim Hykey has been around the sport of…
Maroon Raiders should be improved this season
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Nutley High School football team was 3-7 in…
Obituaries
Stella Benn Stella Benn (nee Majewski) died Aug. 30. She was 95. Born in Newark, she…
Highlights from the Nutley Police blotter
Sept. 5 Two residents of a River Road apartment complex called police at 5:41 p.m. to…
Pioneers’ legacy lives on
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – As Kearny – and the nation – prepares…
Don’t fret, all will be well in Nutley
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The first time we drove past the township…
Scorecard needed to track fall changes
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Public school students in Nutley may be…
Essex launches anti-carjack effort
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – In the 1990s, law enforcement authorities report, Essex…
Death knell for postal station?
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The post office on Kearny Ave., known as…
News from the Kearny Police blotter
Last week’s Kearny Police Department blotter contained yet another reminder to residents to lock their cars…