By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A recently improved municipal playground in Kearny is…
Month: October 2013
Teens go extra mile to give student slant
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – They’re only 17 but they’re almost as busy…
Nutley Irish name parade honorees
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – There are still several months to go before…
Arrested in trio of burglaries
KEARNY – Police last week arrested a local man in connection with three residential burglaries…
Time to turn in your unwanted meds
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Back in 2010, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration launched…
Franklin School connects with Senegal
KEARNY – Percussionist Tony Vacca, a former Kearny resident, returned to his hometown recently and…
Rebuilding in Harrison
Workers from Rana Construction Co. of Newark are in the process of building a four-family…
Hollywood comes to Kearny
By Anthony Coelho Observer Correspondent It’s not often you see a block full of…
Thoughts & Views: Oh deer, oh deer
Since Halloween is fast approaching, I believe the topic for today’s column is completely acceptable. If…
Reports from the Kearny Police blotter
A middle-aged man wearing two ponytails and a long black trench coat might well arouse suspicions…
Highlights from the Lyndhurst Police blotter
Oct. 17 Someone walked away with a jackhammer valued at $1,400 from the Ridge Exxon station,…
Around Town
Belleville High School bands, motorcycle clubs and all civic associations interested in participating in Belleville’s Veterans…
Harrison wins Hudson County boys’ soccer tourney
First time since 2009 for Blue Tide, who defeated Kearny in semifinals By Jim Hague…
Nutley girls’ soccer: League champs
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Nutley High School girls’ soccer coach Mike DiPiano knew…
Make it five straight county titles for Kearny girls’ soccer team
Kards defeat Bayonne, 2-1 By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When the girls’ high school…
North Arlington PD gets new wheels
North Arlington Police Chief Louis Ghione tries out the latest addition to the borough…
Halloween on the Horizon
A Man and His Dog SUPPLIES FOR THE LITTLE MAN: • Button-down shirt • pants…
Obituaries
Gustavo Barco Gustavo Barco died on Oct. 16 in Trinitas Hospital. He was 72. Born in…
Physical rehab at Theraphysical
Just 13 months old, a new Lyndhurst enterprise featuring physical rehabilitation is settling in, offering…
Then & Now
Last week’s Then & Now finally had a year (or at least a circa) for the…
S. Kearny gunman sought
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Police are hunting a gunman who attempted to…
Fugitives have chance to surrender
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Readers of the various police blotters that appear…
Rec chie moving on to private sector
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – Say sayonara to Township Recreation & Cultural Affairs Director…
How did their garden grow? Fruitfully
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It’s clearly been a labor of love…
At long last, BOE tackles Midland Ave. site
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – After some three years of sitting idle, the…
Nov. 3 opening pegged for supermarket
BELLEVILLE – The township’s newest supermarket at the Belleville Center at the north end of…
Thoughts & Views: Tea Party: How to keep faith with America
Since Congress put in motion the partial government shutdown, many federal civil servants have been…
KPD blotter: Who needs four wheels anyway?
On Oct. 5, at 1:30 a.m., Kearny police received reports of a northbound SUV travelling past…
5 armed robbery suspects nabbed by Nutley, Belleville cops
Five individuals – three juveniles and two adults – have been arrested in connection with the…
The latest from the Lyndhurst Police blotter
It turned out to be a bad morning all around for Ashley Alexander, 26, of Clifton.…