JERSEY CITY – The tally is in. The Fugitive Safe Surrender program held Nov. 6-9…
Month: November 2013
Trying to be ready for any school threat
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – The Belleville Board of Education believes there is…
Expect to see windfall from billboards
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – What a difference a sign can make! Kearny hopes…
Kearny blotter: Showers & bath salts
Kearny police arrested two people in the shower this week, but before you start speculating, we…
Then & Now
Back in the day, before ‘super’ markets, there were just normal markets…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., sponsors the following programs: • Baby and & Toddler…
Harrison captures NJSIAA North 2, Group II state title with 4-0 win over Leonia
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Before his team faced Leonia for the NJSIAA…
Lyndhurst, Nutley find consolation in final grid game
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer For the teams that do not qualify for the…
QP’s Jefferson provides perfect complement to standout Momnohin
By Jim Hague Observer Staff Writer Almost exactly a year ago, the Queen of Peace…
Obituaries
Dorothy Cuomo Dorothy Cuomo died Nov. 12 in Kearny. She was 77. Born in Harrison, she…
Red Bulls’ GM to address Harrison business network Nov. 20
HARRISON — Special guest Jerome de Bontin, general manager of the Red Bulls, will address the…
Remembering golden times
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – They’re trying to bring back the pride. For…
Dems rule in Kearny, falter in N. Arlington
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Local Democrats – facing a lone independent…
A sweep for this school ‘team’
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – When the Kearny Board of Education reorganizes in…
Stricken firefighter aided by peers & public
BELLEVILLE – Firefighters from 11 municipalities in the region came to Belleville this past…
His 31st arrest; 9 in Kearny alone
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A Newark man, who is said to…
Thoughts & Views: Don’t ‘space out’ on finding new worlds
When I was a kid in grade school in the late ‘50s, I remember reading…
It sure beat going to jail
By all accounts, the Fugitive Safe Surrender program held last week in Hudson County warrants…
Mudflat cleanup enters final phase
LYNDHURST – Cleanup of a five-acre stretch of Passaic River mudflats in Lyndhurst at River…
Highlights from the Lyndhurst Police blotter
Nov. 6 At 4:48 a.m., police discovered that someone had spray painted red graffiti in the…
KPD takes a bite out of crime
Suggestion to The Observer from Kearny Police Chief John Dowie regarding the regular round-up of crime…
Even Hopkins raved about this show
By Ryan Sloan Now that its TV run is over, it’s time to expose a…
Then & Now
The date is sometime during World War II (the front of the bus…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts its monthly breakfast on Sunday, Nov. 17,…
Lyndhurst boys win NJSIAA North 2, Group I state championship
First time for Golden Bears since 2010 By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Andre Francisco…
Kearny, Harrison soccer: Moving on once again
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The NJSIAA state soccer playoffs have moved into the…
QP football: Home game in state playoffs
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Robert Kearns decided to return to his…
Obituaries
Frances A. Oldknow Frances A. Oldknow (nee Winship), 84, of Ocean Grove, formerly of Kearny, died…
News from the Nutley Police blotter
Nov. 8 A motor vehicle stop on Passaic Ave., at 1:16 p.m., led to the arrest…
Chief retires after 4 decades as a cop
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Starting pay was $9,500, a few cops…