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…