KEARNY – “He was a true Kearny legend.” That’s how Kearny Mayor Alberto Santos…
Month: December 2013
Ready for any shocks
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Right now, it’s silent as the tomb but…
Candle ignites Kearny fire
KEARNY– A candle left burning while the residents were out is blamed for a Saturday evening…
Doc gets 11 years for oxy scheme
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent A Nutley physician, linked to the illegal distribution of highly…
Hey, kids! Wanna go to Walmart?
KEARNY – It’s standard practice this time of year to load the family into the car…
N. Arlington woman wins injury case
A North Arlington resident who was involved in a multicar crash on May 11, 2011, was…
Getting staffers ready for their ‘closeups’
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – His son coaches boys’ basketball for Lyndhurst High…
Thoughts & Views: A full flagon of forecasts for 2014
With 2014 just around the corner, it’s time to make New Year’s predictions for the…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
THE WAIT IS OVER To the editor: On June 20 of this year, Sal Padovano of…
Call for early opening in extreme weather
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It was around 25 degrees as several hundred…
KPD blotter: 1 traffic stop, 10 charges
If there were a competition for how many charges you could rack up after a single…
Pedestrian dies after being hit by car
A Lyndhurst man was killed last Friday, Dec. 20, after being hit by a car in…
Highlights from the Harrison Police blotter
Dec. 19 At 4:51 p.m., police were sent to Popeye’s Restaurant on Passaic Ave. on a…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., will host “Three Kings Day,” co-sponsored…
Human trafficking growing in metro-NY/NJ
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny’s governing body has proclaimed Jan. 11, 2014, as…