Thoughts & Views: Making a list, checking it twice

  Now that the holiday shopping season is in full ferocity, we have been learning about…

WE’VE GOT MAIL

KUDOS TO ALL THE PIE MAKERS! To the editor: The Woman’s Club of Lyndhurst would like…

Robbers sought by cops

EAST NEWARK – In the wake of a recent street robbery in the borough, and with…

FEMA funding to fix pump station

KEARNY- The Kearny Municipal Utilities Authority has been awarded a $3,040,821 federal grant to help repair…

Rookie cop recuperating from smash-up

NORTH ARLINGTON- I borough police officer is recovering from injuries sustained after a single car crash…

KPD blotter: Wardrobe dysfunction

An alleged serial shoplifter identified himself to police thanks to his penchant for wearing the same…

News from Harrison Police blotter

Dec. 11 At 9:30 p.m., police responded to a hit and run accident at the intersection…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Elks, 254 Washington Ave., hosts a blood drive on Thursday, Dec. 26, from 5…

Court okays $165M Passaic River settlements

A Superior Court judge in Trenton has approved two settlements that will provide the state with…

Harrison soccer star Sowe named All- American

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Modou Sowe was 13 years old, his family…

Kearny boys’ hoops: A new direction

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Bob McDonnell now has the position he had coveted…

Golden Bears take cerebral approach with new coach Palek

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Paul Palek noticed one important trait about the Lyndhurst…

Kearny man wins injury case

A Kearny resident injured in an auto accident was recently awarded $200,000 in damages following a…

Obituaries

Mary Dombrowski Mary Dombrowski (nee Szymanski), 91, of Harrison and Toms River, entered into eternal rest…

Then & Now

          Top photo is the Atlantic Buckram Corp. (pictured sometime in the…

‘Mining’ North Arlington’s past

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON– Let’s begin with real estate: Back in 1668,…

At last, new apts. for seniors

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Some five years after the project was conceived,…

She gets 10 years for ordering ‘hit’

By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – She had already bought the dress. A classic black…

Want to fight a fire? Hit the remote

  NORTH ARLINGTON– The alarm sounds: a house fire. The volunteers spring into action, arrive at…

No Nutley veteran forgotten

  NUTLEY – A formerly longtime Nutley resident got a surprise visit recently from township representatives…

Keeping you safe while you’re holiday shopping

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Shoppers have enough to worry about during the…

Chain retailer eyed for Passaic Ave. mall

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – If all goes well, Kearny can expect to…

Thoughts & Views: The world mourns the passing of Mandela

  The world experienced a great loss Dec. 5 with the death, at age 95, of…

Fish ‘swap’ proposed for Passaic anglers

NEWARK – The whole proposition sounds fishy to lots of people but the folks dropping the…

News from the Nutley Police blotter

Dec. 5 At 9:14 p.m., police were called to a Glendale St. location on a report…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Public Library, 221 Washington Ave., announces the following programs: • Saturday Storytime and Craft…

Kardinals reshuffle the deck to remain competitive

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer A year ago, veteran Kearny High School girls’ basketball…

Belleville turns to Stoeckel to lead Bucs’ boys’ basketball team

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Once again, the Belleville boys’ basketball head coaching position…

Lyndhurst girls’ hoops squad moves forward with new coach Cousins

    By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer After several years toiling in the retail business,…

Highlights from the Harrison Police blotter

Dec. 5 At about 6 a.m., police said an unattended Mercedes Benz was reported stolen from…