A response to a report of a car hitting a curb near the Wittpenn Bridge last…
Year: 2013
Thoughts & Views: Ensuring they get ‘the best years of their lives’
As the nation prepares to remember America’s war dead on Memorial Day, the last Monday…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
‘Hail to the chief’ To the Editor: A page in the history of the Borough of…
Feel like royalty at King’s Court
LYNDHURST – Just how enticing is King’s Court Health & Sports Club? After a short…
Around Town
Belleville St. Anthony’s Parish, 63 Franklin St., Belleville, will host a festival and procession for St.…
Kearny girls win Hudson County track championship
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s been a dream year for the Kearny High…
Kearny tabs Edwards to be new football coach
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Nick Edwards will try to go somewhere not many…
North Arlington’s Cordeiro displays versatility
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Danny Cordeiro makes no bones about what he is.…
Real Estate Review: C21 Semiao agents named Five Star Professionals
Five Star Professional recently named Lyndhurst agents Teresa DaSilva Choinski and Gina Ghione as winners…
Obituaries
Steven Riley Steven Richard Riley, 59, of Lorton, Va., passed away peacefully on May 6 at…
Nutley police blotter: Resident reports suspected fraud
May 24 A resident reported a suspected fraud to police, saying that someone had obtained their…
Paroled killer in drug bust
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A 68-year-old North Arlington man, busted by Kearny…
Hunt is on for serial bandits
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – In early February, two bandits held up a…
Feeling about aid isn’t mutual for Kearny
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Frustrated by what it perceives as Harrison’s failure to…
Giangeruso team wins by 3-1 margin
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent LYNDHURST – A slate headed by sitting Mayor Robert Giangeruso…
One more year in Harrison for Lady Liberty
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Lady Liberty Academy Charter School of Newark, which…
Lyndhurst woman indicted in 2M bank fraud
A Lyndhurst woman was indicted last week for her alleged role in what U.S. Attorney Paul…
Thoughts & Views: Still seeking answers, 4 decades later
It sounds like something from a “CSI” episode, but it’s not fiction. And though the story…
News from the Kearny Police blotter
Recent reports from the Kearny Police Department blotter included, but were not limited to, the following:…
Highlights from the Nutley Police blotter
May 17 At 2:05 p.m., a River Road business owner reported the theft of a 4-foot…
Around Town
Belleville The annual Belleville/ Bloomfield Memorial Day observance will be held on Monday, May 27. There…
News from the Kearny Police blotter
Kearny Police Department blotter included, but were not limited to, the following: May 14 At 8:45…
Blue Tide volleyball bunch comes close to shocking the world
Upsets St. Peter’s in county semifinals, then falls to Bayonne in finale By Jim Hague Observer…
NA hoop coach Walsh resigns
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Dave Walsh was approached 10 years ago by then-North…
Kearny’s Happel finds home with Rutgers-Newark track team
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Chris Happel is definitely a late bloomer in the sport…
Obituaries
Ramon Melo Gonzalez Ramon Melo Gonzalez died on May 16. He was 51. Arrangements were by…
Alley fire on main business district
Firefighters quickly doused a smoky blaze that sprang up in an alley between two stores on…
A new low?
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent See that pickup truck. It’s painted with the names…
Rec coaches cautioned on conduct
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY– The Kearny Recreation Commission has cautioned two of its volunteer…
Farewell to the chie f
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – Hudson County’s smallest municipal police force – nine…