By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Bergen County Softball Tournament was set to…
Year: 2013
NJAR awards for 11 Agents at Coccia for 2012
The New Jersey Association of Realtors (NJAR) has recognized 11 Coccia Realty agents as inductees…
Obituaries
Wayne T. Creech Wayne T. Creech, 62, died on May 2 in the St. Barnabas Medical…
Golden Jubilee
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Next month, the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred…
More eyes in the sky keeping watch
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Big Brother is watching you in Kearny … from…
Monday, bloody Monday
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – What began as a call last week to break…
Cafe Ole took time to prepare but now all the ingredients are here
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – ‘Way better!” That’s how Harrison eighth-grader Joseph Renderos contrasts…
2nd highest school post still up in the air
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Last fall, Franklin Elementary School – where Yvonne Cali…
Redeveloper selected for school site
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – In a split vote, the Belleville governing body has…
Thoughts & Views: We all need to be vigilant today
Some weeks ago, after completing my work at The Observer after 4 p.m. Friday afternoon, I…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
To the Editor: In recognition of May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, I’d like to encourage…
305G grant to N. Arlington vols
NORTH ARLINGTON – North Arlington’s Volunteer Fire Department will be the beneficiary of new air…
News from Kearny police blotter
A man who contacted the KPD because he wanted to report a theft turned out to…
The Devil’s in the details
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Damn historians. They take the fun out of…
Highlights from the Nutley Police blotter
April 26 A township school bus driver notified police at 9:17 a.m. that someone had smashed…
Around Town
Belleville The MetroEast Region of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) will hold…
Accused robber said he was sorry, cops say
At least he showed remorse. Police have charged a Lyndhurst man for allegedly robbing a…
North Arlington crew takes to the water
First-year program already making competitive strides By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Fabian Cortez…
Nutley’s Papaccio swinging hot bat for Seton Hall
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Throughout his stellar baseball career, growing up in Nutley,…
Much like team, Lyndhurst’s Hart exceeding all expectations
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Before the current high school baseball season began last…
Real Estate Review: Take advantage of spring sales fever
This year, the spring selling season got off to a very early and energetic start. Not…
Obituaries
Evelyn R. Bauer Evelyn R. Bauer died on April 22 at West Hudson Extended Care in…
Insight into Boston
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Following the horrific bombings at the Boston Marathon…
Bergen buys back 1,345 guns
Like other recent gun buybacks in New Jersey, the one held the weekend of April 13-14…
A rescue plan for better fire protection
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The Town of Harrison has signed a new…
Saluting a 57-year Kearny educator
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – From age 7 onward, there was never any…
Issues lingering at Kearny field house
It wasn’t easy but, finally, Kearny’s new field house at Veterans’ Field is finished and…
Super job at Harrison DPW
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Harrison has a new Department of Public Works…
Ready, set, serve!
The annual Kearny Project Graduation Volleyball Tournament, an always much-anticipated event, is scheduled for this…
Thoughts & Views: Running with a story – and stumbling
On Monday, April 15, being otherwise occupied and not one of those people who tweet or…