Last week’s Then & Now finally had a year (or at least a circa) for the…
Year: 2013
S. Kearny gunman sought
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Police are hunting a gunman who attempted to…
Fugitives have chance to surrender
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Readers of the various police blotters that appear…
Rec chie moving on to private sector
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent BELLEVILLE – Say sayonara to Township Recreation & Cultural Affairs Director…
How did their garden grow? Fruitfully
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – It’s clearly been a labor of love…
At long last, BOE tackles Midland Ave. site
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – After some three years of sitting idle, the…
Nov. 3 opening pegged for supermarket
BELLEVILLE – The township’s newest supermarket at the Belleville Center at the north end of…
Thoughts & Views: Tea Party: How to keep faith with America
Since Congress put in motion the partial government shutdown, many federal civil servants have been…
KPD blotter: Who needs four wheels anyway?
On Oct. 5, at 1:30 a.m., Kearny police received reports of a northbound SUV travelling past…
5 armed robbery suspects nabbed by Nutley, Belleville cops
Five individuals – three juveniles and two adults – have been arrested in connection with the…
The latest from the Lyndhurst Police blotter
It turned out to be a bad morning all around for Ashley Alexander, 26, of Clifton.…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., holds a blood drive on Saturday, Oct. 19,…
Kearny’s ‘Oarsome Foursome’ tackles the Passaic River
Crew moms band together and race in PRRA event By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer…
Buccaneers remain strong with new coach Gaccione
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Mike Gaccione started to get the idea last spring…
NA’s Cordeiro enjoys goal scoring explosion
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer A lot of local soccer coaches, experts, followers…
Then & Now
Finally, a photo with a date — or at least a “circa.” According to…
Halloween on the Horizon
Costumes for kids: Boys & Girls SUPPLIES: Sheet of pink felt, 12 by…
Obituaries
Margaret Higgins Margaret Higgins, (nee Miterko), 89, of Kearny, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Oct.…
Colossal crunch coming
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Nothing less than disaster. That’s what…
Suspects run but can’t hide
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Township police dealt with two shoplifting cases in recent…
Temporary truce in police conflict
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – Have the two rival warriors turned True-blue partners?…
Blessings aplenty on Belgrove
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Something new and lovely has been added to…
State seeks to revoke Nutley doc’s Rx rights
NEWARK – A physician who had a practice in Nutley is among a dozen New…
News in brief
BELLEVILLE – A single-car accident on Rt. 21 in Belleville last Tuesday, Oct. 1, killed a…
‘Lofty’ notions on the waterfront
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – Chalk up another waterfront redevelopment project approved…
Thoughts & Views: ‘Indomitable courage and unswerving devotion’
Last Friday evening, a 96-year-old man passed away at Englewood Hospital. Everyone in his immediate…
WE’VE GOT MAIL
To the Editor: This is in response to an article recently appearing in The Observer: “St…
Proud cancer fighters
Photos by: Anthony Coelho Emma Quintana and her support group, “Mujeres Valientes” (Brave Women), celebrate their…
Reports from the Kearny Police blotter
Sept. 29 At 9 a.m., Officer Jay Ward was on patrol on Schuyler Ave. when he…
‘Booked’ for long-term stay as library head
By Anthony Coelho Observer Correspondent Last Wednesday, Bloomfield Public Library hosted a welcome reception for…