By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – A 26-year-old Newark man was languishing in…
Day: January 8, 2014
Adding but also taking
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The Township has hammered out a new labor…
Town rethinking ‘exempt’ pay package
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – With Christmas in sight, Mayor Alberto Santos and the…
Kearny EMS out, MONOC in at Harrison
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – The Town of Harrison has a new tenant…
2014 forecast: ‘Trying to contain taxes’
KEARNY – Sworn in for his 12th consecutive term as Kearny’s chief executive at the…
Thoughts & Views: Keys to my newspaper kingdom
On New Year’s Eve, a typewriter repairman in Manhattan hung up his ribbons, so to…
Take a quick trip to Manhattan, and you’ll love ‘The Gong Show Live Off Broadway’
Leslie Gold ‘The Radiochick’ brings it to New York with all trimmings of old TV show…
KPD blotter: Could you be a bit more conspicuous?
And the first person to be locked up in Kearny in the New Year was (sound…
Around Town
Bloomfield Oakeside Mansion, 240 Belleville Ave., is hosting an open house on Sunday, Jan. 19, from…
Then & Now
Last time, we had a photo of people ice skating on the Passaic River between…
Belleville girls’ basketball team has higher hopes
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The Belleville High School girls’ basketball team won 10…
Kearny wrestling: Trying to instill pride
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer For 14 years now, as the head coach, Tony…
Harrison girls’ hoops squad doesn’t skip a beat
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer It’s not an easy task when your girls’ high…
Obituaries
Frank Alonzo Frank Alonzo, 77, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 3, at his home in…
Highlights from the Harrison Police blotter
Jan. 3 At 9:59 a.m., police were sent to Hiram Place on a report of someone…