Tribute to Rogers, Spectra Colors

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – The Salvation Army of Greater Kearny will honor…

Costner, Garner star in ‘Draft Day’

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Even though the real NFL draft was pushed back…

Frank Riposta achieves top honors

  Century 21 Semiao & Associates announced that Frank Riposta, of the Kearny branch office and…

KPD: TVs or more TVs?

If one were inclined to speculate, one might say that two alleged shoplifters collared at Walmart…

Business Review: Ken Davie’s there when you need him

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent As rock superstar and New Jersey native Bon Jovi…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Elks Lodge 1123, 254 Washington Ave., hosts its monthly breakfast on Sunday, April 27,…

North Arlington Sports Hall: A family affair

Former Observer Athlete of Year Gross heads stellar list of inductees By Jim Hague Observer Sports…

Kearny’s Uebbing earns berth in Boston Marathon

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer Annemarie Uebbing found running late in life. In 2003,…

QP’s Pettigrew erupts at right time

  By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer The struggles at the plate were getting to Mike…

Obituaries

Frank Dombrowski Frank Dombrowski, 90, of Harrison and Toms River, entered into eternal rest on April…

Abdo named 5-year top listing associate

  Maggie Abdo, sales associate with Century 21 Semiao & Associates Lyndhurst office, was named top…

Then & Now

    Except for the red brick building on the far left, the houses in this…

Coccia’s Hughes wins NJAR award

  Jan R. Kwapniewski, president of Coccia Realty, with offices in Northern New Jersey, announced that…

Nutley police blotter: MV stop leads to drunken-driving arrest

April 12 A motor vehicle stop at a Franklin Ave. location, at 1:54 a.m., resulted in…

1.7B to clean Passaic’s lower 8 miles

  NEWARK – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last Friday, April 11, that it…

Lost medal recovered from Pa.

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – For more than two decades, it sat –…

Feds won’t pay for more firefighters

Two neighboring West Hudson communities have been shut out in their bids to snag federal funding…

Tribute to a teacher

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Fred Kuhrt died doing what he loved best…

Play ball! (and politics, too)

  By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent NORTH ARLINGTON – Saturday’s opening ceremony for the North Arlington…

News in brief

HARRISON – Harrison Mayor James Fife, 73, is spending time in St. Michael’s Medical Center, Newark,…

Nutley Scouts to the rescue

  By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent NUTLEY – The temperature was bone-chilling and the rain was…

Thoughts & Views: Jeff Bahr: An Appreciation

  In the movie, “The Misfits,” Gay, the cowboy character played by Clark Gable (in what…

Town has new health officer

  KEARNY – Kenneth Pincus is Kearny’s new health officer. Pincus, a resident of Warren, was…

The long arm of the law

      By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Kearny police reported last week that…

Enjoy the oldies with Park Avenue

    By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Music lovers looking to cherish the oldies will…

KPD: ‘Knock, knock’ was no joke

  On April 4, at 6 p.m., pursuant to an ongoing narcotics investigation and armed with…

Business Review: Bixlers: 5 generations of real estate service

  By Anthony J. Machcinski Observer Correspondent Tim and Scott Bixler may not have been alive…

Washington Ave. crash

      Photos by Ron Leir A NJ Transit bus emerging from the company’s Washington…

Around Town

Belleville Belleville Public Library and Information Center, 221 Washington Ave., holds a Teddy Bear Tea Party…

Bixler takes on Oti as new realtor

  Magi Oti   Scott Bixler, broker of record, is happy to announce that Maggy Oti…