By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer For the last 40 years or so, George Steel…
Month: April 2014
Mendez takes over Harrison baseball program
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Observer At 28 years old, Jairo Mendez is not far…
Lyndhurst’s Tellefsen steps in nicely as Golden Bears’ top hurler
By Jim Hague Observer Sports Writer When Emily Ringen took over the Lyndhurst High…
Obituaries
Tessie Babinski Tessie (Truskolawski) Babinski, 100, a resident of St. Joseph’s Seniors Home Nursing Center and…
Work progressing at Rip Collins Field
NORTH ARLINGTON – Construction of the new Rip Collins Athletic field complex in North Arlington…
Lyndhurst police blotter: Man hardly got it his way at BK after drug charges
April 4 At 7:16 p.m., police went to the parking lot of the Park Ave. Burger…
Harrison police blotter: Man tried to murder his mother, police say
April 4 Police arrested Carlos Gonzalez, 49, of Harrison, on a charge of attempted murder after…
Nutley police blotter: Man sat on stoop, got busted on warrant
April 5 At 5:41 a.m., police responded to an Oakridge Ave. location on a report of…
Jeff Bahr: An Appreciation
By Ron Leir Observer correspondent In the movie, “The Misfits,” Gay, the cowboy character played by…
Former Observer correspondent Jeff Bahr dies in motorcycle crash
Former Observer correspondent Jeff Bahr, 56, died April 10 as a result of a motorcycle crash…
Drug store supplants shop, homes
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent KEARNY – Developers had reason to cheer but also jeer in…
Mayoral election challenge
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent HARRISON – A newly minted Republican has thrown his hat in…
Now, there’s a ‘jury duty scam’
By Karen Zautyk Observer Correspondent Recently, The Observer warned readers of a nationwide phone scam in…
KBOE OKs borough ‘transfer’
By Ron Leir Observer Correspondent EAST NEWARK – East Newark public school children have now officially…
9 Nutley home burglaries solved, cops say
They got the accused burglars but, unfortunately, none of the loot. Nutley police said they’ve broken…